Golfino
| Golfino AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) |
| founding | 1986 |
| Seat |
Glinde , Germany
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| management |
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| Number of employees | 250 |
| sales | 34.3 million euros (2018) |
| Branch | Textile manufacturer |
| Website | Golfino.com |
The Golfino AG (proper spelling GOLFINO ), headquartered in Schleswig-Holstein Glinde is a textile manufacturer to the field of golf apparel concentrated. The Golfino brand was launched on March 1, 1986 by Christel and Bernd Kirsten. Both still hold 50% of the shares to this day. The owner-managed company started out as a knitting specialist and is today a successful provider of complete outfits in the sportswear sector, whose core competence lies in the combination of functional materials and fashionable design.
On November 15, 2019, Golfino filed for bankruptcy. On March 11, 2020, GOLFINO was taken over by the private investment company ENDLESS from Great Britain. The brand should continue to exist, but all shops will be closed.
Company history
In 1986 Bernd Kirsten and Christel founded Kirsten Golfino. After Bernhard Langer's US Masters victory in 1985 and his first place on the golf world rankings in 1986, they used the enthusiasm for golf in Europe and founded Golfino: a niche label that specialized in knitted clothing for golf and its fashion in everyday life was portable. Striking motifs and applications determined the fashion of the 1980s, which the Kirsten couple successfully introduced into the golf wear sector. Golfino soon developed into a provider of complete outfits made from high-quality, functional materials. Golfino was the European market leader for golf clothing in 2018. The company had around 250 employees, its headquarters in Glinde near Hamburg , its own production facility in Porto (Portugal) and global sales with over 20 flagship stores and 15 outlets as well as over 500 shop in shops.
2020: In March 2020, GOLFINO was taken over by the private investment company ENDLESS LLP.
Locations
In Germany, Golfino has flagship stores in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Munich and Westerland on the island of Sylt. In the rest of Europe, business activities are concentrated in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland and Spain. The locations are in metropolitan regions such as London or Paris and in holiday golf resorts such as Marbella in Andalusia . Golfino also opened a flagship store in 2014 in the historic golf region of Scotland, on the Old Course St Andrews. Golfino also started in China and the USA in 2014. A flagship store was opened in Palm Beach .
brand
The Golfino trademark is a golfer in the moment of the backswing .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Consolidated financial statements for the financial year from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018 (see Federal Gazette )
- ↑ FAZ.net: Golfino files for bankruptcy
- ^ Textilwirtschaft.de: Golfino finds buyers
- ^ Golf magazine: Golfino
- ↑ Textile Industry magazine: "Golfino expands in China" ( Memento from April 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Endless takes over ailing golf fashion brand Golfino. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .