Gotthilf Benz gymnastics equipment factory

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Gotthilf Benz Turngerätefabrik GmbH & Co KG
legal form GmbH & Co. KG
founding 1907
Seat GermanyGermany Winnenden , Germany
management Executive Director:
  • Gunter Benz
  • Karin Benz
  • Klemens Winkler
Number of employees ≥ 150
Website www.benz-sport.de

The Gotthilf Benz Turngerätefabrik GmbH & Co KG is a leading German manufacturer of gymnastic and sports equipment worldwide, with headquarters in Baden-Württemberg Winnenden and a subsidiary in Austria .

history

The family company was founded in 1907, has its own planning, development and construction department and has been manufacturing the entire range of gymnastics and gymnastics equipment for school, club and popular sports for over three generations. In 2006 the company was the market leader for the complete equipment of gyms in Germany and is one of the leading manufacturers of gymnastics equipment such as trestles , wall bars , vaulting tables and balance beams across Europe .

National and international events such as For example, the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin were carried out with Benz sports equipment. The German Athletics Association leads the manufacturer Benz as the official sports equipment supplier of the DLV , the German Gymnastics Association as the official partner of the DTB .

Others

Exclusive designer furniture is made from former gymnastics equipment.

literature

  • Josef Göhler, Rudolf Spieth: History of the gymnastics equipment. Verlag Rudolf Spieth, 1st edition 1989

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The Gotthilf BENZ Turngerätefabrik GmbH + Co. KG. In: benz-sport.de. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
  2. Josef Göhler, Rudolf Spieth: History of the gymnastics equipment. P. 106.
  3. taz.de torture devices in quality work (accessed on March 21, 2015)
  4. fm-online.de The logistics magazine 12/2011. (accessed on March 21, 2015)
  5. sportbenz.de ( Memento from February 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) The company (accessed on March 21, 2015)
  6. Leichtathletik.de Marketing (accessed on March 21, 2015)
  7. dtb-online.de Official partner of the DTB (accessed on March 22, 2015)
  8. zurschoenenlinde.de product overview (accessed on March 22, 2015)
  9. spiegel.de Furniture made from gymnastics equipment: The revenge of the sofa potatoes. (accessed on March 22, 2015)
  10. spiegel.de Benz commode (accessed on March 22, 2015)