Haag-Streit Holding
| Haag-Streit Holding AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1858 |
| Seat |
Köniz BE Switzerland
|
| management | Martin Wipfli ( Chairman of the Board of Directors ) |
| Number of employees | 850-1000 |
| sales | $ 200-300 million |
| Branch | Medical technology |
| Website | www.haag-streit-holding.com |
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The Haag-Streit Holding AG , based in Köniz is in the fields of ophthalmology , optometry and surgery , international Swiss Medizinaltechnikhersteller . The group of companies develops, produces and sells medical examination devices and the associated components, including slit lamps , ophthalmometers , pachymeters , surgical microscopes and small diagnostic devices . The family company, which is owned by four shareholders, employs between 850 and 1000 people worldwide and reports annual sales of between 200 and 300 million US dollars. According to the Handelszeitung, Haag-Streit is the global market leader in its field and one of the so-called hidden champions .
history
The company was founded in 1858 by Friedrich Hermann and Hermann Studer as a mechanical workshop in Bern and initially manufactured mechanical precision instruments, including instruments for weather pillars . Her first international success was her contract for the delivery of weather measuring devices for the Central Physical Observatory in St. Petersburg (Russia) in 1867. After relocating, the company began developing and manufacturing instruments for ophthalmology in 1876.
After various changes of ownership, the company was renamed Haag-Streit in 1925 . The focus continued to be on devices for ophthalmology, which were further developed in collaboration with specialists from the Bern University Hospital , in particular with the then head Hans Goldmann .
In 1965, Haag-Streit founded its first subsidiary abroad in New Jersey (USA). In the early 1970s, the company took over the Swiss precision optics supplier Spectros AG . At the end of the 1980s, Haag-Streit began a targeted acquisition and expansion phase under the direction of CEO Walter Inäbnit . The areas of pneumology and neurosurgery became more and more important.
Today the eight production companies, Haag-Streit AG , Spectros AG , Möller-Wedel GmbH & Co. KG , Clement Clarke Int. Ltd. , John Weiss Ltd. , Ipro GmbH , Möller-Wedel Optical , Comlab and Reliance Inc. The most important production sites are in Switzerland, Germany, England and the USA.
In March 2018, the takeover of Haag-Streit AG by Metall Zug AG was announced.
Web links
- Haag-Streit Holding AG website
- Friends of old weather instruments Short biography of Hermann & Pfister - Bern (today Haag-Streit AG) with material from the Haag-Streit archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haag-Streit Holding AG, current figures ( memento of the original dated June 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Handelszeitung, January 15, 2008 - World class from the smallest niches
- ^ Huldrych MF Koelbing : Goldmann, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
