Heinz-Peter Fichter

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Heinz-Peter Fichter eK
legal form eK
founding 1980
Seat Bad Rothenfelde , Germany
management Heinz-Peter Fichter
Number of employees > 450 (September 2012)
sales 2011: € 120 million (group of companies),
€ 88 million (Apotal)
Branch Pharmacy , healthcare
Website www.apotal.de

The Heinz-Peter Fichter eK is a German pharmacy company . It was founded by Heinz-Peter Fichter (born April 27, 1947 in Kamen ).

As a registered merchant, Fichter runs a pharmacy based in Bad Rothenfelde in the Teutoburg Forest . Its best-known online portal is Apotal . With more than 3 million customers, this is one of the largest mail-order pharmacies in Germany.

history

On November 9, 1980, Heinz-Peter Fichter opened his pharmacy in Bad Rothenfelde. Then he looked for new sales channels for his products. At the beginning of the 1990s he founded his first mail order company for diabetic supplies, to which two more have been added. Sending medication was not allowed in Germany at the time. At that time, Heinz-Peter Fichter, together with his colleague Johannes Mönter, the founder of Sanicare , was one of the protagonists who wanted to legalize the mail order business of pharmaceuticals in Germany as well. On January 1, 2004, mail order pharmacies were allowed in Germany. Since then apotal has had a share in the growth of the mail order pharmacy market in Germany.

The group also includes the addition Offizin - and mail-order pharmacy three mail order companies for diabetics, a production facility for medical gel products, an advertising agency, a company of Computer and wholesale and retail companies.

The administration and the logistics center are now located in Hilter am Teutoburg Forest . With over 550 employees, the group is the largest employer in town. The group of companies generated sales of 170 million euros in 2017. 89% of the more than 3 million customers ordered online.

Fichter is a member of the BVDVA .

Since August 2008, Apotal has been the only mail-order pharmacy in Germany to have its own internet television station. Apotal is a sponsor of Borussia Dortmund , Bayer 04 Leverkusen , VFL Osnabrück and the Osnabrück Zoo .