Klafs
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1928 |
| Seat | Schwäbisch Hall |
| management | Stefan Schöllhammer |
| Number of employees | 741 As of 2011 |
| sales | € 90.2 million as of 2011 |
| Branch | Sauna, spa, wellness |
| Website | www.klafs.de |
KLAFS GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of sauna systems for private and commercial purposes based in Schwäbisch Hall and the world market leader in the sauna, wellness and spa sector .
history
The company was founded in 1928 by Erich Klafs in Szczecin . In 1948 the company founder began to rebuild in Schwäbisch Hall. KLAFS has been manufacturing saunas (here for the first time for medical spa departments) since 1952. In addition to sauna systems, KLAFS also manufactures steam baths , snow cabins , infrared cabins , solariums and whirlpools .
Business operations were expanded in 1980 with the establishment of the subsidiary Klafs AG , a stock corporation under Swiss law with its headquarters in Baar . There is also a subsidiary in Austria , KLAFS GmbH based in Hopfgarten im Brixental .
In 2010, Klafs had a turnover of 86.5 million euros with around 670 employees.
Acquisitions
- In 2010 KLAFS took over SSF Schwimmbad GmbH in Meerbusch.
- In 2011 KLAFS took over the sauna manufacturer Röger GmbH , founded in 1947 and based in Schwäbisch Hall-Sittenhardt as a subsidiary.
- In 2014 KLAFS took over all of the shares in the pool builder Thermarium Bäder-Bau GmbH , based in Buch in Tyrol, and has been running this business as a subsidiary ever since.
The company is the name sponsor of the KLAFS Tennis Grand Prix . The former number 1 in the tennis world rankings, Thomas Muster, also owns a KLAFS sauna .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Florian Langenscheidt , Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German world market leaders. The premier class of German companies in words and pictures . German Standards Editions, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2 .
- ↑ History , klafs.de, accessed February 2, 2011
- ^ Numbers, data, facts , klafs.de, accessed February 2, 2011
- ↑ World market leader at home in Mollsfeld ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 16, 2012
- ↑ Klafs takes over Röger , accessed on February 16, 2012
- ↑ Thermarium with fresh momentum and new potential , accessed on June 19, 2015
