Walbusch Walter Busch
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1934 |
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Solingen , Germany
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| management | Christian Busch, Ralph Hürlemann, Marcus Leber, Frank Reuber |
| Number of employees | 1008 (2015) |
| sales | 346.5 million euros (2019) |
| Branch | Fashion |
| Website | www.walbusch.de |
Walbusch Walter Busch GmbH & Co. KG is a German fashion company based in Solingen .
history
In 1934 Walter Busch founded a "mail order business for high-quality Solingen cutlery" under the name Walter Busch Sohn . In the 1950s, the company specialized in shipping electrical appliances and household items, especially electric shavers. In 1959, Walbusch added non-iron nyltest shirts to its catalog. That was the beginning of the switch to the textile trade. In 1963 the Walbusch shirt followed with the collar without a button. This shirt, which was registered as a patent in 1999 because of its specific cut on the collar , is still the company's trademark today.
After the death of the company's founder, Walter Busch, his son Thomas Busch took over the management in 1976 and expanded the company to its present size. Before that he worked in the marketing department at Neckermann in Frankfurt am Main. For further expansion, Walbusch founded subsidiaries in Austria and Switzerland in 1989 and 1994. In 2008 Thomas Busch retired from the management and switched to the advisory board. In the third generation, Christian Busch leads the company as partner and chairman of the management together with Ralph Hürlemann, Marcus Leber and Frank Reuber. The subsidiary Avena - Gesundheit from Bad Kreuznach was founded in 1999, and the functional clothing brand Klepper was taken over in 2003. In 2007 Walbusch acquired the trademark rights of the Leipzig textile company Mey & Edlich .
Walbusch group
The Walbusch Group includes various subsidiaries in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Christian Busch has been the majority shareholder in the company since 2014 and is now Chairman of the Management Board. Thomas Busch remains a minority shareholder in the family company with 30 percent. Walbusch GmbH & Co. KG is a shirt specialist. In addition to shirts, Walbusch offers a complete range of clothing for men and women: shirts and blouses, men's and women's clothing, knitwear, accessories and shoes. Today's group of companies with various subsidiaries sells its products through its own online shop, in over 40 branches in Germany and by mail order. Walbusch specializes in shirts and men's fashion. In 2009 Walbusch celebrated its 75th anniversary. For the occasion, the employees sewed an oversized shirt that received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records . The proceeds of 500,000 euros were donated to an SOS Children's Village in Belarus.
Avena
Avena GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of Walbusch in Bad Kreuznach . Avena is a supplier of ergonomic shoes such as Hallux shoes and other health products.
Web links
- Family business Walbusch: "The woman decides what is bought". Handelsblatt from July 15, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Gazette : Walbusch investment company with limited liability. Consolidated financial statements for the business year from 01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
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- ↑ Walbusch - shirts without a button on the collar. In: Stilmagazin.de. April 13, 2009, accessed June 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Solinger Tageblatt of June 22, 2018, p. 22.
- ↑ Walbusch. (No longer available online.) In: www.textilwirtschaft.de. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016 ; accessed on May 24, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ Largest button down shirt. In: Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 1, 2016 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 10 '18.2 " N , 7 ° 3' 0.1" E