Lukas Meindl

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Lukas Meindl GmbH & Co.KG
legal form GmbH & Co. KG
founding 1928
Seat Kirchanschöring , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management Lars Meindl, Lukas Meindl
Number of employees over 200 (2018)
sales 60 million euros (2009)
Branch Shoe manufacturing
Website www.meindl.de

Meindl model Gastein from 2011

The Lukas Meindl GmbH & Co.KG is a German manufacturer of footwear, especially hiking and mountain boots of the brand Meindl , based in the Bavarian Kirchanschöring , Traunstein district . The family business , founded in Kirchanschöring in 1928 on the basis of a tradition of shoemakers of the Meindl family that has been going on since 1683, is run by the brothers Lars and Lukas Meindl in the ninth generation.

history

The shoemaker Petrus Meindl was first mentioned in a document in Kirchanschöring in 1683. Since then, a Meindl has always been practicing the shoemaking trade in the town. The family business, founded in 1928 by Lukas Meindl senior in the seventh generation, is now managed by Lars and Lukas Meindl, Alfons Meindl's sons , and is still based in Kirchanschöring to this day.

The sale of the shoes for the end consumer takes place exclusively through the specialized trade. In 2000 the company had 400 employees in Germany and 160 employees in Hungary. Further production facilities are located in Slovenia and Italy. In addition, the Magic Group's sports and leisure shoes are manufactured in the Far East. Sales in 1999 amounted to just over 100 million DM. In 2012, the construction of a new logistics center began.

Products

The product range extends from sandals and trekking shoes to special models that are suitable for ice climbing . In addition, low shoes and brogue shoes are made that go with regional Bavarian costumes . The Stratos model was made for Felix Baumgartner's jump from 39 kilometers in 2012 . Meindl, together with other German shoe manufacturers of special boots, produces the new combat boots for the Bundeswehr and special police units, such as the Desert Fox , which British soldiers wear on missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Individual shoe models such as Iceland have been produced for over 20 years and are continuously improved through innovations that have brought the company prices for outdoor products.

Awards

  • 2009: 1st place in the category of best hiking boots and the category of best mountaineering boots in the reader survey of the 2009 German Alpine Association

Web links

Commons : Meindl  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Management: Innovative and traditional . Website of Lukas Meindl GmbH & Co.KG, accessed on October 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Our philosophy . Website of Lukas Meindl GmbH & Co.KG, accessed on October 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b Meindl: Not without my specialist dealers. In: Handelsblatt. September 9, 2009, accessed April 21, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Stefan Beyer: Meindl reconciles tradition and trendy shoes. In: welt.de . August 6, 2000, accessed October 7, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Meindl remains true to its roots. In: Handelsblatt. December 25, 2011, accessed April 21, 2016 .
  6. ↑ The new combat boots of the Bundeswehr - BAAINBw on baainbw.de, accessed on October 6, 2019 (pdf)
  7. ^ Daily Hansard - Written Answers. House of Commons, November 13, 2007, archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; accessed on April 21, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Article on the Iceland model at freizeit.at
  9. ↑ http://www.wer-zu-wem.de/firma/meindl.html