Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf
The rösle GmbH & Co. KG is a group of companies in metal processing with headquarters in Marktoberdorf in Ostallgäu . It consists of the two subsidiaries located at the same location:
- Rösle GmbH & Co. KG , manufacturer and distributor of stainless steel kitchen tools and grills
- Grömo GmbH & Co. KG , manufacturer and distributor of roof drainage accessories
Rösle and GRÖMO have the same historical roots. The group of companies has a total of over 300 employees.
history
The original company was founded in 1888 by the master plumber Karl Theodor Rösle from Schwabmünchen near Augsburg in the market town in the foothills of the Alps, which was then still called Oberdorf as a small plumber. Today's GRÖMO goes back to this original line of business.
As early as 1903, the company was expanded to include the production of cookware, initially in enamel . After the death of Karl Theodor Rösle in 1907, his two sons Karl and Georg took over the further fortunes of the now "Gebrüder RÖSLE KG" (GRÖMO is an acronym for "Gebrüder Rösle Markt Oberdorf"). The Gebrüder-Rösle-Straße in Marktoberdorf is named after them.
In the years that followed, chrome-plated and brass kitchen items were further developed. The next step followed in the 1930s with the first rustproof kitchen appliances and cutlery at Rösle. The range of household and hotel appliances was systematically expanded after the Second World War, and stainless steel 18/10 was the standard material for the Rösle range, which was initially aimed at professional catering.
Gradually, the program was also developed further into the field of semi-professional household kitchen tools.
The companies today
RÖSLE
RÖSLE GmbH & Co. KG, formerly Rösle Metallwarenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG , is a supplier of stainless steel kitchen tools and grills. Rösle became widely known in the 1990s for its “open kitchen” concept. Newer innovations are the veal sausage lifter, the foldable colander, which has been awarded the Silver Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany , the garlic press and the “SILENCE” cookware series. Rösle has been active in the grilling / BBQ business area since 2012 and offers several kettle grills as well as numerous grill accessories. The company has been a fixture in the BBQ gas grill sector since 2014 and has been a full-range provider since 2017. Today the portfolio ranges from cookware and kitchen utensils to professional BBQ grills. In 2018 the company celebrated its 130th anniversary.
The current approximately 800 different Rösle products are sold in over 30 countries worldwide. The products have already received well over 100 design awards , including the Red Dot Design Award several times , the Design Plus award from the Ambiente trade fair and the iF Design Award from the iF Industrie Forum Design Hannover. The “German Standards” initiative counts Rösle among the brands of the century.
Rösle employs around 80 people and generates annual sales of around 50 million euros.
The US subsidiary Rösle USA Corp. is based in New Castle , Delaware . The RÖSLE ASIA branch is located in Hong Kong . RÖSLE France - La Bourguignonne is based in Marcigny ( Burgundy ). Development, quality management and sales are controlled and directed from the headquarters in Marktoberdorf. Since 2008, production has not been carried out at the company's headquarters in Marktoberdorf, but by contract manufacturers around the world.
GRÖMO
The company GRÖMO, which emerged from the same roots and until 2002 under the umbrella of RÖSLE Metallwarenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG , produces connecting parts for gutters and rain pipes made of various metals such as stainless steel, zinc , copper , steel and aluminum . It is the market leader in Germany and Europe in its field of business (market share around 25–30%, as of 2001). GRÖMO is a subsidiary of the Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf. The company produces over 3000 different articles with around 100 employees. The administration and the entire production are concentrated at this location. Other branches of the company are Frank Bauelemente GmbH & Co. KG in Leonberg near Stuttgart and, since 2016, Grömo Metallsysteme GmbH & Co. KG with production facilities in Hagen am Teutoburg Forest . Several million parts are sold annually through specialist wholesalers and sales partners in over 20 countries. Grömo has received several awards for various products, for example the German Brand Award and the German Design Award from the German Design Council in 2016 .
Others
Since January 27, 2006, the world's largest wooden spoon has stood as a landmark that can be seen from afar on the company premises in Marktoberdorf. The production of the wire cooking spoon from pure stainless steel with a height of 10.01 meters and a weight of two tons has an entry in the Guinness Book of Records . The wooden spoon has been at the entrance to the village since June 4, 2008.
literature
- Gebr. Rösle (Ed.): 75 years of Grömo . Marktoberdorf, 1963
- Gebr. Rösle (Ed.): 50 years of the Rösle brothers, Metallwarenfabrik Markt Oberdorf . Oberdorf market: Gebr. Rösle, 1938
- Gebrüder Rösle Metallwarenfabrik Markt Oberdorf (Hrsg.): Our products . (Advertising brochure with catalog excerpt, factory view and images), Kaufbeuren: United Art Institutions, around 1920
- A. Luecke: The tools of the good kitchen: from the oyster breaker to the two-handed chopping knife . Series: Rösle Edition, Vol. 2. Marktoberdorf: Rösle, 1991
- Economical use of stainless steel gutters and downspouts , 1996, ISBN 3-930621-35-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kupetz, Andrej / Dietzhold, Lutz / Rat für Formgebung (ed.): The major German brands 2019 . Frankfurt am Main 2018, p. 223 .
- ↑ http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/allgaeuwirtschaft/Roesle-schreiben-wieder-schwarze-Zahlen;art8119,921896