New Triptis porcelain factory
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1891 |
| Seat | Triptis , Thuringia |
| management | Rolf Frowein |
| Number of employees | about 100 |
| Branch | porcelain |
| Website | www.eschenbachporzellan.com |
The Eschenbach Porzellan Group - Neue Porzellanfabrik Triptis GmbH is a manufacturer of household and hotel porcelain in the town of Triptis in the east of Thuringia .
history
1891: Foundation of the company
In 1890 Triptis was a small agricultural town with about 1600 inhabitants. With the commissioning of the Leipzig – Saalfeld railway line, the place moved into the public eye. Under the leadership of the porcelain manufacturer Unger from Reichendorf in the Thuringian Forest , a group of interested parties negotiated with the town council of Triptis in autumn 1890 to build a porcelain factory near the train station. On April 1, 1891, the foundation stone was laid for the porcelain factory, which from 1892 operated as "Unger & Gretschel".
The production program of the newly opened company mainly comprised consumer goods made of porcelain , such as pasta rolls, cruets, vinegar and mustard vessels. Coffee and table services were initially only produced on a smaller scale. In 1896 the GmbH was converted into a stock corporation with a capital of one million Reichsmarks . The money was invested in an extension that doubled the production capacity at the time .
In 1905 the porcelain factory already had 440 employees. Shares in the Triptis porcelain factory yielded 10 to 12 percent dividends annually . In 1906 the share capital was doubled and the porcelain factory of the Urbach brothers in Turn near Teplitz (Bohemia) with 400 employees was acquired. In 1909 the glass factories “S. Fischmann Sons ”in Prague , Teplitz-Schönau and Eichwald and in 1912 the stoneware company Gebrüder Lichtenstern in Wilhelmsburg and“ Ditmar's heirs ”in Znojmo .
World wars
The First World War put an end to this development, which was characterized by acquisitions. The plant was shut down due to mobilization . From 1919 onwards there was an upward trend during the “Roaring Twenties”, but this was ended by the global economic crisis from 1929 to 1933. The number of workers in the factory fell to 150. Most of them were only employed three days a week.
In 1938 the Triptis porcelain factory was taken over by the Gebr. Winterling group from Bavaria. The Second World War brought difficult years for the Triptis porcelain makers as well. Massive US air strikes in mid-April 1945 destroyed the train station and the surrounding businesses and houses; more than 50 percent of the porcelain factory was destroyed.
1947: New porcelain factory as VEB
Immediately after the end of the war, the clean-up work and the reconstruction of the destroyed facilities began. The company was expropriated and became public property as "VEB Porzellanwerk Triptis" . In 1947, production with 4 round ovens was resumed. In 1952 1500 tons of household porcelain were produced with approx. 400 fires. This meant that the company had reached its capacitive performance limit. From 1959 to 1962 the new (today's) porcelain factory was built on the outskirts of Triptis in the direction of Gera . In 1962, production in the old factory was stopped and the first tunnel kiln was ignited in the new production halls.
1968: VEB Porzellankombinat Kahla
As part of the formation of combines , it was assigned to the "VEB Porzellankombinat Kahla" in January 1968. There were cooperative relationships mainly in the area of product development and sales. In 1987 the plant was spun off again and continued to work as an independent state-owned company . The company had up to 1,300 employees, 80 percent of whom were women. The traditional onion pattern on the Romantika shape has become Triptiser's trademark .
1990: Treuhand and Triptis-Porzellan GmbH
With the unification of Germany, the company was continued in 1990 as "Triptis-Porzellan GmbH" with 400 employees. In October 1993, with the privatization, the company was separated from the Treuhandanstalt .
From 1997: Winterling-Porzellan AG and Triptis-Porzellan GmbH & Co. KG
In April 1997 financial problems led to the bankruptcy of the GmbH with its 280 jobs. The Winterling porcelain AG took over the plant and the Triptis Porcelain GmbH & Co. KG founded. Winterling thus returned to the Triptis location, which it had operated until the expropriation in 1947. In September 1999 Winterling-Porzellan AG had to file for bankruptcy, but Triptis-Porzellan continued to exist. In February 1999 Triptis took over the shape and trademark rights of the company " Lengsfeld Rhön Porzellan " and thus became a manufacturer of hotel and catering utensils. By taking over the brand and model rights of the “Saxon Porcelain Factory Freiberg” in July 2000, the hotel porcelain product line was expanded. At the beginning of the Frankfurt autumn fair in August 2000, Triptis surprised everyone with the takeover of the Eschenbach and Winterling brands from northern Bavaria. Triptis thus became the second largest porcelain manufacturer in Thuringia. In February 2004 the production in Windischeschenbach , which had come to Triptis via Winterling, was closed. Parts of the local production, storage and dispatch came to Triptis. In October 2004 Triptis-Porzellan filed for bankruptcy.
From 2005: Eschenbach Porzellan Group - Neue Porzellanfabrik Triptis GmbH
In 2005 the entrepreneur Rolf Frowein took over the porcelain factory, and since then the main focus has been on producing porcelain for the hotel , catering and communal catering trade in Triptis . The "Neue Porzellanfabrik Triptis GmbH" took over the brands Eschenbach , Winterling , Triptis , Freiberg and Graf von Henneberg . Since 2011 the company has been operating as the "Eschenbach Porcelain Group - Neue Porzellanfabrik Triptis GmbH". Since spring 2012, the old Triptis dairy has been home to Porzellanium , which houses a factory outlet, an art gallery and a small factory museum.
swell
- Brochure: 1891–1981. 90 years of the Triptis porcelain factory , company archive.
Web links
Single receipts
- ↑ a b c d Eschenbach Porzellan GROUP: General catalog household range 2014. In: issuu.com. P. 50 , accessed on April 11, 2020 .
- ^ CS Marshall: Röslau. In: PM&M - Porcelain Marks & More. Retrieved April 11, 2020 (English).
Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 18 ″ N , 11 ° 52 ′ 33 ″ E