Paul Kübler & Co.
| Paul Kübler & Co. GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1902 |
| resolution | 1973 (discontinuation of production) |
| Seat | Stuttgart , Germany |
| Branch | Knitwear |
The Paul Kübler GmbH & Co. was a knitwear factory in the Baden-Wuerttemberg state capital Stuttgart . The company manufactured knitted outerwear and underwear and thus had a production range that corresponded to that of its main competitor, Wilhelm Bleyle oHG .
Company history
The company was founded in 1902 on the Moehrlin'schen property (named after Emil Moehrlin, an engineer and factory owner in Stuttgart from 1853 to 1900) on the corner of Wilhelmstrasse and Olgastrasse in Stuttgart. Initially 14 employees were employed, four years later there were 100. The location quickly no longer complied with the regulatory requirements for commercial enterprises. The company therefore moved to Ostendstrasse 106 / 106a in 1910. This plot of land on the outskirts of the city at the time offered enough space to develop. The architect Heinrich Maas planned and built the new production halls. An extension was necessary as early as 1914 because the range provided for new custom-made products. This was done at the rear. Another expansion was due in 1928 as the company continued to grow. Before 1939 about 4,000 people were employed.
In 1973 the company stopped production. The business field changed from manufacturing to renting real estate. The buildings are still standing today: the Kübler area stretches along the tree-lined, boulevard-like Ostendstrasse to the parallel, quiet Fuchseckstrasse. It encloses a courtyard from which the buildings can be accessed. Two access roads from Ostendstrasse and two from Fuchseckstrasse open up the area. The main buildings have loading ramps and freight elevators.
It is predominantly rented to small creative companies such as advertising agencies, filmmakers and architectural offices. The Theater Akademie Stuttgart is also located there .
Products
A letterhead from 1920 explained the product range: “Knitted boys' suits u. Sweater clothing, reform u. Slip trousers, shirt trousers, etc. Under jackets ".
Market environment
In the knitting and warp-knitting industry, Stuttgart had a number of large international companies. Half of all 15 companies of this type in Germany were based in Stuttgart. Today this branch of industry has died out in Stuttgart. Today only reliefs over the various entrances to the area remind of the company's headquarters.
Web links
literature
- Gabriele Kreuzberger: Factory buildings in Stuttgart. Their development from the middle of the 19th century to the First World War. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-608-91629-6 .
- Paul Kübler & Co. GmbH. Becoming and growing a large plant in the knitwear industry. For the 50th anniversary. Stuttgart 1952.
- Werner Skrentny, Rolf Schwenker, Sybille Weitz, Ulrich Weitz: Stuttgart on foot. 4th edition, Silberburg-Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-87407-813-9 .
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 53 ″ N , 9 ° 12 ′ 28 ″ E