Plant-Cologne
| Plant Cologne Garden Center GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1818 |
| Seat |
Heilbronn , Germany
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| management | Executive Director:
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| Number of employees | approx. 1630 (as of 2014) |
| sales | 160 million euros |
| Branch | retail trade |
| Website | www.pflanze-koelle.de |
The Pflanzen-Kölle Gartencenter GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized German trading group that sells plants, garden supplies and furniture as well as small animals and animal supplies in its branches . The company's headquarters are in Heilbronn .
history
In 1818 David Kölle laid the foundations of the company in Ulm . His son Wilhelm opened a nursery for roses in Augsburg in 1859 . Over the years rose gardening developed into an imperial and royal purveyor to the court . After the company was taken over by the grandson of the company founder, Wilhelm Kölle Jr., it was relocated to Heilbronn in 1890 due to the climate. Wilhelm Kölle's son Hugo expanded the nursery to include a tree nursery with a full range.
After the war ended in 1945, the urgently needed fruit trees were first grown and sold. In 1956, Pflanzen-Kölle opened the first garden center in Europe.
From 1962, more garden centers and flower shops were opened in Germany. The current (January 2017) locations are:
- Region Berlin - Brandenburg 5 ×
- Hamburg
- Heilbronn
- Munich 2 ×
- Nuremberg
- Stuttgart region 2 ×
- Wiesbaden-Biebrich
Today they offer a range of around 40,000 items. In addition, Pflanzen-Kölle has its own tree nurseries and nurseries.
In 2003, Pflanzen-Kölle received the German Retail Award in the management service category .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company information
- ↑ Pflanzen-Kölle garden center: Pflanzen-Kölle - a traditional company. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′ 13.9 ″ N , 9 ° 12 ′ 8.1 ″ E