Richter Pharma
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1918 |
| Seat | catfish |
| management | Roland Huemer, CEO Friedrich Pöcherstorfer, Chief Financial Officer |
| Number of employees | 433 (2019) |
| sales | 540 million euros (2019) |
| Branch | Pharma |
| Website | www.richter-pharma.at |
The Richter Pharma AG is an international pharmaceutical company based in Wels , Upper Austria . The company focuses on the development, production, wholesale and distribution of pharmaceuticals and health products for humans and animals. With partners in around 40 countries in the EU and the Middle East , Richter Pharma offers products for farm animals as well as for leisure and domestic animals.
history
The first written mention of a pharmacy in Wels goes back to 1576. This is likely to be the pharmacy that later became known as the Zum Schwarzen Adler . The previous owners of this pharmacy can be traced back to 1577, making it one of the oldest in Upper Austria . In the 17th century the Adler pharmacy changed hands several times.
Black Eagle Pharmacy
Carl Richter Sr. (born in Guntersdorf in 1834, died on October 22, 1891) graduated from the University of Vienna in 1857 . He mainly concentrated on the interior design of the "Zum Schwarzen Adler" pharmacy. After his death, the pharmacy passed to the son of the same name.
Continuation under Carl Richter jun.
Carl Richter jun. (born September 6, 1866 in Bad Hall, died on April 21, 1927) was awarded in 1889 the degree of Master of Pharmacy. On May 22, 1894, Carl Richter married junior. Louise Nebuschka. The marriage resulted in two children, son Hubert and daughter Margarete. Carl Richter jun. founded the drug wholesaler and began supplying smaller home pharmacies as well as producing individual pharmaceutical specialties, expanding the pharmacists and setting them up again. In 1899, Carl Richter jun. the house at Stadtplatz 14 and built a new building. In 1902 the pharmacist bought the house at Hafergasse 3 and set up warehouses and offices for the drug wholesaler there. The pharmacy had branches in Steyr , Linz and Budapest for the sale of pharmaceutical products .
First veterinary impulses
Under Carl Richter jun. began to produce medicines and remedies for animals and to establish contacts with veterinarians. Carl Richter jun. founded the "C. Richter Wels Adler Pharmacy and Sanitary Supply Medizinaldrogen Großhandlung GmbH".
With the marriage of Margarete Richter and Egon Fritsch on June 30, 1914, the two entrepreneurial families Richter and Fritsch from Wels were connected.
Development under Hubert Richter
With Hubert Richter (born February 25, 1895 in Wels), son of Carl Richter jun. and brother of Margarete Richter, the pharmacy at Schwarzer Adler and the drug wholesaler went into the third generation. But it was soon foreseeable that he would have no offspring. The young Alfred Fritsch was a potential successor. After 1945, under the economic hardship of the post-war period, Hubert Richter's state of health deteriorated. He was waiting eagerly for the early return of his designated successor Alfred Fritsch, who was interned in the Glasenbach camp as a former member of the NSDAP. A few years passed before the takeover was finally completed after the death of Hubert Richter.
Beginning of the Alfred Fritsch era
Alfred Fritsch was interned as a registered National Socialist. After Hubert Richter's death, he was politically exonerated and so he took over the company in 1949.
From the city center of Wels to Feldgasse
In the mid-1960s, Alfred Fritsch made the decision to build a new building. An old property in Feldgasse, which was owned by the company, was found to be suitable for the planned new building. The new operating complex for the pharmaceutical wholesale sector housed the fully stocked warehouse, shipping and delivery vehicle facilities and offices for management and administration on an area of more than 5,000 square meters. In addition to the articles of the pharmaceutical wholesale trade, 170 in-house and depot preparations as well as vaccines for human and veterinary medicine were also sold at that time. A scientific field service supplemented the company's performance profile. After the pharmaceutical wholesale business was relocated to the new facility in Feldgasse, the production plant, which was still located on Welser Stadtplatz, was enlarged and modernized. In 1965 there were plans to be the first pharmaceutical wholesaler in Austria to set up an IT system. In January 1967 a data processing system was installed.
Current development
The son of Alfred and Liselotte Fritsch, Florian, followed in his father's footsteps in 1975. He studied pharmacy at the University of Innsbruck . At the same time as he graduated in 1985, Florian Fritsch joined the company as a managing partner. At the same time, Alfred Fritsch gradually withdrew from his previous duties in the mid-1980s and in 1989 handed over sole responsibility for the management to his son. After 27 years, Florian Fritsch handed over the chairmanship of the board to Roland Huemer when he moved to the Fritsch-Richter Pharmazeutika GmbH holding company on July 1, 2013.
Business areas
Human business area
Richter Pharma offers nationwide distribution to public pharmacies, doctors and hospitals operating in house pharmacies . Services such as patient-specific blistering of drugs under GMP-compliant conditions can be offered through the synergies with the in-house production facility .
Veterinary business area
As the market-leading veterinary pharmaceutical trade in Austria, Richter Pharma is the first point of contact for veterinarians and industry. Richter Pharma accompanies all approx. 1900 veterinary practices during studies, through the start of the practice, to further training. IT services or the range of medical supplies complement the range of services.
Industry division
As a specialized manufacturer of veterinary pharmaceuticals according to GMP, Richter Pharma offers a production focus on analgesics and anesthetics under the premise of "competence in pain management". Richter Pharma holds a total of over 470 approvals and offers technical marketing support for sales partners worldwide.
Pharma Logistik Austria GmbH
As a specialized partner in the pharmaceutical market, Pharma Logistik Austria takes on the logistics for national and multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers. As a service company, Pharma Logistik Austria has many years of experience in handling highly sensitive products with a focus on cytostatics , narcotic drugs , emergency and cold chain products.
Holdings
Richter Pharma AG is one hundred percent owner of the pre-wholesaling subsidiary Pharma Logistik Austria GmbH, which provides logistics services for the pharmaceutical industry.
Subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe
After the collapse of the Eastern Bloc in the early 1990s, Richter Pharma set up its own structures in Bulgaria and Romania very early on in the course of expanding the export sales network in order to directly sell the veterinary medicinal products from its own production . In both countries, the Richter Pharma subsidiaries act as importers of pharmaceuticals and feed for pets and farm animals.
Richter Pharma EOOD
The 100% subsidiary Richter Pharma EOOD was established in Sofia , Bulgaria as early as 1997 , and today employs 8 people (including 5 veterinarians). In addition to its own veterinary drugs manufactured in Austria, the company also sells veterinary diets and pet food from Happy Dog & Happy Cat from Interquell GmbH in Germany . The product portfolio also consists of supplementary feeds from the Equipure brand for horses from Vetripharm GmbH (DE) and cosmetics for pets such as Hery from Martin Sellier (FR).
In addition to a warehouse for veterinary products and feed in Sofia, Richter Pharma EOOD operates two other pure animal feed warehouses in Lovech and Varna . In general, the main buyers are wholesalers who supply veterinary medicines and veterinary diets to veterinary practices. The pet food range is sold directly to pet shops and pet dealers as well as breeders of dogs and cats.
Richter Pharma srl. Bucharest
This 100% subsidiary was founded in 1999 under Romanian law. The main purpose of this company is the import and distribution of veterinary medicines to Romanian veterinary wholesalers. There are a total of 4 employees, with a managing director and two sales representatives directly looking after the wholesalers and opinion-forming veterinarians.
The sales portfolio of Richter Pharma SRL mainly consists of veterinary drugs from Richter Pharma in Austria. However, additional sales products are constantly being added to the portfolio, such as veterinary medicinal products from Chanelle Medical from Ireland, Floris-Veterinaire Products from the Netherlands and Stavropolska Biofabrika from Russia.
With a focus on pain products, the two subsidiaries are involved in the development of animal welfare awareness among animal owners in Bulgaria and Romania.
Awards
- 2002: Seal of quality leading companies Austria
- 2002: Gold medal of merit from the city of Wels for Florian Fritsch
- 2016: Golden Medal of Honor from the Province of Upper Austria for Florian Fritsch
- 2017: AREX Award - Supervisory Board Excellence
- 2018: Pegasus 2018 bronze in the "Success Stories" category
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Richter Pharma Unternehmensgruppe , accessed on June 5, 2018
- ↑ C. Richter & Co. KG: 400 years in the service of the pharmaceutical supply. Wels, 1976, p. 8., consulted June 25, 2018.
- ↑ a b Richter Pharma Geschichte , accessed on June 5, 2018
- ^ Hugo Stain: Memories of an old pharmacist. In: 20th yearbook of the Wels Museum Association 1975/76. Wels 1976, pp. 168–169, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, looked up on June 25, 2018.
- ^ City archive Wels: Magistrate of the City of Wels, General Community Information System of the City of Wels. Category personal archive: Carl Richter sen.
- ↑ C. Richter & Co. KG: 400 years in the service of the pharmaceutical supply. Wels, 1976. p. 14.
- ^ City archive Wels: Magistrate of the City of Wels, General Community Information System of the City of Wels. Category personal archive: Carl Richter jun.
- ^ Hugo Stain: Memories of an old pharmacist. In: 20th yearbook of the Wels Museum Association 1975/76. Wels 1976, p. 172, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
- ↑ 350 years of pharmacy "Zum Schwarzen Adler". Wels, 1950. p. 2.
- ↑ C. Richter & Co. KG: 400 years in the service of the pharmaceutical supply. Wels, 1976. p. 11.
- ↑ C. Richter & Co. KG: 400 years in the service of the pharmaceutical supply. Wels, 1976. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ C. Richter & Co. KG: 400 years in the service of the pharmaceutical supply. Wels, 1976. p. 12.
- ^ City archive Wels: Magistrate of the City of Wels, General Community Information System of the City of Wels. Category personal archive: Carl Richter jun.
- ^ City archive Wels: Magistrate of the City of Wels, General Community Information System of the City of Wels. Category personal archive: Carl Richter jun.
- ↑ Florian Fritsch in conversation on the occasion of the inspection of the Adler pharmacy, June 2014.
- ^ Fritsch private archive: Lecture by Alfred Fritsch at the Rotary Club on October 12, 1995.
- ↑ C. Richter & Co. KG: 400 years in the service of the pharmaceutical supply. Catfish, 1976.
- ↑ a b Leitbetriebe.at , accessed on June 5, 2018
- ↑ WKO.at , accessed on June 5, 2018
- ↑ Wirtschaftszeit.at , accessed on June 5, 2018
- ↑ Wien.Wirtschaftszeit.at , accessed on 5 June 2018
- ↑ Leadersnet.at , accessed on June 26, 2018