Rolf Benz (company)
Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '30.9 " N , 8 ° 43' 50" E
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| legal form | AG & Co. KG |
| founding | May 20, 1964 |
| Seat | Nagold , Germany |
| management | Jürgen Mauß ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | ~ 450 (2018) |
| Branch | Furniture production |
| Website | www.rolf-benz.com |
The Rolf Benz AG & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of upholstered furniture based in Nagold . Luxury upholstered and living room furniture for private customers is manufactured under the brand name “Rolf Benz”. With “Freistil Rolf Benz”, a new brand was launched in 2011 with upholstered furniture for unconventional consumers. The “Rolf Benz Contract” collection was developed in close collaboration with architects for use in public and commercial properties.
On May 18, 2018 it was announced that the sale of the shares of the previous Rolf Benz shareholder hülsta to the Chinese furniture group Jason Furniture (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. , announced at the beginning of March 2018 . was carried out.
history
The company was founded in 1964 by Rolf Benz with 35 employees. In 1980 the company got into an economic crisis; the shaft holding from Paderborn took over the majority stake in the former Rolf Benz GmbH. However, the company remained independent. In 1993 it was converted into a stock corporation, which went public in 1994. At the end of 1998, Welle Holding sold its shares to the hülsta group. In response to this, Rolf Benz left the company on March 31, 1999. In 1999 the company achieved an annual turnover of 285.5 million DM (at the exchange rate at that time approx. 146 million euros) and employed 917 people. In mid-2000, the company announced its withdrawal from the stock exchange and has been trading as a limited partnership since October 12, 2000 .
The company has been ISO 9001 certified for quality management since 2007 .
Rolf Benz today has around 450 employees who still manufacture the furniture largely by hand. The products in the collection are in the medium to high price segment. The Rolf Benz 3100 armchair , designed by Stefan Heiliger , is now a design classic.
In December 2016 , the Federal Cartel Office imposed fines of 4.43 million euros on five German furniture manufacturers for illegal methods of enforcing prices on cheaper furniture dealers . Rolf Benz GmbH & Co. KG was also affected by this. Some of the furniture manufacturers have also had their fines reduced because they are financially weak and are going through a reorganization or restructuring process.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Rolf Benz press release from February 28, 2014
- ↑ Transaction completed: ROLF BENZ and KUKA are committed to "Made in Germany" and to market investments. May 18, 2018, accessed May 22, 2018 .
- ↑ delisting of the furniture manufacturer Rolf Benz has taken effect , the world , October 17, 2000
- ^ Rolf Benz press release of March 19, 2007
- ↑ Case report of the Federal Cartel Office of January 11, 2017 - fines for vertical price fixing in the sale of furniture. Bundeskartellamt , January 11, 2017, accessed on January 15, 2017 .