Schroth Safety Products
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| legal form | GmbH or LLC. |
| founding | 1946 |
| Seat | Arnsberg , Germany and Pompano Beach, Florida |
| management | Martin Nadol |
| Number of employees | approx. 230 |
| sales | approx. EUR 40 million |
| Branch | Aerospace supplier |
| Website | www.schroth.com |
| As of December 31, 2019 | |
The Schroth Safety Products is a German-American company that specializes in the production of automotive safety systems for air and land vehicles. The development and production sites are located in Arnsberg , Germany and Pompano Beach , Florida.
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The company was founded on June 12, 1946 by Carl Friedrich Schroth (1909–1997) and Hildegard Schroth, b. Tobler. Hildegard Schroth was a tailor and registered a textile company with the military government. She sewed garments and filter hoses for vehicle inflators. Their motorcycle protective clothing was particularly successful. Carl Friedrich Schroth, who was previously operations manager at the Lueg repair shop in Bochum, assembled prams in the company. Business flourished, so in 1953 they moved into a hall on Siegenbittel in the Hüsten district.
Carl Friedrich Schroth was a rally driver . It bothered him that his passenger could not read the cards properly because he was constantly being thrown around in the seat. So Schroth decided to develop a retaining strap from roller shutter tape and coat buckles. The first German belt, a harness belt, was developed.
By 1984 the company had developed into the world's largest manufacturer of harness belts. In the following years, the company began to reorient itself and move away from the mass market of consumer products. The entry into the aviation market followed in 1991. The company holds patents on, among other things, the Schroth screw cap for aircraft. It was the first company to produce a three-point belt with a push button lock for aircraft.
At the beginning of the new millennium, Schroth's products were particularly well represented in niche markets. The company developed safety systems for aircraft, military vehicles and amusement rides. Schroth belts have been installed in almost all Airbus aircraft, MD helicopters and numerous sports aircraft. Support belts were also manufactured for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class . The sports car manufacturer Porsche offers a so-called Clubsport package for the 911 GT2 and 911 GT3 models , which contains 6-point Schroth belts. Schroth belts were also available for the Carrera GT super sports car at no extra charge. In racing, 70% of teams are equipped outside of the US. In 2001, for example, seven Formula I teams were using the company's seat belt systems.
A large part of today's turnover is realized in export. The company's products are particularly well represented in commercial aviation; The vast majority of sales are generated in this market.
In the commercial aviation sector, the company concentrated for a long time on restraint systems for pilots and crew, and since 2005 the first orders have also been received for the passenger sector. In 2018, Schroth was the first manufacturer to succeed in certifying a 3-point seat belt with pyrotechnic belt tensioner for use on passenger seats in aviation. Schroth is also equipping the Airbus A380 and Airbus A350 with a brake unit for the cockpit door to protect against the effects of cockpit decompression.
In 2005, the company recorded sales of 14 million euros. In 2007 it was 20 million euros and in 2008 it was 27 million euros. The Schroth Group consisted of Schroth GmbH Germany, Schroth Safety Products Florida and, as real estate management company, Schroth GmbH & Co. KG. The owner sold the company to an American investor (Armor Holdings Inc.) in 2006. In 2007 the company was integrated into the BAE Systems Inc. group and has been part of the Japanese automotive supplier Takata , a manufacturer of occupant protection systems for vehicles , since 2012 . Takata sold the company to the TransDigm Group in February 2017 . For antitrust reasons, TransDigm had to sell Schroth after only 11 months. Since the beginning of 2018, the majority of the company shares have been owned by the private equity fund Perusa Partners Fund 2, LP; a minority stake was acquired by the Schorth management as part of a management buyout.
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- ↑ Westfälische Rundschau local edition August 14, 2005
- ↑ Westfälische Rundschau February 28, 2001 local edition Neheim-Hüsten
- ^ Westfälische Rundschau August 10, 2005 (local edition Neheim-Hüsten)
- ↑ Westfalenpost from February 26, 2018 (local edition Neheim-Hüsten)
- ↑ Westfälische Rundschau January 18, 2008 (local edition Neheim-Hüsten)
- ↑ Westfalenpost of December 5, 2008
- ↑ Westfälische Rundschau of December 23, 2011
- ↑ TransDigm announces the acquisition of the aviation business segment of Takata Corporation , at www.schroth.com , accessed on December 19, 2017
- ↑ Westfalenpost from February 1, 2018 (local edition Neheim-Hüsten)