TiCad

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TiCad GmbH & Co. KG
legal form GmbH & Co. KG
founding 1989 (as TiTec Golf GmbH)
Seat Altenstadt (Hessen) , Germany
management Björn Hillesheim (managing director and owner)
Number of employees 60 (December 2014)
Website www.ticad.de

TiCad is a company in Altenstadt (Hessen) that specializes in the manufacture of golf trolleys made of titanium by hand. The manufactory's trolleys have won multiple design awards. The product classic - the TiCad Star - was even recognized as a work of applied art by the Frankfurt am Main regional court for its “transcendent, self-creative intellectual content” . The company is one of the leading manufacturers of electric golf trolleys. The manufactory's slogan is “a perfect trolley”.

Company history

The TiCad company was founded in 1989 after the company's founder developed and built the first well-known trolley made of titanium . Two years later, the TiCad Star, the first golf trolley made of titanium, went into series production. It was presented at ISPO 1991 and exhibited in 2003 as a “product of applied art ” in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Because it can be folded onto a sports car - trunk size , it was nicknamed "paper clip". The unmistakable, clear design language is the characteristic feature of the TiCad golf trolleys. TiCad produces its nine trolley models exclusively at its location in Altenstadt.

A generation change at shareholder level and in the management took place in 2012/2013 after Björn Hillesheim became managing director and owner. The studied mechanical engineer was previously managing director at the Hymer-Leichtmetallbau Group and in leading positions at YMOS AG and Wagon Automotive. In 2013 the company changed its name to TiCad.

A milestone in the company's history in 2016 was the inclusion in the luxury goods network Meisterkreis Germany, to which TiCad was appointed as the first golf sport article manufacturer. The Meisterkreis represents a culture of excellence, enthusiasm and passion for perfection in Germany.

At the beginning of 2017, TiCad took the next step in its product development and took over the Offenbach-based leather goods manufacturer RIK Lederwaren Richard Kräuter. The takeover of the long-standing business partner was preceded by a three-month transition phase, which was officially declared completed on March 1, 2017. Since then, TiCad has been producing all leather work such as the leather handles for the trolleys in-house. TiCad has worked with RIK Lederwaren since the company was founded, which was founded in Heusenstamm in 1931 by the brothers Peter and Richard Kräuter senior.

Inventions

TiCad is the inventor of the drawbar connection and the swivel joint for golf trolleys. With the help of the swivel joint, the golf trolley can be assembled and disassembled in seconds. The drawbar connection allows adjustment to any body size. In addition, the manufacturer developed a battery for electric golf trolleys which, thanks to its intelligent design, no longer has to be transported as hazardous goods in aircraft .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ticad.de/fileadmin/Kunddaten/pdf/2015-12_PM_TiCad_Bilanz.pdf
  2. ↑ a b Golf trolley manufacturer TiCad is new on January 16, 2014, accessed on April 6, 2017
  3. ↑ TiCad website, awards , o. J., accessed on April 6, 2017
  4. ↑ Regional Court Frankfurt am Main of December 5, 2003, Az. 2 - 06 O 58/03.
  5. ↑ For the anniversary, TiCad is now set to January 27, 2014, accessed on April 6, 2017
  6. ↑ 20 Years of Titan June 14, 2010, accessed April 6, 2017
  7. ↑ TiCad Homepage, TiCad Star ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. undated, accessed on March 29, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ticad.de
  8. ↑ TiCad Hompepage, Manufaktur o. J., accessed on March 29, 2017
  9. ↑ design entry DES49812711-0001 : golf carts, particularly battery-powered golf cart. Registered on December 29, 1998, published on August 10, 1999, applicant: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG, inventor: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG (business process)
  10. ↑ 25 years of TiCad - made in Hessen ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. February 19, 2014, accessed April 6, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rheinmaintv.de
  11. ↑ The hardest paper clip in the world August 31, 2015, accessed March 29, 2017
  12. ↑ TiCad Homepage, Team ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. undated, accessed on March 29, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ticad.de
  13. ↑ GOLFaktuell: Great honor for TiCad. Admission to the master class . In: GOLFaktuell, 04/2016.
  14. ↑ Homepage Meisterkreis Deutschland , 2017, accessed on March 29, 2017
  15. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2017, accessed December 8, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lederwarenreport.de
  16. ↑ Patent application DE202005020249U1 : Golf cart and drawbar connection for golf cart. Registered on December 23, 2005, published on May 4, 2006, applicant: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG, inventor: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG (business process)
  17. ↑ Patent application DE202009012117U1 : Golf cart and swivel joint for one. Registered on September 5, 2009, published on April 1, 2010, applicant: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG, inventor: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG (business procedure)
  18. ↑ Patent application DE202015106271U1 : Battery pack with switchable total capacity. Registered on November 18, 2015, published on January 7, 2016, applicant: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG, inventor: TiCad GmbH & Co. KG (business procedure)
  19. ↑ TiCad presents new battery technology for e-trolleys January 27, 2016, accessed on March 29, 2017