Zwiesel crystal glass

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Zwiesel Kristallglas AG

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legal form Corporation
founding 1872
Seat Zwiesel , Germany
management
  • Andreas Buske, CEO
  • Christian Nasarow, Chief Technology Officer
  • Michael Reuter, Director of Sales and Marketing
Number of employees 672
sales 99.3 million euros (2017/18)
Website zwiesel-kristallglas.com

Overview of the factory premises (2007)

The Zwiesel crystal glass AG is a crystal glass manufacturer based in Zwiesel in the Bavarian Forest . It produces the brands Zwiesel 1872 , Schott Zwiesel and Jenaer Glas .

history

Beginnings

A share of more than 1,000 marks in the Vereinigte Zwieseler und Pirnaer Farbenglaswerke AG from January 1923

In 1872, the Winterberg dealer and entrepreneur Anton Müller founded the Annathal table glass works, thereby laying the foundation for today's Zwiesel Kristallglas AG. In 1884 Müller sold the glassworks together with the buildings and a total area of ​​3,045 hectares for 36,000 gold marks to the two Cologne brothers Theodor and Gustav Tasche, who from then on operated under the name of Zwieseler Farbenglashütte Gebrüder Tasche. The glassworks was popularly known as the “Tascherl-Hütte”. In the following years, Gustav Tasche further developed his cooling ovens and registered the new technology with the imperial patent office in 1897 (patent specification no. 95276, class 32a glass 29 of March 18, 1897). After the company was converted into a stock corporation in 1898, the Taschen-Hütte expanded its capacities and built a new plant for this purpose. With the acquisition of a glass works in Pirna in 1899, the name was changed to Vereinigte Zwieseler and Pirnaer Farbenglaswerke AG .

20th century

In the course of the expansion, the Vereinigte Zwieseler and Pirnaer Farbenglaswerke AG took part in the foreign Tafel- und Farbenglaswerke GmbH in Zuckmantel (today Pozorka, district of Dubí ) from 1912 . The beginning of the First World War initially brought heavy sales losses and finally a production ban until 1921. From 1924 onwards, the United Color Glass Works in Zwiesel produced hollow glasses as the basis for drinking glasses . In the following years, the main business building and industrial glass ceased due to inflation . The escape from the crisis succeeded with the establishment of Schott & Gen (short for Jenaer Glaswerke Schott & Gen ): The business partner Jenaer Glas took over the majority of the shares in 1927.

During the Second World War the plants in Pirna and Zuckmantel as well as the main plant of Schott & Gen in Jena were lost. In 1953, the Jenaer Glaswerke moved their main factory to Mainz and operated as Schott AG . In 1961, the fully automatic production of goblets was successful and there was a demand in the catering industry. In 1970, the company presented the first machine-blown lead crystal glass with the Melodia series.

In 1973 the new Regenwiese plant was built, the warehouses of which have a direct rail link. From 1984 onwards, larger objects such as vases or bowls could also be machine-made there. Since 1978 the company has taken more precautions to protect the environment . In 1991 this finally led to the abandonment of the processing of lead crystals . Instead, the company, which is now known as Schott-Zwiesel-Glaswerke AG, developed a new crystal glass that is completely free of lead oxide .

In 1997 the company expanded with the construction of the Husinec branch in the Czech Republic.

21st century

In 2001, Table Top Alliance AG took over the majority stake in Schott Zwiesel AG through a management buyout led by the two managers Robert Hartel and Andreas Buske.

A year later, Tritan crystal glass was developed, which is free from lead oxide. In the new manufacturing process, a dishwasher-proof and break-proof crystal glass was created, which is characterized by a special surface hardness. The company set up new sales companies in Sweden and Spain. In 2003 a sales company was opened in Japan and in 2004 sales companies in China and the USA were added.

View of the glass factory from Bärnzell (2009)

In 2005, Schott Zwiesel AG became Zwiesel Kristallglas AG. In the same year the company introduced the Zwiesel brand in 1872. One year later, Zwiesel Kristallglas AG acquired the rights to the Jenaer Glas brand . From 2007 onwards, in addition to products under the Schott Zwiesel and Zwiesel 1872 brands, the company also manufactured heat-resistant borosilicate glass products under the Jenaer Glas brand.

Zwieseler crystal glass pyramid

In the same year, on May 25, 2007, the Zwieseler crystal glass pyramid was erected in front of the company's factory outlet. For this purpose, 93,665 wine glasses from the NECKAR series were stacked on 65 levels without the use of glue. With a height of more than eight meters and a total weight of over eleven tons, the building has held the world record as the “tallest crystal glass pyramid in the world” since its construction. Within a few years, the pyramid has established itself as the landmark of the city of Zwiesel and has become a magnet for tourists and visitors. As part of the tenth birthday, smaller versions of the pyramid, consisting of 1,496 Bar Special martini glasses from the Schott Zwiesel brand, were also set up in Paris and Flensburg in 2017. 

In 2008 a sales company was established in Shanghai. In 2010 a third glass melting tank was put into operation and oxyfuel technology was used. In 2011 the company opened a representative office in Mumbai (India).

In 2012, production was switched to oxyfuel melting tank technology. As a further development of the Tritan technology, Zwiesel Kristallglas AG presented Tritan Protect in the same year, a tempered stem surface that is supposed to prevent scratches on glasses and increase the resistance and resistance of stemmed glasses.

In 2015, CEO Robert Hartel retired. On October 1, 2015, Andreas Buske became the sole owner and board member of Zwiesel Kristallglas AG. The supervisory board of Zwiesel Kristallglas AG appointed Buske in October 2016 as the new chairman of the board and responsible for the business areas strategy, finance, controlling, production, purchasing, logistics and human resources. Georg Thaller was also appointed as the new board member responsible for sales, marketing and innovation. He left the company at the end of June 2018. Christian Nasarow has been the board member for production, technology and supply chain management since October 2018. The business areas strategy, finance, controlling and human resources lie with Buske. Since February 1, 2020, the board level has been completed by Michael Reuter, who heads the sales and marketing departments.

Branches

As the world market leader for exclusive crystal glass series, the company has sales companies in Singapore, China, India, Japan and Spain as well as a stake in the USA.

There are currently around 672 employees.

Awards

  • 2006: Awarded “Turnarounder of the Year” by the business magazine impulse and BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand
  • 2006: Best Business Award
  • 2006: Glasstrasse Award 2006 for location-conscious commitment
  • 2007: Top 100 of the innovation competition
  • 2008: Bavarian founder award in the succession category
  • 2010: Best of Award for sustainable corporate management
  • 2010: The SCHOTT ZWIESEL brand was named Brand of the Century
  • 2010: Award of the SCHOTT ZWIESEL brand in the lexicon of German world market leaders
  • 2012: 3rd place among the top gastronomy brands (BIESALSKI & COMPANY study and Markenartikel magazine )
  • 2016: World market leader 2017 Champions - crystal glass making for upscale hotels and restaurants (award from Wirtschaftswoche, Academy of German World Market Leaders (ADWM) and University of St. Gallen)
  • 2017: Top companies in Lower Bavaria
  • 2017: ARBERLAND Premium Gold

Products

Brand logos
Production picture of the handcraft

In addition to its own brand ZWIESEL 1872 and the trademark rights for SCHOTT ZWIESEL, Zwiesel Kristallglas AG has also owned the rights to the JENAER GLAS brand since 2007: The Zwiesel 1872 brand includes hand-blown wine glass and bar series as well as decanters made of crystal glass as well as hand-blown vases and lanterns made of crystal glass. Glass series made of TRITAN crystal glass and services made of crystal glass are produced for the SCHOTT ZWIESEL brand. The JENAER GLAS brand stands for products made of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, from tea and coffee services to casserole dishes to glasses and jugs.

Product awards

  • 2006: Red Dot Design Award for THE FIRST glass series by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2012: Interior Innovation Award for the tea service from JENAER GLAS
  • 2012: DECO Award for the series HOMMAGE BY CHARLES SCHUMANN by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2012: DECO Award for the SPOTS NEO series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL
  • 2013: Interior Innovation Award for the WINE CLASSICS series by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2013: Red Dot Design Award for the WINE CLASSICS series by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2015: Red Dot Design Award for vases, bowls and lanterns from the DIAMONDS series by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2015: German Design Award Special for the Viña Touch series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL
  • 2016: German Design Award nominee for the FINESSE series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL
  • 2016: The PURE series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL is the test winner in the Vinum Profipanel
  • 2016: The hand-blown AIR SENSE series by ZWIESEL 1872 was named the test winner in the Vinum Profipanel
  • 2017: Design Plus - Ethical Design Award for the FINESSE series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL
  • 2017: German Brand Award for the WINE CLASSICS series by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2017: German Design Award nominee for the SIGNUM series by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2018: Iconic Award for ICONICS from ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2018: iF Design Award for the SIMPLIFY series by ZWIESEL 1872
  • 2018: Reddot Award for the TOWER series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL
  • 2018: German Design Award for the SENSA series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL
  • 2019: DINEUS Award for the SIMPLIFY series by ZWIESEL 1872

literature

Web links

Commons : Zwiesel Kristallglas AG  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Christiane Sellner (ed.): Der Gläserne Wald. A guide to historical sites, glassworks and museums in Eastern Bavaria. Prester Verlag, Munich 1988, p. 138.
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