Schmitz Cargobull
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Schmitz Cargobull is a German company which is considered Europe’s leading trailer manufacturer.
Schmitz Cargobull is based in North Rhine-Westphalia. The main production facilities are in Altenberge
while the administration is in Horstmar
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The company had actually been founded as a blacksmith's shop back in 1892. It was in 1935 that the company entered the market for semitrailers and semitrailer containers. Then in 1991 Schmitz Cargobull acquired the Harelaw plant in the United Kingdom. On the downside, the UK Operation has been scaled back and the plant ceased to operate in 2010 with the Durham base planned for closure in 2011
In 2009 the company was hit so hard by the recession that a trade union called it "a huge catastrophe for all concerned people and the whole region"
while the suppliers, who had so far thrived along with Schmitz Cargobull, said: "The slump was then as if you broke off the legs of a galopping horse."
Schmitz Cargobull kept his share of the market and could tell that the slump in the takings was not exactly as severe as the slump in orders.
In 2010 the company still had to cut stuff because of the lasting recession.
The management kept believing in a rebound and invested substantially in an update of Schmitz Cargobull's equipment.
The company also continuously put effort in the developement and enhancement of its products although its share of the market had not been endangered since the crisis was a general one. Consequently Schmitz could present improvements that would pay for the customers, such as an optimised axle which enabled freight forwarding companies to transport heavier loads.
Toward the end of 2010 and especially in 2011 Schmitz Cargobull's success story made new headlines.
Also in 2011 it was published that Schmitz Cargobull had struck a deal with Dongfeng in China.
Schmitz Cargobull also signed a contract for a cooperation with Scania in regards to mutual business in Australia.
Schmitz Cargobull is based in North Rhine-Westphalia. The main production facilities are in Altenberge
Altenberge
Altenberge is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km south-east of Steinfurt and 15 km north-west of Münster.-References:...
while the administration is in Horstmar
Horstmar
Horstmar is a German city, located in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Steinfurt district, approx. north-west of Münster.-History:Its castle was built as early as the 9th century; the first mention of Horstmar is as early as the early 11th century....
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The company had actually been founded as a blacksmith's shop back in 1892. It was in 1935 that the company entered the market for semitrailers and semitrailer containers. Then in 1991 Schmitz Cargobull acquired the Harelaw plant in the United Kingdom. On the downside, the UK Operation has been scaled back and the plant ceased to operate in 2010 with the Durham base planned for closure in 2011
In 2009 the company was hit so hard by the recession that a trade union called it "a huge catastrophe for all concerned people and the whole region"
while the suppliers, who had so far thrived along with Schmitz Cargobull, said: "The slump was then as if you broke off the legs of a galopping horse."
Schmitz Cargobull kept his share of the market and could tell that the slump in the takings was not exactly as severe as the slump in orders.
In 2010 the company still had to cut stuff because of the lasting recession.
The management kept believing in a rebound and invested substantially in an update of Schmitz Cargobull's equipment.
The company also continuously put effort in the developement and enhancement of its products although its share of the market had not been endangered since the crisis was a general one. Consequently Schmitz could present improvements that would pay for the customers, such as an optimised axle which enabled freight forwarding companies to transport heavier loads.
Toward the end of 2010 and especially in 2011 Schmitz Cargobull's success story made new headlines.
Also in 2011 it was published that Schmitz Cargobull had struck a deal with Dongfeng in China.
Schmitz Cargobull also signed a contract for a cooperation with Scania in regards to mutual business in Australia.