Kohlhammer Verlag
Euros[2][non-primary source needed] | |
No. of employees | 328[citation needed] |
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Official website | www |
W. Kohlhammer Verlag GmbH, or Kohlhammer Verlag, is a German
History
Kohlhammer Verlag was founded in Stuttgart on 30 April 1866 by Wilhelm Kohlhammer . Kohlhammer had taken over the businesses of his late father-in-law, a 120-year-old printer and a profitable bathhouse . The printing business, operating out of the back of a commercial building at 14 Urbanstrasse, became W. Kohlhammer Verlag and was funded by proceeds from the bathhouse until it was closed in 1890.[3] Kohlhammer purchased the Deutsche Feuerwehrzeitung in 1882 and printed that publication until 1923.[4] In 1872 Kohlhammer started a weekly newspaper, the Neue Deutsche Familienblatt that by 1914 had a circulation of 185,000.[3][non-primary source needed]
Contemporary
Employees of Kohlhammer joined those of other Stuttgart-based companies in early 2016 to petition the mayor to abate traffic congestion hindering their operations inside the city.[5]
In 2017, Kohlhammer Verlag employed about 400 people in Stuttgart, Würzburg and Augsburg. That year, the company opened a new office and subsidiary, Kohlhammer Druck, in Wangen im Allgäu.[6]
In anticipation of the 2018 ban on diesel vehicles in Stuttgart, Kohlhammer ordered three smart vehicles with pure electric drive to service central Stuttgart.[7]
It has a maintenance contract with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, which supports its three Speedmaster XL 106 eight-color presses.[8]
In 2019, it moved to a
Urban paperbacks
Kohlhammer Verlag's science program is its Urban paperbacks line, founded in 1953 by Fritz Ernst , making it the first scientific paperback serial in Germany. A well-known series in Germany, it covers subjects including history, psychology, education, theology, and philosophy. [citation needed]
References
- ^ "Impressum" [Imprint] (in German). Kohlhammer Verlag. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ From financial statements to the Bundesanzeiger for 2014
- ^ a b "Die Unternehmensgruppe Kohlhammer (lang)" [The Kohlhammer Group (long)] (in German). Kohlhammer Verlag. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung: technische Blätter für die deutschen Feuerwehren" [Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung: technical bulletins for German fire departments]. Zeitschriften Datenbank (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Ott, Rüdiger (15 March 2016). "Unternehmen fordern Stadt zum Handeln auf" [Companies urge the city to act]. Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Lohmann, Frank (13 July 2017). "Kohlhammer Druck: Servicebüro im Allgäu" [Kohlhammer Druck: Service office in the Allgäu] (in German). Print.de. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Heidelberg: Kohlhammer setzt auf E-Mobilität" [Heidelberg: Kohlhammer relies on e-mobility]. Print.de. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Intelligent Service Concepts from Heidelberg Support Print Shops Even in Challenging Times". What they think. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Druckprodukte verpacken: Kohlhammer setzt auf Papier statt Folie" [Packaging printed products: Kohlhammer relies on paper instead of film]. Print.de. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.