Recaro
GmbH | |
Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany |
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Key people | Shareholder & CEO: Martin Putsch Managing Director: Hartmut Schürg |
Revenue | >600 Million Euro (2018) |
Number of employees | >2700 (2018) |
Website | https://recaro.com |
Recaro Holding, as the parent company of the Recaro Group, owns the Recaro brand and the independently operating companies Recaro Aircraft Seating (aircraft seats) based in Schwäbisch Hall and Recaro eGaming (gaming seats) based in Stuttgart, Germany. The business areas Recaro Automotive Seating and Recaro Kids are operated by licensees.
History
The company was founded on 1 October 1906 by Wilhelm Reutter as Stuttgarter Carosserie und Radfabrik.
In 1953, the company registered a patent for "a hinge fitting for upholstered seats with adjustable backrest", the Reutter reclining seat fitting. 1954 Completion of the 5,000th body for the Porsche 356. In 1956 the "Stuttgarter Karosseriewerk Reutter & Co. GmbH" celebrates its 50th anniversary. In the same year the 10,000th Porsche body, left the factory, which by then employed 900 people.[5]
In 1963, Porsche acquired the car body factory.
After restructuring in 1997, Recaro became an independent company again.
In 2013, after restructuring, Recaro Holding relocated its registered office back to Stuttgart, Germany.[14] After it spun off from Johnson Controls in 2016, Recaro Automotive Seating is now owned by automotive supplier Adient. The Recaro Group continues to act as licensor. In 2018, Recaro Child Safety ceased business operations (including Storchenmühle),[15] and Recaro Holding entered into a global licensing agreement with Artsana Group, which, following the cessation of Recaro Child Safety's operations (including Storchenmühle), will continue to develop, manufacture, and distribute premium child seats and strollers under the Recaro Kids brand name.[16] Also in 2018, Recaro established a division called Recaro eGaming, which markets gaming chairs. In 2019, Recaro Gaming Seats became available for purchase.
Recaro Group
The Recaro Group comprises the divisions Recaro Aircraft Seating, Recaro eGaming and Recaro Holding itself.[17]
Recaro Holding
Recaro Holding acts as the holding company of the Recaro Group and comprises the areas of strategy, finance, human resources and law as well as design, brand, communication and innovation management. The headquarter of Recaro Holding has been located in Stuttgart since May 2013.[18]
Recaro Aircraft Seating
Recaro Aircraft Seating is a developer and manufacturer of aircraft seats.[7][19] The Aircraft seat production began in 1971 under license under the name Recaro Aircomfort, initially in Stuttgart. From 1983 the entire production takes place in Schwäbisch Hall.[7] Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG also has production plants in Poland, South Africa, the USA and China in addition to its headquarter in Schwäbisch Hall.[7]
In 2004, Recaro Aircraft Seating took over the majority of AAT Composites in South Africa - a company that manufactures products for the aviation industry from fibre composites.[7][20]
Recaro Gaming
Since the beginning of 2018, Recaro Gaming GmbH & Co. KG, based in Stuttgart, has been part of the Recaro Group.[21] The company presented the first gaming seat prototype at Gamescom 2018 in Cologne.[22]
Recaro as Licensor
Recaro Automotive Seating
The Recaro Automotive Seating division, a manufacturer of car seats, was sold to US automotive supplier Johnson Controls in 2011.[7] In 2016, Recaro Automotive Seating evolved to ownership under automotive supplier Adient following the spin-off from Johnson Controls. In 2020, Adient sold RECARO Automotive to a privately held entity and is headquartered in Clinton Township, MI, USA.
Recaro Kids
The Recaro Child Safety GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Marktleugast, which merged with the long-established Storchenmühle company in 2004, ended its business operations on 31 July 2018.[7][23] At the end of October 2018, Recaro Holding and Artsana Group signed a global license agreement. The agreement covers the development, production and distribution of premium children's seats and prams under the Recaro Kids brand name.[7][24]
Literature
- Frank Jung: Porsche 356 - made by Reutter. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2011, ISBN 978-3-7688-3270-0.
- Uta & Helmut Jung: Stuttgarter Karosseriewerk Reutter ‒ von der Reform-Karosserie zum Porsche 356. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-7688-1829-2.
- Frank Jung: RECARO: Seating in Motion. Delius Klasing, 2016, ISBN 978-3-667-10313-0.
References
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- ^ a b "RECARO Historie". Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Die Geschichte der Firma Reutter von 1906 bis 1950". Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ ISBN 9783768818292.
- ^ Ramey, Jay (24 April 2018). "Seatmaker Recaro has its roots in building Porsches". Autoweek. Crain Communications. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Der Sitzpionier - Recaro in Stuttgart | SWR made in Südwest". YouTube (in German). 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2019-04-12.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ a b Edsall, Larry (2019-02-09). "Roots of Recaro: Car seat company traces to original Porsches". The Classic Cars Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Recaro Standorte". Recaro. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "50 JAHRE RECARO SCHALENSITZ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-00-036573-7.
- ^ www.recaro-automotive.com/us Recaro Automotive Seating.
- ^ "Keiper Recaro Group sells Automotive Business to Johnson Controls". Recaro. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Neuausrichtung und Neupositionierung in Stuttgart". Recaro. 2013-04-29. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2013-07-24. Pressemitteilung
- ^ "Recaro Child Safety stellt Geschäftsbetrieb Ende Juli 2018 ein - RECARO Child Safety" (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Recaro und Artsana schließen Lizenzvereinbarung über Premium-Kindersitze und -Kinderwagen". Recaro.de. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ Gevelmann, Patrick (2017-05-08). "Integrierte Markenführung bei RECARO: Von der Strategie bis zur Umsetzung". Brand Blog (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Michael Heller (2013-04-29). "Recaro kehrt in die Heimat Stuttgart zurück". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "Demand for aircraft seats prompts Recaro to increase production". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Pressemitteilung. "AAT Composits". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "Recaro Group gründet neue Sparte: Recaro eGaming". Recaro. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Recaro eGaming: Neuer Gaming-Chair-Hersteller zeigt Prototypen auf der Gamescom 2018" (in German). 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Recaro Child Safety stellt Geschäftsbetrieb Ende Juli 2018 ein - RECARO Child Safety" (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Recaro und Artsana schließen Lizenzvereinbarung über Premium-Kindersitze und -Kinderwagen". Recaro.de. Retrieved 2019-02-17.