Francotyp-Postalia
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- Thomas Grethe, Chief Executive
- Hans Szymanski, CEO
- Klaus Roehrig, Chairman
Francotyp- Postalia Holding AG (FP ) based in Birkenwerder is an international manufacturer of franking machines for outbound mail market.
The company develops manufactures and distributes franking machines, folding machines, inserters and offers related services. Since 2006 pure postal services also offered.
According to the company, with a market share of 45 per cent market leader in Germany, is the world's third largest provider FP.
In November 2006, the company went public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In the course of two companies were acquired and built the new business " mail stream ". The company is the operating nationwide postal consolidation company " freesort GmbH" ( Dusseldorf ) and the specialized hybrid mail and outsourcing solutions " iab internet access GmbH " (Berlin).
On 7 August 2009 it was announced that FP has completed an extensive site backup package with its employee representatives and IG Metall, in which a job guarantee for the next 24 months as well as a possible short-time work are included with deferred compensation. Due to the short-time working costs up to the amount of up to EUR 9 million to be achieved in the next two years.
History
On 11 July 1923, the foundation of the sales company postal cancellations GmbH, Bielefeld by the Anchor works in Bielefeld, Bafra in Berlin and the watch factory Furtwängler in Furtwangen was. In 1925 the post office postage meter GmbH, Bielefeld, renamed Francotyp GmbH, based in Berlin. The company Telefonbau and standard time founded 1938 Freistempler GmbH, Frankfurt, later Postalia GmbH. 1969 acquired the anchor - works, Bielefeld, T & N Shares Freistempler GmbH. Francotyp GmbH, Berlin, and the Postalia GmbH, Offenbach, were taken over by the members of the Siemens group Bergmann AG 1977. The establishment of the holding company " Francotyp -Postalia GmbH" followed in 1983. Six years later took over the " Gebr Röchling KG ", Mannheim, the Bergmann group and thus Francotyp -Postalia. In 1990, the first fully electronic postage meter with thermal transfer printing on the market. Francotyp -Postalia centralized factory in 1994, technology and administration in Germany in the new headquarters in birch Werder near Berlin. 1997 FP- Direct ( telemarketers ) was founded.
In 2002, the new generation of franking machines was mymail, optical mail and ultimail developed and introduced. With the initial approval of a Frankit -enabled meter 2004, the company meets the highest safety standards. Acquired in 2005, Quadriga Capital and the management, the FP Group. A year later, Francotyp - Postalia Holding AG was founded. The acquisition of " freesort GmbH" and " iab internet access GmbH " and the IPO of Francotyp- Postalia Holding AG on 30 November 2006 followed. In 2007, the launch of the high-tech meter be reported centormail. The product portfolio was expanded in 2008 to folders. 2010 won the FP Group Web.de as a partner for the online letter. Francotyp- Postalia Holding AG acquired 2011 Mentana-Claimsoft AG. In 2012, the launch of the franking PostBase was. The FP daughter Mentana-Claimsoft has been accredited by the Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology as the first De-Mail service providers with the number 0001.