Rösle

The metal works market Oberndorf GmbH & Co. KG is a group of companies with headquarters in the metalworking market Oberndorf in the Eastern Allgäu. It consists of the two settled in the same place Subsidiaries

• Rosle GmbH & Co. KG, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality and design- accented non-electrical kitchen appliances ( " kitchen helpers" ) stainless steel
• Grömo GmbH & Co. KG, Europe's leading manufacturer and distributor of roof drainage accessories

Rosle and GRÖMO have the same historical roots. The Group has over 300 employees.

History

The original company was founded in 1888 by a native of Munich in Augsburg Schwab Spenglermeister Karl Theodor Rosle in the still of the charming market town of Oberndorf in the foothills of the Alps as a small Spenglereibetrieb. In this original line of business today GRÖMO goes back.

Already in 1903, the operation to the manufacture of cookware was, at that time still first, extended in email. After the death of Karl Theodor Rosle in 1907 took his two sons Karl and Georg the further fate of the reorganized " Brothers ROESLE KG " ( GRÖMO is an acronym for " Brothers Rosle market Oberndorf "). The brothers - Rosle Street in market Oberndorf is named after them.

In the following years, and made ​​of chrome-plated brass kitchen products were further developed. The next step was followed in the 1930s, the first stainless kitchen appliances and cutlery at Rosle. The program of household and hotel equipment was systematically developed after the Second World War, and stainless steel 18/ 10 is the standard material for the first aimed at the professional catering Rosle range.

Gradually, the program was further developed in the area of ​​semi-professional household kitchen tools.

The company today

ROESLE

The ROESLE GmbH & Co. KG, formerly Rosle metal goods factory GmbH & Co. KG, is today one of the leading providers of high-quality non-electric kitchen appliances. Largely known Rosle was in the 1990s by the concept of " Open kitchen ". More recent innovations are the White Sausage Lifter and the winner of the Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany in silver collapsible colander. As a widely visible landmark stood since 27 January 2006, the world's largest wooden spoon on the company premises, June 4, 2008, he stands at the entrance of the market Oberndorf. The reproduction of the wire wooden spoon in the original scale with a height of at least 10.01 meters and a weight of two tons of pure stainless steel has an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The distribution of currently about 700 different Rosle products are marketed in over 50 countries worldwide. The products have won over 60 design awards, including several times the red dot design award, the Design Plus Award, the trade fair Ambiente and the iF Design Award of iF Industrie Forum Design Hannover. Rosle has approximately 150 employees and generates annual sales of about 25 million euros.

The U.S. subsidiary Rosle USA Corp.. has its headquarters in New Castle in the State of Delaware. The ROESLE China office is located in Shanghai. ROESLE France - La bourguignon sitting in Marcigny (Burgundy ). The production takes place entirely in China since 2008.

GRÖMO

Which originated from the same roots and until 2002 under the corporate umbrella of ROESLE metal goods factory GmbH & Co. KG relocated firm GRÖMO produces connectors for gutters and downpipes in all possible metals such as stainless steel, zinc, copper, steel and aluminum. She is in her business in Germany and the European market leader (market share of about 25-30%, as of 2001). GRÖMO is a subsidiary of the metal goods factory market Oberndorf. The company with about 120 employees produced over 2000 different items. The management and the entire production is concentrated at this location. Another branch of industry is the company Frank Components GmbH & Co. KG in Leonberg near Stuttgart. The sale of several million parts annually via specialized wholesale trade and distribution partners in over 20 countries.