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KR Selma Sturmberger & KR Josef Fischer
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Fischer celebrates triple anniversary
85 – 80 – 85: these are the numbers that represent three good causes for celebration at Fischer this year. The globally successful family business was founded 85 years ago in Ried im Innkreis. Coinciding with the 85th anniversary of the company, Josef Fischer and his sister Selma Sturmberger will also be celebrating their 80th and 85th birthdays, respectively.
They celebrate these landmarks in excellent health and remain at the top of the world's only ski manufacturer still under family ownership. Their ages mean that while Josef Fischer and Selma Sturmberger may not be involved in the day-to-day running of the company any more, they certainly keep a very close eye on business developments. Josef Fischer still has a say in important decisions and also has the final word when required.
Thanks to a pioneering spirit, dedication and an unerring instinct for new ideas, the brother and sister team have transformed Fischer from a small wagon-making business to an innovative, high-tech concern. It was in 1924 that Josef Fischer senior began the successful company history, making rack wagons and toboggans in a wooden barn. In 1959, Josef Fischer junior and his sister, Selma Sturmberger, continued their father's legacy – one of the biggest ski making companies in the world.
As time went by, Josef Fischer junior began to realise his own visions. One of these visions resulted in the company branching out into the field of Nordic skiing in 1970, where Fischer is now the undisputed global market leader. The launch of the revolutionary vacuum technology in 1984 saw Josef Fischer also set new standards in the production of Alpine skis. The owners' decisions to buy and expand Löffler, now a globally acknowledged producer of premium sportswear, in 1973 and invest in a manufacturing plant in the former Soviet Union, now Ukraine, have left a lasting impression on the company's identity and image.
Today, Fischer ranks among the high-tech companies in the branch. Many top-level athletes place their trust in Fischer's yellow equipment and the experience that goes into it. Since 1976 almost half of the Olympic medals in the Alpine and Nordic disciplines have been won with this equipment. Supported by a successfully implemented reengineering process, the company also has a sound financial structure and looks forward to the future with great optimism.
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