LEIFHEIT BACKGROUND
With half a century of innovation history, German-based Leifheit is widely known and admired in Europe for well-designed, moderately priced food prep products (cooking, baking and serving tools; canning items; kitchen storage and organization; etc.); insulated hot/cold beverage carafes; cleaning devices (floor wipers, sweepers, brushes, window cleaners, etc.); home ladders and step stools; laundry drying racks; and esteemed Soehlne kitchen and bath scales.
Today, Leifheit International USA is gaining recognition in its own right. In fact, the German parent company’s modern European design has proven very appealing to U.S. buyers.
The History
1959 marked the year in which Ingeborg and Günter Leifheit founded the company Günter Leifheit KG in Nassau, Germany, for the purpose of producing carpet sweepers and floor wipers. 1972 saw the company taken over by ITT, New York, USA. From the very outset when the husband and wife team launched the Leifheit brand, the focus was on product concept as well as product benefits.
The Philosophy
At Leifheit, engineering, ergonomics and quality have always formed an aesthetic unit, leading to creative problem solutions that make everyday life easier. This is precisely why Leifheit today uses the tag line, “always a better idea.” Leifheit is devoted to discovering ideas for making life at home easier, more convenient and generally more enjoyable on a day-by-day basis.
The Company
Since 1984 Leifheit has been a public limited company listed on the stock market. With its well-known brands Leifheit, Soehnle and Dr. Oetker Bakeware as well as its French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby, the company numbers among the leading European suppliers of household products. A broad selection of bathroom textiles and accessories under the brands of Kleine Wolke, Meusch and Spirella round off the company’s range of production and sales activities.
Leifheit’s head office is in Nassau, Germany. Based in Melville, NY, Leifheit International USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leifheit AG. For information on Leifheit, visit www.leifheit.com or www.leifheitusa.com
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ABOUT SOEHNLE — A LEIFHEIT COMPANY
Over the past 141 years, German-based Soehnle has created and sold more than 200 million precision scales for industrial, medical and consumer use; and today more than 4,000 types of Soehnle scales are sold worldwide. A leader in innovation, the company is credited with producing the world’s first electronic postage meter, the first electronic kitchen scale, the first kitchen scale with dietary analysis technology, and the first solar kitchen and bathroom scales.
Since its founding by the locksmith Wilhelm Soehnle in 1868, more than three generations have contributed to this internationally leading brand. In 2001, Soehnle entered into the portfolio of Leifheit AG, the leading European supplier of non-electric household devices, with headquarters in Nassau, Germany.
Soehnle scales have been held in high regard for their beautiful design combined with optimum functionality and the highest quality. Excellent quality, absolute precision, and elegant lifestyle design: this is what makes a Soehnle scale a top seller.
Based in Melville, N.Y, Leifheit International USA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leifheit AG. For information on Soehnle kitchen scales by Leifheit, visit www.leifheit.com or www.leifheitus.com.
