Bossard Group
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| ISIN | CH0238627142 |
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| Industry | Fastening technology |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Headquarters | Zug , Switzerland |
Key people | Daniel Bossard (CEO), Thomas Schmuckli (Chairman) |
| Revenue | 1.069 bn. CHF (2023) |
| Total assets | 807,237 mio. CHF (2023) |
Number of employees | 2,878 (2023) |
| Website | https://www.bossard.com |
Bossard Group is an international Swiss fastener technology and logistics company with its headquarters in Zug. Their activities include worldwide sales, technical consulting and inventory management. The Group employs more than 2,878 people at 84 locations in Europe, America and Asia/Pacific and generated a turnover of 1.069 billion Swiss francs in 2023.[1] Bossard Group is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
History
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The company was founded in 1831 in Zug as a hardware store by Franz Kaspar Bossard-Kolin. The earlier silk trading business inherited from his father-in-law was dissolved at the same time. The hardware store kept its local character for roughly a century before the company expanded its business activities in the 1930s and 1940s to trading fasteners. The local specialized store first developed into a regional, and from the 1950s on, into a national company. In the 1960s, Bossard began to set up and expand an international network of bases. In the course of this expansion, the company went public on the stock market in 1987. The recession at the beginning of the 1990s and the associated worsening business trend led Bossard to a review of the entire organization. In doing so, the company focused on the core competence of fastening technology and the gradual selling off of all its tools, fittings and handicraft units. Bossard today is active in the field of fastening technology in Europe, America and Asia.
In November 2012, the Bossard group acquired the KVT Koenig Group's range of fastening technology.[2] At the beginning of 2019, Bossard Group acquired BRUMA Schraub- und Drehtechnik GmbH in Velbert.[3] On June 24, 2019, the company also acquired the distribution business of SACS Boysen Aerospace Group, which continues to operate under the Boysen name.[4] Bossard Group also increased its majority stake in Torp Fasteners, based in Oslo, Norway, from 60% to 100% at the beginning of 2020. Bossard has held a stake in the company, which specializes in high-quality fasteners, since January 2015.[5] In December 2020 Bossard acquired shares in MultiMaterial-Welding GmbH, thus expanding its portfolio to include pioneering lightweight fastening solutions.[buzzword][6] In October 2021, Bossard Group acquired the Dutch company Jeveka B.V., thus substantially expanding its presence in the Benelux countries.[7]
Field of activity
[edit]The company is engaged in product solutions[buzzword] and services in industrial fastening technology. The product range comprises over 1,000,000 fasteners and customer-specific application solutions[buzzword], combined with services in the areas of Smart Factory Logistics and Assembly Technology Expert. Bossard maintains an international procurement network for screws and fasteners. The company works together with 4,600 manufacturers.
Corporate Structure
[edit]The Bossard Group owns stakes in various companies.[8]
| Name | Beteiligungsanteil in Prozent | |
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| Holding und Finanzgesellschaften | ||
| Bossard Holding AG | 100 | |
| Bossard Finance AG | 100 | |
| Bossard Beteiligungs GmbH | 100 | |
| bigHead Fasteners Ltd | 42 | |
| Bossard U.S. Holdings, Inc. | 100 | |
Europa[edit] |
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| Bossard Aerospace Switzerland AG | 100 | |
| Bossard AG | 100 | |
| 3d-prototyp GmbH in Liquidation | 100 | |
| Bossard Austria Ges.m.b.H. | 100 | |
| KVT-Fastening GmbH | 100 | |
| Bossard CZ s.r.o. | 100 | |
| KVT-Fastening s.r.o. | 100 | |
| Bossard Denmark A/S | 100 | |
| Bossard France SAS | 100 | |
| Bossard Aerospace Germany GmbH | 100 | |
| Bossard Deutschland GmbH | 100 | |
| Bossard Deutschland GmbH | 100 | |
| KVT-Fastening Kft. | 100 | |
| Arnold Industries Cork DAC | 100 | |
| Bossard Italia S.r.l. | 100 | |
| Bossard Nederland B.V | 100 | |
| Bossard Norway AS | 100 | |
| Bossard Poland Sp. z o.o | 100 | |
| KVT-Fastening Sp. z o.o | 100 | |
| KVT-Fastening S.R.L | 100 | |
| KVT-Fastening d.o.o. Beograd | 100 | |
| KVT-Fastening spol. s.r.o. | 100 | |
| KVT-Tehnika pritrjevanja, d.o.o. | 100 | |
| Bossard South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 75 | |
| Bossard Spain SA | 100 | |
| Bossard Sweden AB | 100 | |
| bigHead Bonding Fasteners Ltd | 42 | |
Amerika[edit] |
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| Bossard Canada, Inc | 100 | |
| Bossard Ontario Inc | 100 | |
| Bossard de México, S.A. de C.V. | 100 | |
| Aero-Space Southwest Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. | 100 | |
| Bossard Aerospace, Inc. | 100 | |
| Bossard Aerospace U.S., Inc. | 100 | |
| Bossard, Inc | 100 | |
| Bossard, LLC | 100 | |
Asien/Ozeanien[edit] |
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| Bossard Australia Pty. Ltd | 100 | |
| Bossard Fastening Solutions (Shanghai) Co. Ltd | 100 | |
| Bossard Fastening Solutions (Tianjin) Co. Ltd | 100 | |
| LPS Bossard Pvt. Ltd | 51 | |
| Bossard (M) Sdn. Bhd. | 100 | |
| Bossard Pte. Ltd | 100 | |
| Bossard Services Pte. Ltd | 100 | |
| Bossard (Korea) Ltd | 100 | |
| Bossard Ltd Taiwan Branch | 100 | |
| Bossard (Thailand) Ltd | 100 | |
Assoziierte Unternehmen[edit] |
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| Ecoparts AG | 30 | |
| MultiMaterial-Welding AG | 41 | |
| Sentinus AG | 20 | |
| PDi Digital GmbH | 30 |
Sponsorships
[edit]The company has secured the naming rights to the new stadium of EV Zug for ten years from 2010. The ice hockey stadium is listed under the name of Bossard Arena.[9] Bossard AG has exercised its option to extend the naming contract for the period from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2025. The extension is part of the contract concluded in 2010 for the naming rights of the then newly built ice stadium.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bossard Group Annual Report 2023" (PDF). www.bossard.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Bossard acquires part of KVT Group http://www.zug4you.ch/cms/output.php?id=353&article_id=5742
- ^ "Acquisition of BRUMA Schraub- und Drehtechnik GMBH in Germany".
- ^ "Expansion of aerospace business".
- ^ "Bossard increases its holding in Torp Fasteners to 100 percent".
- ^ "New standards in lightweight construction: Bossard acquires shares in MultiMaterial-Welding".
- ^ "Expanding market presence in the Benelux countries". www.bossard.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Bossard Holding Jahresbericht 2023 (PDF)" (PDF; 3.8MB). media.bossard.com. p. 152. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Bossard gets stadium naming rights for CHF 2 million http://www.zug4you.ch/bossard_gets_stadium_naming_rights_for_chf_2_million.html
- ^ "Bossard Arena remains Bossard Arena".
