Bang & Olufsen, Struer - Denmark - Iconic Factories on Waymarking.com

Bang & Olufsen har hovedsæde i Struer, men er repræsenteret i mange lande med både butikker, produktion, leverandører og salgspartnere. Koncernen har 1.000 medarbejdere over hele verden og egne butikker i mere end 70 forskellige lande og omsatte i 2012/2013 for 2,8 mia. kr.

Bang & Olufsens aktier er noteret på NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen, og afgående CEO er Henrik Clausen.

Bang & Olufsen blev grundlagt i Struer i 1925 af Peter Bang og Svend Olufsen – to ingeniører, der havde helliget sig lydgengivelse i høj kvalitet. Virksomhedens motto er: At skabe er at leve. Takket være Peter Bangs initiativ og evner begyndte Bang & Olufsen at producere højttalere og mikrofoner og fra 1928 også radioapparater, som ikke kørte på batterier, men på strøm fra stikkontakten.
Kilde: wikipedia.dk


Peter Bang (1900–1957), son of Camillo Bang, a successful Danish businessman, showed great interest in radio technology from an early age. After graduating as an engineer in 1924, he spent six months working in a U.S. radio factory. Upon his return to Denmark, he teamed up with his friend Svend Olufsen (1897–1949), whose parents made the attic of their manor house in Struer in Jutland available for experiments. When they officially opened their business in 1925, Bang concentrated on the technology while Olufsen dealt with business. There were a number of successful developments in the 1930s and 1940s, including a sound recording system for the film industry, roof-mounted loudspeakers for circuses and army vehicles, and the iconic Beolit 39 radio with a Bakelite cabinet.


Beolit 39 from 1938, B&O's first radio in Bakelite
It was, however, many years before their business became significantly profitable. The firm suffered a huge setback towards the end of World War II when its factory at Gimsing in Struer in Northwestern Jutland was burnt down by pro-Nazi saboteurs as punishment for the management's refusal to collaborate with the Germans. Undeterred, Bang and Olufsen rebuilt the factory, producing electric razors until 1955, and then going on to develop a range of radio, radiogram, and television sets, later influenced by designer Ib Fabiansen when he began work for the company in 1957.

In the 1990s, B&O opened its dedicated stores, selling directly to users instead of selling through retailers. The production of audio separates was discontinued in favor of mini-type audio systems sold, as was usual for B&O, at a price higher than the industry average.

Source: wikipedia.org

Product manufactured here: Televisions, loudspeakers, headphones, Address: Bang & Olufsen Hjermvej Struer, Denmark 7600 Web Page: [Web Link]

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