Beurer BM26 sphygmomanometer

Beurer GmbH is a German family-owned Mittelstand manufacturer of electrical devices for health and well-being. Originally a manufacturer of electric blankets, the company began diversifying its product line in the 1980s[1] and now sell some 2,200 products including weighing scales, blood pressure monitors, and mobile ECG devices. Founded in Ulm in 1919, the company in 2016 employed 800 people and had revenues of about 230 million Euro.[2] Production was based in Uttenweiler since 1963 but was shifted to Hungary and the Far East,[2] with Uttenweiler becoming the company's main logistics center in Germany in 2011.[1] The company also grew by acquisitions, taking over British electric blanket manufacturer Winterwarm. Winterwarm's Birmingham plant was shut down in 2005 when manufacturing was moved to Hungary.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sechs Millionen für europäisches Distributions-Zentrum" [Six million for European distribution center]. B4B Schwaben (in German). 9 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 Speiser, Alexander (3 October 2016). "Landrat hört in Uttenweiler wenig Sorgen" [District administrators hears few concerns in Uttenweiler]. Schwäbische Zeitung (in German).
  3. ↑ Griffin, Jon (12 May 2005). "Blanket sale is hotting up; factory crash after 50 years". Birmingham Evening Mail. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018.
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