GUNOLD GMBH

A journey through time through the more than 90-year company history of GUNOLD GmbH The history of the family company GUNOLD GmbH begins in 1927 . In 1949, only a few years after World War II, the family fled to the western zone and settled in Stockstadt am Main, which is still the headquarters of GUNOLD GmbH today ... In 1950, Paul Gunold, “the company's creative head and knowledge bearer”, dies completely unexpectedly at the age of only 57 and his oldest son Heinz is responsible ... Heinz Gunold turned the arts and crafts drawing studio into a commercial production company for the production of embroidery programs (punch cards). Under his leadership, the company grew steadily and became the world's largest manufacturer of embroidery programs. ... In 1958 the company moves into its own production building on the new industrial site in Stockstadt ... In 1968 , Heinz Gunold recognized the need for special materials for industrial embroidery and founded Stickma GmbH for the sale and trade of embroidery materials. From then on, GUNOLD traded as "Gunold + Stickma GmbH" and soon advanced to become a "full-range provider for multi-head embroidery". ... 1976: Beerli AG, Switzerland produces the specialty yarns in-house according to its own recipe and launches the SULKY own brand ... 1982 - Gunold + Stickma GmbH expanded its yarn distribution, initially throughout Europe. ... Christoph Gunold, son of Heinz and today's managing director, founded Gunold and Stickma of America in 1982, followed by another subsidiary in Canada ... Urs Isler In 1996 , BEERLI AG, with production facilities in Switzerland and Austria, joins the company, which from now on operates under the name GUNOLD GmbH ... Urs Isler, owner of BEERLI AG and Christoph Gunold have been together and very successfully the managing directors of GUNOLD GmbH since 1996 ... Stephan Gunold 2004 - In the following years numerous innovative products of embroidery threads, embroidery fleece and other aids were added to the comprehensive product range of GUNOLD GmbH. In 2004 the training offer was added. ... Head of Marketing Stephan Gunold recognizes the high demand for embroidery know-how in the industry. GUNOLD GmbH's training program of seminars and workshops is continuously being expanded and has become an integral part of the annual calendar of the embroidery industry ... Kevin Gunold 2017 continuity in the history of the family business. With Kevin Gunold, son of Christoph Gunold, the fourth generation comes on board. Peter van den Bruck Peter van den Bruck is appointed to the management alongside Christoph Gunold and Urs Isler ... GUNOLD now offers around 10,000 products for the industrial sector. With the launch of the company's own SULKY consumer shop with a similar number of products for the hobby sector under the direction of Kevin Gunold, another exciting chapter begins with the 4th generation, pointing to the future of the GUNOLD family business ... Gunold has stood for high quality, friendly service and competent advice since 1927 until today . Stickers all over the world rely on the offer of the traditional company from Stockstadt. The fantastic world of Gunold embroidery materials inspires people around the world.