Thomas Sabo GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of
jewellery
Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, ring (jewellery), rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the ...
and
watches
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.
History
The company was founded in 1984 in
Lauf an der Pegnitz
Lauf an der Pegnitz (, ; Northern Bavarian: ''Lauf an da Pegnitz'') is a town east of Nuremberg, Germany. It is the capital of the Nürnberger Land district in Bavaria. It is in the Pegnitz river valley, which flows through the town.
In 2009, ...
, Germany by Thomas Sabo.
Thomas Sabo engages in designing,
manufacturing
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the
secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...
, and distributing jewellery and watches.
Operation
The company employs around 500 people at its main site in Lauf a. d. Pegnitz. The head office houses, among other things, the management, administration, marketing, sales for specialist and
retail
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is the sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholes ...
trade, as well as a workshop and customer service.
Internationally, the company has over 1800 employees.
The corporate structure includes TS Unternehmens- und Beteiligungs GmbH (asset management and real estate business) as well as several foreign companies.
See also
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Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Thomas may refer to:
People
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* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the Ap ...
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History
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References
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External links
Official SiteSwiss Watch
Watch brands
German brands
Companies based in Bavaria
Design companies established in 1984
Jewellery companies of Germany
Watch manufacturing companies of Germany
Nürnberger Land
1984 establishments in West Germany