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Paul Reinhart Ltd.

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Paul Reinhart Ltd.
Native name
Paul Reinhart AG
FormerlyVolkart Brothers (integrated in 1989)
Company typePrivate
IndustryCommodity trading, agricultural trading
Founded1788; 236 years ago (1788) in Winterthur, Switzerland
FounderJohann Caspar Geilinger Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Key people
P. Jürg Reinhart
(Chairman)
Thomas Paul Reinhart
(Vice chairman)
Matthias Reinhart
(Board member)
Markus F. Brütsch
(Board member)
Number of employees
130
Websitereinhart.ch

Paul Reinhart Ltd. (German: Paul Reinhart AG) is a Swiss merchant firm headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, that is primarily involved in agricultural trading. Founded in 1788 as collective partnership Geilinger & Blum it is today among the most important cotton merchants worldwide and one of the oldest companies in Winterthur.[1][2]

Overview

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Paul Reinhart Ltd. has been a family-owned and managed company since 1788, currently in the eight generation. It currently has the following divisions;

  • Paul Reinhart Ltd. (operating business)[3]
  • Paul Reinhart Foundation (nonprofit organization)[4]
  • Wohlfahrtsfonds der Firma Paul Reinhart AG (private pension fund)[5]

Since 1949, the company is headquartered in the "Haus zum Letzengraben" in Winterthur, Switzerland.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "History - Reinhart - 1788". www.reinhart.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "Paul Reinhart AG - Winterthur Glossar". www.winterthur-glossar.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ AG, DV Bern. "Paul Reinhart AG". Commercial register of canton Zurich. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ AG, DV Bern. "Paul Reinhart Stiftung". Commercial register of canton Zurich. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ AG, DV Bern. "Wohlfahrtsfonds der Firma Paul Reinhart AG". Commercial register of canton Zurich. Retrieved 2024-04-18.