Tradition & Innovation
Carl Stahl GmbH & Co KG
Our company is based in Herbrechtingen in the Swabian Alb – the land of creators and inventors. Over 100 employees work every day to maintain the high level of performance and to supplement it with a constant spirit of innovation.
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Milestones
Our history
Foundation
Mr. Mack and Mr. Sorg found the ribbon weaving mill.
Products were belts for upholstery, underwear ties, corset and bandage straps.
Expansion of the product range
The range is expanded to include straps for zeppelins, carrying straps, beverage bucket straps made of linen, hemp, jute, cotton and paper binding threads, as well as straps for the military.
Formation of a LLC
A limited company is founded.
25 people are employed.
Expansion to include roller shutter belts.
Takeover
Mr. Carl Stahl takes over the company.
Spindle hinges are added to the production program.
Entry into management
Mrs. Hedwig Stahl, the daughter of company founder Carl Stahl, joins the company and becomes a member of the management team.
Innovation pays off
Thanks to its own patents, especially for roller shutter belts, and rational production, the company achieves a leading market position in the following years.
Forward-looking extensions
Expansion of the production of ready-made seat belts for the automotive industry.
A manufacturing department, a punching shop, a development department and a laboratory are established for this purpose.
First talks
The management expands.
Dr. Karl Eberhard Stahl becomes a member of the management board and holds talks with all German car companies about our “Stahl-Garant” and “Stahl-Securant” safety belts.
Change in management
Mr. Ulrich Stahl (graduate industrial engineer) takes over the management from his brother Dr. Karl Eberhard Stahl and runs the company together with Mrs. Hedwig Gnann-Stahl.
Development with patents of safety belts, towing belts, child car seats, lashing belts and special belts for different purposes are carried out.
Generation change
Mrs. Hedwig Gnann-Stahl goes into well-deserved retirement after 43 years of management.
Mr. Ulrich Stahl becomes the sole managing director and the generational change to the 3rd generation is successfully completed.
Stahl goes international
Safety belts for retrofitting are supplied by importers and agents worldwide.
New patents
Belts with special requirements in terms of tensile strength, elongation, shape, surface, made of high-tech materials are developed and patented.
Iso certification
Carl Stahl is the first narrow fabric weaving mill and one of the first textile companies in Germany to be certified according to DIN ISO 9001.
Production of airbag belts
Development and manufacture of belts for the automotive airbag sector using state-of-the-art machinery.
The company employs a total of around 95 people.
ISO certification
Certification of environmental management in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001
Expansion of production output
Investments are made to significantly expand production output, particularly in the area of seat belt webbing.
The number of employees grows to 125.
Anniversary
The Stahl company celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Production high
The company produces 50 million meters of webbing and 12 million ready-made garments.
East Wuerttemberg Innovation Award
The company receives the Innovation Award of the East Württemberg economic region.
Change in management
Mr. Bernd Ledl (Diplom-Betriebswirt FH ) joins the company and takes over the management from Mr. Ulrich Stahl, who is retiring after many successful years of management, in January 2014.
Growth through patents
By successfully marketing innovative, predominantly patented solutions, Stahl is growing faster than the market.