In 1880 the foundations are laid for one of the worlds most important haircosmetic companies. During the days of the German Empire Franz Ströher, a well-travelled 26-year-old hairdresser, starts up a small family business to make toupees, plaits and hair pieces from real hair. In 1900 he comes up with a revolutionary invention, the Tüllemoid …
Since CNN’s launch on June 1, 1980, the network has expanded its reach to a number of cable and satellite television networks (such as CNN Headline News), 12 web sites, two private place-based networks (such as CNN Airport Network), and two radio networks. The network has 42 bureaus around the world and more than 900 …
In the 1990s Swissair initiated a large expansion program known as the “Hunter Strategy” in which it aimed to grow by buying small airlines rather than forming alliances. It acquired 49½ % of Sabena, the Belgian national airline and bought important stakes in several minor airlines like Air Liberté, AOM, Air Littoral,Volare, LOT, Air Europe, …
The airline’s origins date to the birth of civil aviation and the pioneering days after the First World War. On 25 August 1919 its forerunner company, Aircraft Transport and Travel (AT&T;), launched the world’s first daily international scheduled air service, between London and Paris. On 31 March 1924, Britain’s four fledgling airlines – Instone, Handley …
The foundations for what was to become one of the world’s biggest electronics companies were laid in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1891. Philips began by making carbon-filament lamps and, by the turn of the century, was one of the largest producers in Europe. As developments in new lighting technologies fueled a steady program of expansion, …
The company, founded on Sven Wingquist’s 1907 patent of the self-aligning ball bearing was successful from the outset. By 1910, the company had 325 employees and a subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Manufacturing operations were later established in multiple countries. By 1912, SKF was represented in 32 countries and by 1930, a staff of over …