Seca GmbH

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seca GmbH & Co. KG.
TypeGmbH & Co. KG
IndustryBiomedical Engineering and Life Science
Founded1840
Headquarters
Hamburg
,
Germany
ProductsMedical scales and measuring instruments
OwnerFrederik Vogel
Robert Vogel
Number of employees
> 300
Website http://www.seca.com

seca GmbH & Co. KG. is a German company that develops, produces and sells weighing scales and measuring instruments. It's an international market leader [1] and, because of its high degree of specialisation, it is considered a hidden champion. [2] Its products are exported to more than 110 countries. The company’s headquarters is in Hamburg and it has branches in Austria, France, England, Switzerland, Japan, China, Mexico, Colombia, Finland, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Brasil and the USA.

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Foundation and history

In 1840, locksmith A.C.C. Joachims set up on his own in Hamburg and began to build scales. He had acquired the necessary know-how from the Strasbourg mechanic and monk Quintenz who had invented the decimal scale in 1821. In the course of the next thirty years, the locksmith’s workshop developed into a small factory. However, the business stagnated when Joachims died in 1874. Things started to improve again when Frederik Vogel, a young businessman, purchased the scales' factory in 1888. He expanded the product range and introduced the brand name seca which he had registered in 1897.

The company survived World War I and the Great Depression in the 20th century, and then Frederik Vogel passed the management over to his son Robert. Robert Vogel steered the company through World War II and began with the successful reconstruction immediately after the end of the war. When Robert Vogel died in 1966, his son Sönke joined the company.

In 1970, Sönke Vogel decided in favour of a new corporate concept. Since then focus has been on medical measuring and weighing, on products which are needed for diagnosis and therapy purposes in medicine in order to determine the precise weight of a patient. The product portfolio has been consistently expanded and is available on all international markets. In 2010 the sons of Sönke Vogel, Robert and Frederik Vogel junior, joined the management board. [3] [4]

Corporate structure

seca GmbH & Co. KG. has the following subsidiaries: [5]

Products

The range includes: [6]

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