 Volkart Brothers label used in the 1900s | |
Native name | Gebrüder Volkart |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 1, 1851 in Winterthur, Switzerland and Bombay, India |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Successor | Volkart Foundation Paul Reinhart Ltd. |
| Owner | Volkart Holding Ltd. (Reinhart family) |
Number of employees | 7,600+ (1926) |
| Website | volkart |
Volkart Brothers (German: Gebrüder Volkart) colloquially Volkart Brothers Importers was a Swiss merchant company headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland primarily trading in colonial goods and cotton. Volkart was the fourth largest cotton merchant in the world, until its dissolution in 1989. Later the merchant activities merged into Paul Reinhart Ltd. Since 1951 there is the Volkart Foundation which retains the family name to this day.[1][2]
Founded in 1851, the company initially had offices in Winterthur and Bombay, Indian Empire. There were subsidiaries in Colombo (1857), Cochin (1859), Karachi (1861) and London (1868). At its peak in 1926 it employed 7,600+ people worldwide.[3]
- ^ "Gebrüder Volkart AG - Winterthur Glossar". www.winterthur-glossar.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Salomon Volkart - Winterthur Glossar". www.winterthur-glossar.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/041835/2024-03-06/