15 Facts About Grundig

Originally a German consumer electronic company, Grundig GmbH was founded in 1945 by Max Grundig and eventually headquartered in Nuremberg.

In 2013, Grundig launched its home appliances product range, becoming one of the mainstream manufacturers in Europe.

Grundig has manufacturing plants in several European cities that deliver Grundig products to more than 65 countries around the world.

Max Grundig, a radio dealer, built a machine called "Heinzelmann", which was a radio that came without thermionic valves and as a DIY kit to circumvent post war rules.

Grundig then developed a portable tape recorder and The Grundig Television Receiver 210.

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The marketing of "Majestic-Grundig" radios continued until Wilcox-Gay went out of business at the end of 1961.

Grundig pulled out of this partnership in 1998 owing to unsatisfactory performance and the decline in Philips consumer electronics presence around the world.

In 1991, Grundig entered the telephony equipment market starting with its cordless telephone.

In 1993, the Grundig TV was based on a 16:9 picture format for signal transmission.

Grundig is organized into three product groups – consumer electronics, small domestic appliances and large household appliances.

Grundig has been the first, official technology partner of the German Bundesliga since 2011.

Grundig continued its German "Bundesliga Official Technology Partnership" in 2014.

Grundig is the name sponsor of Norwegian Women's and Men's Handball Leagues.

Furthermore, Grundig continued its sponsorship with Fenerbahce Women's and Men's Volleyball Teams and sponsored many international golf tournaments in 2014.

Grundig launched the "Respect Food" initiative with the goal of underlining the seriousness of the food waste problem to reduce global food waste which is the second topic of the UN's 2030 sustainable development goals.