Company Profile
Facts and Figures
Being a traditional family business, we exist for over 60 years and are being operated in the fourth generation by now.
Residing in Lautertal near Coburg, at the heart of Germany, we deliver our products to more than 30 countries.
Your specialist for custom-made products, keyring pendants, savings boxes and fortune articles like good luck charms.
Alfred Fischer Company History
- 1952
- Foundation of the Alfred Fischer manufacturing company in Lautertal near Coburg.
During the first years Alfred Fischer specialized in the fabrication of doll shoes for the regional doll industry. - 1962
- Establishment of the first tool shop for the production of custom made promotion characters.
In parallel a permanently growing portfolio of standard figures evolved, comprising all aspects of life, animals as much as professions, comic heroes as well as sports figures and of course a broad fortune article line-up. - 1965
- Alfred Fischer consigns the company over to his son Sieghard Fischer.
The standard figures portfolio was enhanced continuously and the production was specialized in the field of custom-made products. The model creation process was refined and a new, formerly unknown tool design and construction technique was installed. - 1975
- The company size now amounts to 40 employees.
A basic materials regrinding system was installed which allowed to also recycle scrap materials from the surrounding doll factories.
For this a new machine hall was erected, leading to a growth of the total production and storage space to more than 800 sqare meters. - 1985
- Alfred Fischer has now become an institution a high degree of familiarity within the market and for the first time produces more than 5 million figures this year.
- 1992
- Owner Sieghard Fischer hands his company over into younger hands.
Werner and Friederike Bock take on the company as the new owners managing directors.
The new management puts special emphasis on highest capabilites with custom-made plastic figures and savings boxes as much as gift articles for numerous occasions. - 1996
- Alfred Fischer takes over the company Hörath, a savings boxes production specialist.
All manufacturing guidelines fulfill both the CE standard and DIN EN 71 parts 1, 2, 3.
The whole production process was extensively upgraded in all possible areas, so that Alfred Fischer now counts as one of the most capable manufacturers worldwide within this industry.
Meanwhile Alfred Fischer processes 100,000 kg raw materials annually and produces about 10 million figures, keyring pendants and savings boxes a year for European and overseas customers.
More than 70 employees working at the headquarters in Lautertal cater for an efficient and timely fulfillment of the customers' requirements and wishes. - 2012
- Owner Werner Bock hands his company over into younger hands.
Bettina und Helmut Lulei take on the company as the new owners managing directors.
The new management puts special emphasis on highest capabilites with custom-made plastic figures and savings boxes as much as gift articles for numerous occasions.