Loyal employees at Ferdinand Eisele GmbH

Management honours six people celebrating their jubilees

In 2016, Ferdinand Eisele GmbH in Birkenfeld can look back on a 85 year old company history, and it could always rely on the competence of loyal employees.
The company, also known by its brand eXtra4 Labelling Systems, provides identification technology for jewellery, watches and other products, i.e. labels, software and hardware for labelling goods. As part of a festive lunch to close the 2015business term, the management was pleased to thank six employees for their many years of service ...
 
more... press release from 22.12.2015

Ferdinand Eisele GmbH becomes authorized TOSHIBA Dealer

TOSHIBA thermal transfer printers also in the eXtra4 product
range from now on

In the autumn of 2013 TOSHIBA authorized the identification experts Ferdinand Eisele GmbH from Birkenfeld near Pforzheim as official dealer. The company operates for the jewellery and watches industry worldwide and is going to focus on the trade of TOSHIBA products for the industrial sector in their home region, the area of northern Black Forest.
 
Since its founding more than 80 years ago, labels and labelling are part of Ferdinand Eisele GmbH's priorities. The company became world famous with a specialized offer for the traditionally established jewellery and watch manufacturers around Pforzheim. In the meantime, it is also renowned with industrial users of identification technology in other industries in the region of Pforzheim / northern Black Forest. ..
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more...  press release from 22.05.2014

DURET labels now at eXtra4

Ferdinand Eisele GmbH takes on Sumfleth–Hardekopf products

Birkenfeld / Jork. Ferdinand Eisele integrates DURET labels under the umbrella of its brand "eXtra4". The range of labels for manual marking comes from the operation of Vera Sumfleth-Hardekopf. The entrepreneur from Jork has been known with the DURET labels product line in the jewellery and watch industry for decades, but passed away on May 3, 2013. Since the company will not be continued after her death, the label specialists in Birkenfeld took over production in Pforzheim. ...
 

more...  press release from 29.10.2013

Webshop starts regular operations

Now the complete stock assortment can be ordered online

After a six-month trial run, the web shop of Ferdinand Eisele GmbH is now in regular operation. What was previously only documented in a catalogue can now be easily ordered online.
The shop shows the entire range of labels that the company keeps in stock for its customers. In addition, hardware, consumables, accessories and even the eXtra4 label printing software can be conveniently ordered there.

In addition, the shop offers current offers at interesting prices. For the opening Ferdinand Eisele laced a action package with more than 15% price saving.
 
more... press release from 29.06.2012

25 Years on Duty for Ferdinand Eisele

General Manager Alex Schickel pays tribute
to employee of long standing

Since 1987 Ms Zdenka Miksa has been active for labels and extras. 25 years ago she joined the company on June 4th and has been working ever since with full commitment in sales, production planning and order management.
 
During this long time, Ms Miksa has been accompanying the firm through two relocations up into the company-owned building. At her workplace she had to experience the beginning of the computer age and its evolution up to the internet in its entirety and has coped with it in a virtuosic manner. Thanks to her Czech roots, she played a vital role when tapping the local market and is a sought-after contact person for our Czech-speaking customers still today.
 
more... press release from 12.06.2012

Change in General Management
of Ferdinand Eisele GmbH

Reinhard Nonnenmacher hands over the
company's leadership to Alex Schickel

Father and son had run Ferdinand Eisele GmbH jointly up to now. But at the age of almost 74 years, senior manager Reinhard Nonnenmacher would like to cut down. He leaves General Management while remaining a part-time consultant for the company, mainly in the field of classic labels. "There is a time in your life when you should provide more room to other interests", he substantiates his decision. "So you know what to tackle and how when definitely retiring one day."
At the beginning of 2012, his eldest son Alex Schickel has solely as-sumed General Management. During an informal company celebration on January 20, 2012 he and the whole staff of Ferdinand Eisele GmbH expressed their thanks to the senior manager and wished him all the best for his part-time retirement.
 

Ferdinand Eisele Celebrate at the Varieté

General Manager Alex Schickel invites staff for 2010 year-end and his 50th birthday.

For the employees of Ferdinand Eisele GmbH there were even two good reasons to celebrate the year-end of 2010: After the 2009 crisis year, 2010 turned out to be a successful one again, and at the same time General Manager Alex Schickel could solemnize his 50th birthday shortly before Christmas.
 
All employees and their spouses were invited to the cultural centre "Osterfeld" in Pforzheim for this reason on January 7, 2011. Everyone got together with a delicious festive buffet followed by a visit of the evening show of the "Varieté Winter Dreams" there in the big hall.
 
The almost 90-minute-fireworks of skilful acrobatics and elaborate word juggling provided a lot of amazement and laughter for everyone. So Ferdinand Eisele staff had a good common start into the new year 2011 being enthused by a splendid experience.

Now providing 4 colours for printing

Ferdinand Eisele stocks up on printing machinery

Bigger scope for printing spot colours and enhanced print quality for larger track widths – this is what the new entrant in the machinery of Ferdinand Eisele GmbH provides. A printing machine from the Swiss precision manufacturer GALLUS has been extending the company's production range since May 2010.
4 spot colours can now be printed onto labels in best letterpress quality - and this up to a track width of 200 mm. These options bridge the gap in offers for smaller and medium editions requiring larger track widths.
 
For our customers, this means larger variety in terms of design at a reasonable price as the compact construction of the machine reduces material consumption during set-up. So its use makes sense for smaller editions, too.

Investments despite times of crisis

Ferdinand Eisele buys slitter winder

Despite the general economic downturn, the company is investing in a new technology for the packaging of raw materials.
Due to recent streamlining at our suppliers' it is no longer possible to obtain very narrow raw material tracks. In order to be able to - also at short term - provide the track widths that are necessary for special labels, the investment in this machine has been made.
 
This is how the company avoids long delays for the deliveries for its customers as well as for itself and opens up new production options. This leads to increased flexibility and new products.
 
press release 07/2009

Social commitment in place of season's greetings

The company replaces its Christmas campaign with sponsoring an AIDS project in Africa

Ferdinand Eisele breaks with tradition: From 2008, no more calendars, greeting cards and presents are going to be sent out. Instead of that, the company is going to permanently support an assistance project in South Africa and to take over the sponsorship for five children.
"With the increasing internationalisation of our clientele our traditional end-of-year campaigns for our customers were making less and less sense", General Manager Alex Schickel says about his decision. "Chocolate and Christmas greetings just do not mean much to a Muslim in Saudi Arabia."

That is why the company decided to use the annual budget which was assessed to the Christmas campaigns in a rather sustainable manner. An appropriate project was quickly found: The company is now supporting an assistance project for AIDS orphans in South Africa together with the association "Kindernothilfe" (children's emergency assistance) as competent partners.Ferdinand Eisele breaks with tradition: From 2008, no more calendars, greeting cards and presents are going to be sent out. Instead of that, the company is going to permanently support an assistance project in South Africa and to take over the sponsorship for five children.
"With the increasing internationalisation of our clientele our traditional end-of-year campaigns for our customers were making less and less sense", General Manager Alex Schickel says about his decision. "Chocolate and Christmas greetings just do not mean much to a Muslim in Saudi Arabia."

That is why the company decided to use the annual budget which was assessed to the Christmas campaigns in a rather sustainable manner. An appropriate project was quickly found: The company is now supporting an assistance project for AIDS orphans in South Africa together with the association "Kindernothilfe" (children's emergency assistance) as competent partners.
 
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Still actively involved in the label business at the age of 70

Senior Partner Reinhard Nonnenmacher celebrates anniversary at Ferdinand Eisele, Birkenfeld

When the entrepreneur Reinhard Nonnenmacher celebrates his birthday on April 28, 2008 at Ferdinand Eisele GmbH in Birkenfeld, this indeed is a reason to congratulate him twice: His 70th birthday also means 55 years of staff membership in the firm.
 
Born in Kieselbronn near Pforzheim, he started his career at Ferdinand Eisele in 1953 with a commercial apprenticeship. "This is the official date" - Reinhard Nonnenmacher says it with a smile. "In fact, I already delivered packages for Eisele when still being a high school student."
 
more... Pressrelease from 21.04.2008

Charitable donation for "Menschen in Not"
(people in distress)

Ferdinand Eisele supports relief operation

In terms of labelling systems the company Ferdinand Eisele in Birkenfeld made their mark. For the company's 75th anniversary they now donated 1000 Euros to the relief operation "Menschen in Not". Our photo shows from the left: Reinhard Nonnenmacher, Thomas Mattner, Rolf Ritter ("Menschen in Not"), Jörg Nonnenmacher, Adnan Musa and Alex Schickel.
 
Foto: Seibel
Pforzheimer Zeitung 09.12.2006

With Labels to International Renown

75 years Ferdinand Eisele

Ferdinand Eisele GmbH, grown with the traditional industry in Pforzheim, today is renowned world wide in terms of label systems for jewellery and watches. "Our customers are located in Tahiti, India, Africa, America and throughout Europe", General Manager Alex Schickel explains the international activity radius of the company from Birkenfeld with 30 employees. Nevertheless, the firm is of course especially close to the jewellery and watches industry in Pforzheim.

The company is rooted in Pforzheim, too. In autumn 1931, Ferdinand Eisele and Otto Fritzsche take off into self-employment at Sedanplatz 8. They take over the book printing and the label production of the office house Hamburger & Bredtmann which is located there. The commercial management of the newly founded company Eisele & Fritzsche is assigned to Maria Aab who brings along valuable experience as an apprentice and an employee of Hamburger & Bredtmann. She also dares the new start in 1945 together with Ferdinand Eisele after the destruction of Pforzheim and the complete loss of all current company assets.
 
more ... press release from 16.10.2006