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A services company characterized by tradition and innovation
C. Melchers & Co. was established on January 1, 1806 in Bremen,
where the global company still maintains its headquarters to this
very day.
In the first few decades of the company’s history, over 30 ships
sailed the oceans of the world under the Melchers flag, linking the
ports of Europe, America and the Pacific.
In the 1860s, C. Melchers & Co set up operations in Asia, where
all its trading interests swiftly moved. At the same time, with the
onset of steam ships, it abandoned its own shipping business to devote
itself entirely to extending its trading operations.
1866 saw the establishment of the first branch in Hong Kong, in the
wake of which China began to develop into a key lynchpin for the company’s
business. The ensuing decades were a period of rapid growth for Melchers
in China, with over 2,000 people employed at 12 branches and plants
throughout the country.
The First World War proved to be a setback for business relations,
although business quickly recovered. It was not until the end of the
Second World War in 1945 that business came to an almost complete
halt. Even so, the company continued to survive, re-opening its first
branches in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in the early fifties
and gradually extending its branch network across Asia.
Following the opening of the Chinese markets at the end of the seventies,
Melchers set up branches here again, underscoring the significance
of Chinese business for the company.
There are special departments for each article group in Bremen as
well as at the foreign branches. They work largely independently within
the overall company and are staffed by experts. Over 1,000 employees
in Germany and abroad assist customers and suppliers with their specialist
knowledge. Rather than being based at the company’s headquarters,
most of these employees are now stationed at subsidiaries, something
which in turn reflects the company’s further development and
the strategic alliances which it has forged.
Three Principles have safeguarded the company’s success over
two centuries:
- Independence, reliability and loyalty to customers and business
partners
- Flexibility and the ability to react quickly to changing global
market conditions
- Ongoing determination to orient the company’s skills and
structures to the requirements of the market.
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