The company

 

Multifaceted. Traditional.

The EICHNER Group has been family owned for over 80 years and operates with almost 200 employees in numerous sectors and niche markets. The ability to produce diverse organisational solutions and products is the basis for all sectors of business. Demanding customers appreciate EICHNER as a reliable and future-oriented company and have confidence in our brands.


Networked. Global. Fast.

EICHNER focusses on strong partners for distribution and expands the market presence further step by step. Motivated members of staff, who have many years of experience in fulfilling and implementing all customer requirements, work in two different locations.


Transparent. Reliable. Responsible.

At EICHNER you can rely on the highest standard of quality and sustainability. Our production site in Slovenia is certified in accordance with the quality management system DIN ISO 9001 and forms the foundation for that.

History

1930

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The EICHNER-Organisation is founded by Engelbert Eichner in Katowice/ Upper Silesia on 1 April 1930. Within a short time, the company grows in size to gain a substantial market position in Silesia. The core fields of business are organisation, wage and finance accounting as well as office machines.

1945

The order to move from Katowice and Breslau to Coburg in Upper Franconia. The transportation of the works falls victim to the Allied bombing of Dresden in February 1945.

1946

The company is rebuilt from scratch by Engelbert Eichner in Coburg, Bamberg and later in Nuremberg. Foundation of the Süddeutschen Büromöbelfabrik, the south German office furniture factory, in Creidlitz.

1949

Establishment of the office machines business by the founder of the company in Frankfurt am Main. Rapid growth up to 1959, with own sales offices and important domestic and foreign agencies. 1959 – 1966 Development and establishment of the production and the worldwide sales of EICHNER office machines.

The EICHNER group is regarded as one of the most innovative companies in the up-and-coming office machine sector in Germany, and is well known in the whole of Europe. EICHNER products are marketed in the most important industrialised countries in the world, eg Japan, Canada, Australia and the USA.

1966

The sale of the now world-renowned company to a German electro-group. 1966/1967 Concentration is focussed on the Coburg site and the development of the factory for organisational tools, where the headquarters of the EICHNER-Organisation still are today. Co-operation is made with the Kalle AG, a subsidiary of the Hoechst group, in connection with setting up the microfilm business. Furthermore, an advanced filing system for data media is developed, as well as an electronic master-control system for production control in production plants.

The growth of the company is continuous in the course of the 1970s. Expansion of own sales offices as well as professional specialist trade companies as sales partners. The name EICHNER continues to stand for innovative organisational solutions with the leading companies in the commercial sector among its many customers.

1975

EICHNER Systems Inc is founded in Itasca near Chicago for the EICHNER data organisation range by Falk-J. Eichner. Transfer of that company to the Fellowes Inc., Itasca/Illinois in 1983.

1978 – 1980

The company in Coburg is reorganised. The sons of the founder, Dr Wolf Eichner und Dipl-Kaufmann Falk-Jürgen Eichner, take over the management of the group. 1981 A subsidiary is founded, the EICHNER Datentechnik GmbH with its headquarters in Munich, and development of special comprehensive software for small and medium-sized production plants.

1990

After the German reunification, the branch in Halle is founded and the sales offices in Berlin and Halle set up.

1994

Majority stake in the Termopol AG / Slovenia, a leading manufacturer of plastic products on the Slovenian market. 1997 The acquisition of the Ozaphan microfilm business from the Kalle AG, thus becoming market leader for Diazo duplicating films. Reorganisation and separation into three business divisions: EICHNER Microfilm, EICHNER Organisation systems and EICHNER Presentation systems.

1998/1999

EICHNER Organisation KG is transformed into a GmbH & Co. KG, 2003 Operations are divided into a holding company and an operating company. Practically all Termopol shares are procured, and the company is subsequently transformed into a GmbH, the Termopol d.o.o.

2002

Acquisition of the company Techno-Film, a mail order company for the sale of various lamps for industrial and scientific applications.

2006

Acquisition of BOI-Development and renaming as the BOI-Dokutech GmbH. The company thus becoming involved in the direct sale of products for nursing documentation and organisation in hospitals and clinics.

2009

Sale of the microfilm business to the only European competitor. The sector Buchner nursing organisation for home nursing services, as well as nursing homes and homes for the elderly is acquired; thus complementing the range for this part of the healthcare market, in addition to the hospital activities of the BOI-DOKUTECH GmbH.

2011

Mr Bernd H. Kirsch, who had previously been the managing director responsible for technology, takes over the exclusive management of the company. Sales continue to be concentrated on specialist trade and mail order structures and the further development of the EICHNER brand.

The subsidiary BOI-DOKUTECH GmbH achieves a new, extended structure and magnitude. In future, the BOI company will embrace both the business area nursing documentation and organisation for hospitals and clinics as well as that for inpatient and home nursing services.

Social commitment

 

Social commitment is a constant ingredient of the EICHNER Organisation company policy. In various activities we have therefore set ourselves the target of uniting commercial success, social commitment and effective environmental protection.

Together.

The EICHNER Organisation supports a number of social institutions and projects in the region. The way we work together in our medium-sized company is not unlike in a family and extends to eg the orders we have been placing with workshops for the disabled and other social institutions for many years.


Future-oriented.

Furthermore, we take on social responsibility by supporting young recruits, for example we have been training young people to become industrial clerks for decades.


Sustainable.

We also stand up to the challenge of environmentally-friendly and non-polluting production. That means that today we are already working with various environmental organisations. Moreover, since 2012 we have had the FSC certification for production that meets the requirements of sustainable forestry.

Downloads

Here we provide documents for download in the areas of GTC, REACH, ISO9001 und FSC®.

 

General terms and conditions.

Download our General terms and conditions of Business here -> pdf

 

Register, Evaluation and Authorization of CHemicals - REACH.

Download our REACH-Statement here -> pdf

 

International Organization for Standardization - ISO

Download the ISO9001-Certificate of our production site -> pdf

 

FSC® Certification

Download our FSC®-Certificate here -> pdf

Intuitive. Inventive. In Order.

Being well organized makes life much easier – this is our motto here at EICHNER and influences everything we do.
After all, efficient and reliable organisational processes are key to any company’s success.
We have developed our large variety of tried, tested and practical solutions to make your office, shop and warehouse operations that much more effective.
Choose the best solution for your needs from our wide range of packaging and documentation aids all the way to presentation products.

Being well organised makes life much easier – this is our motto here at EICHNER and influences everything we do. After all, efficient and reliable organisational processes are key to any company’s success. We have developed our large variety of tried, tested and practical solutions to make your office, shop and warehouse operations that much more effective. Choose the best solution for your needs from our wide range of packaging and documentation aids all the way to presentation products.

Dispute Resolution

Herewith we indicate that the Online Dispute Resolution platform of the EU for alternative dispute resolution can be found under http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. Our e-mail address is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Legal notice

The EICHNER Organisation can be contacted under:

EICHNER Organisation GmbH & Co. KG
PO Box 15 38, D-96405 Coburg
Uferstraße 28, D-96450 Coburg
Phone: +49 (0) 95 61 / 27 07 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 95 61 / 27 07 - 29, - 27
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Internet: www.eichner-org.com

Managing director:

Bernd H. Kirsch

Commercial register:

EICHNER Organisation GmbH & Co. KG
District court Coburg HRA 4042

Personally liable partner:

EICHNER Verwaltungs-GmbH
District court Coburg HRB 2953

Turnover tax ID (in accordance with § 27 a of the German law on turnover tax, the Umsatzsteuergesetz):

DE 813 796 429

Headquarters of the company:

Coburg

Copyright notice

The content and programs on this website are protected by our copyright. We reserve all rights. Parts of this website may contain images, texts, or sounds that are subject to third-party copyright. Information from this website, including texts, images and sounds may not be reproduced, transferred, distributed or stored without written permission from the publisher unless otherwise expressly specified. Modification of the content of this website is expressly prohibited.

Links

On the Internet pages of the EICHNER Organisation GmbH, there are various links to external content in order to increase the information content of the application. The publishers of the corresponding sites are exclusively responsible for that external content. The EICHNER Organisation GmbH as well as the persons responsible for this website expressly distance themselves from the presentation of and the information content of further links.

Guarantee

The information is made available by the EICHNER Organisation without any assurances or guarantees of any kind, whether explicit or implicit. All implicit guarantees regarding the marketability, the suitability for certain purposes or the non-violation of laws or patents are also excluded. Even if we assume the information we give is accurate, it may nevertheless contain errors or inaccuracies.

Image copyrights

All rights for the images from Fotolia.de lie with Fotolia or the corresponding author.
All rights for the images from 123rf.com lie with 123rf or the corresponding author.
All rights for the images from Arco-Images.com lie with Arco-Images or the corresponding author.

Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data protection

General

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.

How do we collect your data?

Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.

Analytics and third-party tools

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.

Hinweis zur verantwortlichen Stelle

Notice concerning the party responsible for this website:

EICHNER Organisation GmbH & Co. KG
Postfach 15 38, D-96405 Coburg
Uferstraße 28, D-96450 Coburg
Telefon: 0 95 61 / 27 07 - 0
Telefax: 0 95 61 / 27 07 - 29, - 27
E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

Your rights

Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payments on this website

If you enter into a contract which requires you to send us your payment information (e.g. account number for direct debits), we will require this data to process your payment.

Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are only made via encrypted SSL or TLS connections. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon in your browser line is visible.

In the case of encrypted communication, any payment details you submit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

Opposition to promotional emails

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

3. Data protection officer

Statutory data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Data Protection UG, Allersdorf 19, 95463 Bindlach
E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

The following cookies were set by the website

The cookies on this website are disabled.
This decision can be reversed anytime by clicking the below button "Allow Cookies".

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

These data will not be combined with data from other sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Contact form

Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.

We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website in order to access additional functions offered here. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.

To inform you about important changes such as those within the scope of our site or technical changes, we will use the email address specified during registration.

We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

We will continue to store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain registered on our website. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.

Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transmitted when entering into a contract with online shops, retailers, and mail order

We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract, for example, to companies entrusted to deliver goods to your location or banks entrusted to process your payments. Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Data transferred when signing up for services and digital content

We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments.

Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

5. Analytics and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

Browser plugin

You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objecting to the collection of data

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the link above (next to the list of cookies). An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Outsourced data processing

We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic data collection by Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics' demographic features. This allows reports to be generated containing statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This collected data cannot be attributed to any specific individual person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account or you can forbid the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Refusal of data collection".

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.

Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

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