- F. Dick
Friedr. DICK has been a German manufacturing company since 1778. It manufactures tools and machines for butchers, tool sharpeners, kitchen knives and craftsmen's tools and files.
=History=Johann Friedrich Dick founded the company in 1778 to manufacture files. It continued in the manufacture of files as its main product line until 1873, when Paul Friedrich Dick took over the company and began the production of sharpening steels.
One hundred years after the founding of the company, a factory in Esslingen began construction and 20 employees were hired to run the company's first file production machine. In 1889, Friedr. Dick built a new factory in Kollwitz/Fleischmannstrasse in Esslingen, employing 100 people and expanding the product line to include butcher knives, cleavers and other specialized tools. Files manufactured ranged from the smallest watchmaker's file to the largest (over 45cm in length) square file.
Today, Friedr. Dick employs over 240 people, producing several different lines of butcher knives, tools, sharpeners, grinders, kitchen knives and accessories.
=Addresses=Friedr. DICK GmbH & Co. KG
RG Esslingen, HRA 2272DICK Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Deizisau
RG Esslingen HRB 4332
CEO: Wilhelm Leuze
Dipl. Ing. Horst LöhnertFriedr. DICK Corp. New York
General Manager: Wilhelm Leuze, Germany=Brand Names=
* DICKORONSharpening steels utilizing sapphire surfaces for both honing and sharpening.
* ErgogripButcher knives
* Master GripButcher knives
* Rapid SteelNon-traditional sharpening/honing steel
* MulticutSpecialty steel for butchers
* DICK 2000Specialty steel for butchers
* PremierProfessional grade, forged kitchen knives
* SuperiorProfessional grade, wood handled, stamped kitchen knives
* Pro-DynamicProfessional grade, lightweight polymer handled, stamped kitchen knives
* EurocutEconomical, stamped kitchen knives
* Von den SteinenCircular machine knives, saws= External links =
* [http://www.dick.de Friedr. Dick main site]
* [http://www.fdick.com Friedr. Dick USA site]
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