Horst Brandstätter
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Horst Brandstätter is the owner of the German
company Brandstätter Group
. The company was founded by Andreas Brandstätter
in 1876.
Horst Brandstätter joined the family firm in 1954. His support of the inventor Hans Beck
allowed the company to begin production on what became the popular toy Playmobil
, prototypes of which had been developed by Beck at the company. The 1973 oil crisis
necessitated the creation of a toy whose production required little solid plastic
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
company Brandstätter Group
Brandstätter Group
Brandstätter Group is a German company, headquartered in Zirndorf, Bavaria. The group is composed of toy company Playmobil, Playmobil 1.2.3 Ltd, Inmold Ltd, Hob Electronics Ltd, Hob Components Ltd, HOB Inc., HOB GmbH & Co KG, and Hob Software Ltd.In 1876, the company was founded by Andreas...
. The company was founded by Andreas Brandstätter
Andreas Brandstätter
Andreas Brandstätter was a German diplomat. He was born in Kiel in 1959. At the age of 21 he became a United Nations worker. After working in Kiel for a long period, in 1985 he went to live in Geneva. He traveled to many countries like Senegal, Sudan, and Libya. When he got to Libya he married a...
in 1876.
Horst Brandstätter joined the family firm in 1954. His support of the inventor Hans Beck
Hans Beck
Hans Beck was the German inventor of the toy Playmobil. He is thus often called "The Father of Playmobil."...
allowed the company to begin production on what became the popular toy Playmobil
Playmobil
Playmobil is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group , headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany.New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team are frequently introduced by Brandstätter. Some of these, such as promotional products, are only produced in limited quantities...
, prototypes of which had been developed by Beck at the company. The 1973 oil crisis
1973 oil crisis
The 1973 oil crisis started in October 1973, when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries or the OAPEC proclaimed an oil embargo. This was "in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military" during the Yom Kippur war. It lasted until March 1974. With the...
necessitated the creation of a toy whose production required little solid plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
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