At hostettler everything revolves (in the widest sense of the word) around the wheel: bicycles, motorcycles, cars and everything connected with them. With more than 500 employees, this family-owned business, which was founded over 100 years ago and is now organised in eight independent trading companies, is now one of the major economic motors in central Switzerland. Optimum use of synergies is made within the hostettler group. One of the key factors for this success is a centrally organised, efficient logistics network. Through the services they provide, each company helps to ensure that hostettler offers a seamless flow of goods in the logistics chain from the time they are purchased until they are distributed to the various sales channels.

As Swiss market leaders the hostettler companies import, distribute and manufacture high-quality brandname products for the bicycle and motorcycle segments as well as the trend sport, automotive component and engine technology sectors. The aim of the hostettler group is to optimise its products and services in association with its international trading partners and thus further consolidate its leading position in the respective markets. The key to its success is a long-term strategy, underpinned by the trust of business partners around the world and the expertise of its staff.

The hostettler group exploits the synergies between its companies and divisions for centrally organised logistics operations. Its various buildings contain more than 104’000 m² of warehouse, sales and administrative space. More than 305’000 products and parts are being managed at any one time. In Switzerland an in-house fleet of vehicles consisting of five tractor trailers and more than 100 express delivery vans guarantee punctual product delivery.

In forming hostettler gmbh in 1991 and building an international distribution centre at Müllheim in southern Germany, hostettler paved the way for a successful future. At that time hostettler started to export its own brand of motorcycle clothing, iXS MOTORCYCLE FASHION, to Europe and later across the world. The policy of expanding into global markets is now being driven forward on a massive scale by various other hostettler group companies, all of whom participate in the modern distribution network.

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