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QFM Fernmelde- und Elektromontages GmbH
Quante was an independent German manufacturer of telecommunications
equipment, founded in 1892 by locksmith Wilhelm Quante. The company
survived WWII and was renamed several times. In many respects,
Quante can be seen as one of the pioneers of the telecom industry,
especially in Germany. At the height of its success (1999), just before
it was taken over by the American 3M (2000), the
company had an annual turnover of 700 Million DM (350 Million Euro),
a profit of 10.9 Million DM (5.4 Million Euro) and 2400 employees on
its payrol. Quante partly lives on as QFM.
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Quante equipment on this website
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The company was founded in 1892 by locksmith Wilhelm Quante and was initially
based in Elberfeld (Germany), concentrating on the manufacture of heating
devices. Af few years later it started to take on repair jobs
for telephone and telegraph lines of the German Post Office
(Kaiserlichen Post).
In 1910, the name was changed to Fabrik für Telegrafenbaumaterialen
und Apparate and later to: Wilhelm Quante Spezialfabrik für Apparate
der Fernmeldetechnik [1].
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During World War II (WWII)
(between 1942 and 1944), Quante used female convicts
from Russia and Ukraine, but not much is known about this period.
In 1967, the name of the company was changed to Quante Fernmeldemontagen
GmbH (Quante Communications Manufacturing Ltd).
In 1988 the company was changed to a Publicly Listed Company (Plc),
and entered the stock market on 22 March 1991 as Quante AG.
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In 2000, Quante AG was taken over by 3M and became a subsidary of 3M.
After a restructuring in 2003, the company's premises in Wuppertal was
given up and was moved to Neuss (Germany) [2].
The activities have since been integrated with 3M's and the name Quante
gradually disappeared.
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In 2005, after a management buy-out (MBO), Quante Fernmeldemontagen GmbH
was established. The new company specialises in the field of cableing,
networks and maintenance. In 2007, the company was renamed once again, and is
now called QFM Fernmelde- und Elektromontagen GmbH [1].
With offices in Berlin, Hamburg-Norderstedt, Wuppertal and Sindelfingen
(Germany), and over 200 employees (2013), they are still
in business today (2022) [3].
➤ QFM website
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Quante is known under the following names:
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- Wilhelm Quante
- Fabrik für Telegrafenbaumaterialen und Apparate
- Wilhelm Quante Spezialfabrik für Apparate der Fernmeldetechnik
- Quante Fernmeldemontagen GmbH
- Quante AG
- 3M
- Quante Fernmeldemontagen GmbH
- QFM Fernmelde- und Elektromontagen GmbH
- QFM
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