International Directory of Company Histories | Victorinox AG - Introduction

Introduction

Schmiedgasse 57
CH-6438
Ibach-Schwyz
Switzerland
Telephone: 41 (0) 41 81 81 211
Fax: 41 (0) 41 81 81 511
Web site: http://www.victorinox.com

Private Company
Incorporated: 1891 as Swiss Cutlery Guild
Employees: 1,000
Sales: $337.1 million (2005 est.)
NAIC: 332211 Cutlery and Flatware (Except Precious) Manufacturing; 332212 Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing

For more than 100 years, Victorinox AG has supplied knives to Swiss Army soldiers. Each day, the company produces 34,000 Swiss Army knives, 38,000 pocket tools, and 30,000 household, kitchen, and professional knives. Approximately 90 percent of its production is exported to more than 100 countries. From repairing the space shuttle to emergency tracheotomies, Victorinox's products have been used throughout the world. In fact, several U.S. presidents have commissioned personalized versions of the Swiss Army pocket knife and the Museum of Modern Art in New York features Victorinox's products in its design collection.