Why we are the global market leader

STÖBICH Brandschutz has been listed in the encyclopaedia of German world market leaders since 2010. What does this mean in concrete terms?

Our more than 40-year company history is based on the many product ideas and developments of our company founder Dr Jochen Stöbich, e.g. the first fire protection closure for continuous conveyor technology or the first textile fire protection solutions. From a one-man business to an internationally active group of companies with an official listing as world market leader - that is the STÖBICH success story.
The background to the ranking is explained in more detail here.

The organisation
Die Deutsche Wirtschaft (DDW) is the open information network of German managing directors, company owners and thought leaders. The main focus is on the approximately 250,000 shareholders and managing directors of the 35,000 largest companies in Germany (turnover of approx. 5 million euros or more). Together with Florian Langenscheidt and Bernd Venohr, DDW publishes the encyclopaedia of German world market leaders. It includes global stars such as Volkswagen as well as hidden champions, including STÖBICH.

The ranking
With the scientific support of Professor Dr Bernd Venohr, the world market leaders - currently 1,495 - are determined according to strict criteria in an in-depth analysis. Thanks to our strong export performance, corporate management "made in Germany" and global niche dominance, STÖBICH has been included in the lexicon of German world market leaders. STÖBICH is currently ranked 1,122nd, a position that we have not bought, but rather earned as an innovative medium-sized company. And when you consider that we are a hidden champion, we can be all the more proud of our title.

What is a hidden champion?
Unknown and yet successful worldwide - this is how you can describe the term "hidden champion". Hidden champions are not recognised by the general public as they are usually only found in a niche market. In our case, this is structural fire protection: our systems are installed all over the world, whether in the Eiffel Tower in Paris or Apple Park in Silicon Valley. What hardly anyone realises is that of the 3,000 or so hidden champions worldwide, almost half are based in Germany.

The "German Global Market Leader" seal is regarded as proof of quality and trust in technology and market leadership. We can continue to wear it with pride, as you can read in our ➥ entry.