| Steilmann Group | |
| Industry: | Textile |
| Hq Location City: | Wattenscheid |
| Hq Location Country: | Germany |
| Num Employees: | Over 18,000 |
| Num Employees Year: | 1998 |
| Founder: | Klaus Steilmann |
Steilmann was a German textile group which had its headquarters in Wattenscheid (Bochum) and at its 1998 peak employed over 18,000 people. After near-bankruptcy in 2006 broke up the group, some parts continue to use the Steilmann name.
Founded in 1958 by Klaus Steilmann (1929–2009),[1] the Steilmann Group at its peak in 1998 employed over 18,000 people in 14 countries, and had turnover of nearly 1.5bn DM.[2] With increasing difficulties from increased competition in the sector after 1998, Steilmann narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2006, its parts being sold to the Radici Group (Miro Radici AG),[3] which had previously acquired parts of Steilmann, including Steilmann Eastern Europe in 2003.http://www.steilmann-osteuropa.de/english/content.php?BEREICH=unternehmen&NAV=1.0&TPL=tpl_kurzportraet.html
Klaus Steilmann died on 13 November 2009.[4]