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Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG is a discounter for home and garden from Bissendorf in the district of Osnabrück, which sells a solid range of own brands and special items.

founding [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

The company was founded in 1986 by Thomas Philipps with the first two branches in Dinslaken and Geldern and five employees. [2] [3] With the introduction of the D-Mark in 1990, the company opened the first “East Market” in Lübz. [4] In 1993 Thomas Philipps already had 50 branches nationwide. [5] In the same year the new central administration in Bissendorf moved into it. [6]

Expansion [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

In 1994 the first branch outside of Germany was opened in Vilnius (Lithuania). [7] By 2016, Thomas Philipps opened 6 branches there. [8]

In 1995 Thomas Philipps already had 100 branches. [5] In 1997 a new logistics center in Niemegk [9] opened and a central warehouse in half. [ten] [11] On June 15, 1998, Thomas Philipps opened his first plant specialist market in Bissendorf under the name “Blumen Jan”, which was now closed again. [twelfth] In 1999 the company already had 150 branches, 2003 already 200. [5] In 2003, other branches of the “Flowers Jan” in Wiefelstede and Stadtlohn were also opened. [6]

Also in 2003, Thomas Philipps began building a new logistics center in Melle, which was put into operation in 2004. [3] The company has also been expanding at its branch in Melle since 2020. [13]

The company founder Thomas Philipps died on November 27, 2019 at the age of 81. [14]

In 2021 and 2022 the company received the “Best Deal” award and 2022 the award “Fairiest company” from Deutschland Test. [15] [16] In March 2022 it opened its first market in Köflach (Austria) [7] , two more in the same year. [17]

Headquarters [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

At five locations in Germany, over 700 employees in logistics and administration are employed. [2]

The managing partner of Thomas Philipps is André Philipps, the son of the company founder Thomas Philipps. [3] [18] In 2020, the company generated sales of EUR 682.7 million. [first] Thomas Philipps is still a family business.

Logistics [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

The locations of Thomas Philipps’s logistics centers are Melle, Niemegk and Halbe. [2]

The area in Melle comprises five hectares. [19] Around 14,000 different items are stored in this logistics center, up to 100 trucks of service providers control this daily and around 2000 pallets leave it every day. [20] In Niemegk there is storage capacity for 40,000 euro pallets in automated high-bay warehouse. Around ten million packages for Thomas Philipps markets are compiled here every year, which is around 40,000 to 50,000 individual packages a day. 59 to 100 trucks leave the warehouse every day. [21]

The central warehouse in half with a total area of ​​27,000 square meters leaves around 240,000 euro pallets a year. [21]

Noticed [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

There are 250 other Thomas Philipps branches in which 3,500 people are employed. However, these are managed by independent market managers and the employees are employees of the market manager. [2]

Thomas Philipps sells a range of around 18,000 articles. These include special items from the areas of household goods, household chemistry, cosmetics, food, garden and home improvement needs, camping articles, shoes, electrical appliances, drinks, gift items, pet food, textiles, stationery and tools. [5] The range of goods also includes branded items and own brands of the company, such as: B. the brands TAS (tools and accessories), “The Green Jan” for garden items, keona and changing seasonal items. [7] [22] [23] Thomas Philipps also leads an online shop. [3]

social commitment [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

From 2014 to 2016, Thomas Philipps supported donations by donations generated by the income of a golf tournament, the associations of heart wishes e.V. and the Catholic Association for Social Services (SKM). [24]

Since 2019, Thomas Philipp’s main sponsor of the Osnabrück Zoo and has the sponsorship for the young zebra “Franz”, which was born in June 2019. [25] The company has also been supporting the aid organization a heart for children since 2019, in which it donated a euro for every fir tree bought there. [26] [27]

In 2020, Thomas Philipps also supported the Osnabrück Arche by putting the interior facility for the new property of the association. [28] Under the motto “Only goes together!” Thomas Philipps supported the “Action Germany helps” for emergency aid as part of the flood disaster. [29]

Climate protection [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

In 2022, Thomas Philipps was awarded a winner for sustainable commitment by the Magazin Focus Money as part of a study by Deutschland Test and Service Value. [30]

The company operates an area of ​​45,500 m² with photovoltaic systems on 19 commercially and 8 agricultural property objects. [5] [thirty first]

Thomas Philipps also supports climate protection projects in the afforestation area. For this purpose, for example, it works with local forest authorities to create new forests or started a joint project with the climate protection organization Plant-my-Tree for its 35th anniversary. The company planted 3,500 trees near Hohenaspe as a mixed forest. In 2022, another 6,500 trees near the logistics location are planted in half. [32]

Thomas Philipps also supported the environmental project “AKA 500”, for which it, among others. an area in Melle provided for biotope design. [33] [34]

In the Thomas Philipps special item market in Bramsche-Hesepe, a sign with the inscription “EU citizen warmly welcomed” was hung up, which excluded the asylum seekers in the nearby refugee recording camp. Access to the branch was denied by security personnel. According to this, there would have been increasing thefts, which the police denied. National media reported the incidents after Some politicians publicly put pressure on the company. [35] [36]

  1. ↑ a b c Annual financial statements of Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG on the financial year from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Published in the Federal Gazette on March 17th, 2022
  2. ↑ a b c d New life for former Tegut market in Steinweg. In: Meininger Tageblatt, p. 7. 11 August 2022.
  3. ↑ a b c d Thomas Philipps. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, p. 32. June 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ 15 years on the market. In: Schweriner Volkszeitung, p. 15. 11. August 2006.
  5. ↑ a b c d It is The focus: the family company Thomas Philipps. In: Auto experience – the automobile service magazine of the Wettkamp Group. No. 27, February 2022. Accessed on November 19, 2022 .
  6. ↑ a b Corporate history. In: Thomas Philipps. Accessed on September 20, 2022 (German).
  7. ↑ a b c Heike Krusch: Thomas Philipps with the first Austria branch. In: Kleine Zeitung, p. 24 March 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ Ulrich Schütz: Leverkusen: Special post “Philipps” moves into the Fixheide. In: Rp. July 19, 2016, accessed on October 7th, 2022 .
  9. ↑ Thomas Wachs: Neverthrow Logistics location of Thomas Philipps attracts apprentices. In: Märkische Allgemeine, p. 17. 18 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Andreas Richter: Moving within the city / Norma changes the location – Thomas Philipps does not plan a special item. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. January 10, 2008.
  11. ↑ Best opportunities for business director: there is still a lot of potential in the Schenkenlande / Location between Berlin and Dresden. In: Märkische Allgemeine, p. 2. February 28, 2012.
  12. ↑ Flower-Jan plant market. In: Flower-Jan. Accessed on October 20, 2022 .
  13. ↑ Simone digs: Thomas Philipps plans extension in Melle. In: NUT. 14. October 2021, accessed on October 7th, 2022 .
  14. ↑ Bissendorf entrepreneur Thomas Philipps is dead , noz.de, December 4, 2019.
  15. ↑ Thorsten Jacobs: Service provider and dealer with the best deals. In: Germany test. 16. May 2022, accessed on November 19, 2022 .
  16. ↑ Stefanie Haberstock: The fairest of their future. In: Focus.de. July 1, 2022, accessed on November 19, 2022 .
  17. ↑ Oberwart: Discount Thomas Philipps opened the first branch in Burgenland. In: Meinbezirk.at. 3. October 2022, accessed on October 7th, 2022 .
  18. ↑ Rainer Westendorf: 3,30,000 euros for schools in Ostercappeln. In: Wittlager Kreisblatt, p. 9 August 1, 2022.
  19. ↑ Simone digs: Thomas Philipps wants to expand in Melle, a commitment to | Noz. 29. May 2019, accessed on October 7th, 2022 .
  20. ↑ Karsten Grosser: Coverage for 14,000 articles. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, p. 32. June 11, 2018.
  21. ↑ a b Thomas Wachs: Neverthical Logistics Location of Thomasphilipps attracts apprentices. In: Märkische Allgemeine – Fläming -Echo, p. 17. 18 February 2022.
  22. ↑ The company philosophy. In: Westfalen-Blatt. January 3, 2012.
  23. ↑ keona Trademark of Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG. Application Number: 018622504 :: Trademark Elite Trademarks. Accessed on October 7th, 2022 .
  24. ↑ Arenshorst: Two days of golf for good purposes. In: Wittlager Kreisblatt, p. 23. June 15, 2016.
  25. ↑ Sebastian Stricker: very close to the rhinos. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, p. 12. July 22, 2019.
  26. ↑ 150,000 euros from Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG – “A heart for children”. Accessed on October 7th, 2022 .
  27. ↑ “A heart for children”: the night of big hearts. In: PICTURE. December 8, 2019, accessed on October 7th, 2022 .
  28. ↑ Niels Star: New “Arche” in the Schinkel opens its doors. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, p. 15. June 20, 2020.
  29. ↑ Millions of donation from Bissendorf – Thomas Philipps helps flood victims. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung Wallenhorst, p. 22 August 6, 2022.
  30. ↑ Thorsten Jacobs: Study sustainability – with a clear conscience. In: Focus Money. Accessed on September 22, 2022 .
  31. ↑ Sustainability. In: Thomas Philipps. Accessed on October 7th, 2022 (German).
  32. ↑ Thomas Philipps GmbH & Co. KG-Official platinum climate protection partner from Plant-My-Tre. In: https://plant-my-tree.de/ . Accessed on September 22, 2022 (German).
  33. ↑ Project “500 AKA- 500 people active for climate and species protection in the Osnabrück district” project focus in Melle and Ostercappeln. In: Osnastadtkreisblogger. 7. June 2021, accessed on October 7th, 2022 (German).
  34. ↑ We can only say: “Thank you !!!!” 500 people active for climate and species protection in the city and district of Osnabrück. Accessed on October 7th, 2022 (German).
  35. ↑ Shopping not for everyone. In: taz. 24. August 2013, accessed on May 4, 2022 .
  36. ↑ Solidarity demonstrations in Bramsche-Hesepe. Accessed on May 4, 2022 .