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Over the years, more and more toy manufacturers and brands were acquired. Initially, only five people worked at Simba Toys. Today there are 2700 employees worldwide. The toy range comprises over 10,000 articles. In addition to Fuerth, the company's headquarters are located in Langeais and Lavans in
542:(acquired in 1999): Production and distribution of sheet metal vehicles as well as miniature models of vehicles mainly in the scales 1:90, 1:87 (H0), 1:43 and 1:32 (nominal size 1), mainly made of die-cast zinc 522:(acquired in 1993): Production and distribution of vehicles of all kinds. In addition to its own Carson brand, Dickie sells products under the Tamiya (since 1986) and Scalextric brands in Germany 471:. Over 70% of the whole turnover is generated through foreign market sales. The Simba Dickie Group has subsidiaries in 30 countries worldwide and 8 production facilities. They also make 497:
France, Hong Kong, Doetinchem and California. In addition to production sites in various European and Asian countries, the Group has a global sales network.
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Wolfgang Sauerborn had already founded the company, which was later renamed Dickie Toys, in 1971. This was taken over by Simba Toys after his death in 1993.
515:: Production and distribution of dolls, baby toys, children's household appliances and musical toys (e.g. Steffi Love, Madeleine and My Musik World) 487:
The foundation stone for what would later become the Simba Dickie Group was laid in 1993 when the two companies Simba Toys and Dickie Toys merged.
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Simba Toys was founded in 1982 by Fritz Sieber and his son Michael in Fuerth. Initially, the company primarily imported from the Far East.
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Total turnover rose from 500 million euros in 2009 to 616 million euros in 2018. Around 70 percent of turnover is generated abroad.
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In March 2013, Siso (Sieber & Sohn) took over the model train manufacturer Märklin.
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