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According
to a press release from SPIETH Gymnastics GmbH Esslingen the
constructor of gymnastics apparatus REUTHER has separated with
immediate effect from their Dutch licensee Janssen & Fritsen.
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Reuther
Construction Seal
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With
the concentration on the market leader SPIETH the demand for high
quality, which has been defined for decades already, should be
realised even better. Through this SPIETH Gymnastic, being the
first licensee for the original REUTHER springboards up to the
complete program for elite sports apparatus, is due to its‘
consequent production and sales politics in Europe being
integrated even closer by the company REUTHER. The company SPIETH
Gymnastic has proved its‘ competence and market position in the
area of elite sports gymnastics apparatus many times through
providing the equipment for eight Olympic Games and numerous
World- and European Championships, Asian Games and
FIG-tours.
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“Through
this step we want to prove coaches and athletes that the construction seal
“ORIGINAL REUTHER“ has kept its‘ acknowledged rank and will even
extend it“, as could be heared from the company SPIETH.
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Jac Janssen
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The owner of the
Dutch company Janssen & Fritsen, Jac
Janssen, reacts on the release from the company SPIETH
Gymnastic as follows:
"This
press release by Spieth is incomplete and partly not correct:
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1.
Absolutely wrong is the phrase: “...
with immediate effect”...
The separation Janssen & Fritsen /
Reuther has taken place already on December 31st, 1999.
2.
It is being assumed that Reuther has now decided to concentrate on Spieth
only...
This
misrepresentation of facts is not acceptable. The lack of new developments
by Reuther and the new
economic
development in Europe have been the reasons for the separation
J&F/Reuther in 1999.
Facts
are the following:
Janssen
& Fritsen have
been the ones who started through a letter on February 17th,
1996 to end the up-to-then existing triangle relationship between J&F-Reuther-Spieth.
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In
this triangle relationship the German market was closed for Janssen
& Fritsen. This
restriction of our commercial opportunities could no longer be
accepted by us in a Europe were borders between the different
countries have disappeared more and more.
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J&F
has hold its‘ position by opening an own branch in Germany and
finally Reuther has cancelled the contract with J&F (which existed
since 1965) in a letter on Sept. 24th, 1998 to the date
31/12/99.
3.
It is being assumed that Janssen & Fritsen from today on can’t built
certain apparatus anymore...
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The
legal agreement between J&F and Reuther gives Janssen &
Fritsen the opportunity to continue building all apparatus which had
been produced up to then. However, since the end of 1999 the major
part of the apparatus built by us are our own constructions,
although the traces of the old Reuther-times can be clearly found in
them.
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Through
permanent improvement our product line will depart more and more
from the Spieth-apparatus in future.
Briefly
spoken: J&F
will continue producing and delivering all apparatus, with which the
successful World Championships 2001 in Ghent have been organised,
- also to Germany.
4.
It is being assumed that the position of Spieth gets stronger...
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In
former times, when Richard Reuther still was alive, Reuther had many
competent licensees in Europe. After J&F have gone their own way
since Dec. 31st, 1999, they have only Spieth who builds the
Reuther-apparatus which hasn’t changed since a couple of years.
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The
weakening of the position from Spieth on the international area in
future will probably also take place on the German market due to the
open competition since the end of 1999.
The
German gymnastics clubs can only win through this.
Jac Janssen
Helmond/Niederlande
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(Translation:
Lisa Worthmann
gymmedia)
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