Herstal Group
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Native name | French: groupe Herstal S.A. |
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| Type | Public |
| Industry | Firearms |
| Predecessor | Fabrique Nationale Browning International |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Philippe Claessens (CEO) Patrick Vogne (CFO) |
| Products | Firearms, Ammunitions, Accessories, Optoelectronics, Clothing |
| Brands | FN Herstal Browning Winchester Miroku |
| Revenue |  € 800.5 million (2017)[1] |
| € 25 million (2017)[1] | |
| Owner | Walloon Region[2] |
Number of employees | >2,500 (2015) |
| Divisions | Defense and Security Division Hunting and Sports Shooting Division[3] |
| Website | www.herstalgroup.be |
Herstal Group is the parent company of small-arms brands manufacturing companies FN Herstal, U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester) and Browning Arms Company. It is based in Liège, Belgium, with offices in nine other European countries, North America and Asia. It has a corporate partnership with Japanese company, Miroku Co.,Ltd..[4] Since 1997, Herstal Group has been 100% owned by the Walloon Region of Belgium, who purchased the remaining shares from GIAT.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Herstal Group Plateaus in 2017 after five years continuous growth".
- ^ Jump up to: a b Herstal Group. "125 Years of History - Herstal Group". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ Herstal Group. "Activities - Herstal Group". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ Groupe Herstal S.A. - International Directory of Company Histories
External links[]
- Official website
- Report: Profiling the Small Arms Industry - World Policy Institute - Research Project
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- Belgian companies established in 1889
- Firearm manufacturers of Belgium
- Manufacturing companies established in 1889
- Herstal
- Companies based in Liège (province)
- Government-owned companies of Belgium