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Grundig began in 1930 with the establishment of a store named Fürth, Grundig & Wurzer (RVF), which sold radios. After the Second World War, Max Grundig recognized the need for radios in Germany, and in 1947 built the ‘Heinzelmann’, a Grundig radio without tubes that was not officially a radio.

while a factory and administration centre were built at Fürth. In 1951, the first television sets were manufactured at the new facility. At the time Grundig was the largest radio manufacturer in Europe. Divisions in Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe were established..

1947
The Heinzelmann is so successful that a new production site is called for. The first factory halls are established on the site of a former spa bath on the Kurgartenstraße.

1948
The currency reform brings about a stable economic situation. The demand for consumer goods is enormous. Grundig makes its first complete radio, the Weltklang. Four tubes and six circuits ensure excellent reception.

1949
The 150,000th radio is produced. The company continues to grow: an office building and a three-storey production plant are built.

A new product is manufactured: the 186 B/GW. This was the nondescript name for one of the first portable cabinet radios, which is a radio inside a case. One year later the radio, now called Grundig Boy, becomes a hit on the market.

By the mid-50s Grundig was the largest radio manufacturer in Europe with facilities in Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe.

1952
The Heinzelmann was a success and Grundig was soon able to open a factory. This was soon followed by the first Grundig TV, developed for the first German television channel launched in 1952. In that same year Grundig developed the first portable tape recorder

1953
Although television is the focus of attention, most TV sets are much too expensive.. The Grundig Television Receiver 210, however, is affordable. Features of the set: a table television with 14-inch screen.

1954
The implementation of very short frequency (VHF) radio opens the field for new sound quality and dynamic side speakers create a 3-D sound. The top appliance from this time is the 5050W/3 D with five speakers, eleven AM and FM circuits, which can receive VHF as well as short, medium and long wave.

1955
During the next decade the portable transistor Grundig radio, portable tape recorders, dictation machines and music players with stereo sound were all exciting new Grundig products at the cutting edge of consumer electronics.

1957
Grundig acquired a majority shareholding in the typewriter manufacturers Triumph and Adler. This led to the creation of the largest tape recorder factory in the world in Bayreuth.

1960
In 1960 Grundig expanded beyond Germany for the first time, establishing a tape recorder factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1960 also saw the launch of new TV channels and, in response, Grundig TVs were upgraded to receive VHF, as well as the first wireless ultrasound remote control.

In the Audio sector Grundig introduced a modular system with separate components (radio, stereo amplifiers, record player, tape recorder, separate speaker units and even a 3-D sound device). Customers could build their own hi-fi system and incorporate it into their living room design.

1962
Another new Grundig tape recorder factory opened in Nuremberg-Langwasser in 1962.

1965
Grundig established a second overseas factory in Portugal. By the following year Grundig had sold a total of 16.5 million appliances world-wide.

1967
Saw the introduction of colour television and Grundig responded with a series of exciting products.

Grundig introduced the compact cassette player in 1967 and later a cassette tape player for cars.

1969
A new Grundig TV factory started production in Rovereto, Italy, followed the next year by a new colour TV factory and a plastics production plant in Nuremberg-Langwasser.

In 1969 Grundig offered its customers Europe's first hi-fi amplifier with built-in equaliser, which became one of the best performers on the market. In the early 70s dramatic improvements were achieved in speaker sound, including quadrophonic playback of stereo channels.

The other major development of these years was home video recorders. Grundig also launched radio alarm clocks with digital rather than analogue display and a new Grundig radio for the car with an automatic station search.

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