!!!Swarovski & Co

Swarovski & Co., manufacturers of cut crystal-glass products 
(gemstones, decorative objects, chandelier pendants, design objects), 
lighting systems, reflectors for use in traffic and of products 
combined with natural stones. Moved from Bohemia to Wattens (Tirol) in 
1895; the brothers Manfred and Daniel  Swarovski made it the largest 
manufacturer of glass stones and crystal glass. Others parts of the 
business are Swarovski Optik (Habicht binoculars) and the abrasives 
factory in Schwaz  TYROLIT-Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski KG. The 
housing estate built by Swarovski & Co for their employees is of 
exemplary quality. In 1995 Swarovski & Co opened the multi-media event 
"Kristallwelten" (crystal worlds), designed by A.  Heller, at Wattens. 
In 1999 the company employed 11,000 staff worldwide, of which 4,000 in 
Austria; consolidated turnover 1.99 billion.


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