Paul Leistner looks back on a long history. It has been producing needles since 1677 in Schwabach, a town renowned for needle production. The company employs around 40 people and manufactures needles and treated parts for the textile industry and other industries.
1677
The Leistner family begins producing pins in Nuremberg.
1949
Headquartered in Schwabach and company name ‘Bayerischen Nadelleistenfabrik Paul Leistner’
1998
‘Bayrischen Nadelleistenfabrik Paul Leistner’ is aquired by SAXONIA / HIT Groep.
2004
‘Bayrischen Nadelleistenfabrik Paul Leistner’ is taken over by the KERN-LIEBERS Group.
2014
Acquisition of production machinery for manufacturing pins and pin strips from the insolvency of Drei-S-Werk.
2018
Josef Gilch becomes managing director, optimises processes and prepares the company for new growth.
2023
Integration of Paul Leistner GmbH into Kern-Liebers GmbH & Co. KG under the textile division.
2025
In order to expand needle production, several machines from the insolvency of Schmauser in Schwabach are taken over.
2026
Aquisition by Gerald and Barbara Koinzer. Expansion of Georg Koinzer GmbH & Co. KG and tambula GmbH, which manufacture pinned products.