Herstal Group
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Native name | French: FN Browning Group S.A. |
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Firearms |
| Predecessor | Fabrique Nationale Browning International |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Julien Compère (CEO) Baudouin de Hepcée(CFO) |
| Products | Firearms, ammunitions, accessories, optoelectronics, clothing |
| Brands | FN Herstal Browning Winchester Miroku |
| Revenue |  € 907 million (2023)[1] |
| € 75 million (2023)[1] | |
| Owner | Walloon Region[2] |
Number of employees | >3,000 (2023) |
| Divisions | Defense and Security Division Hunting and Sports Shooting Division[3] |
| Website | www.fnbrowninggroup.com |
FN Browning Group,[4] formerly known as the Herstal Group, is the parent company of the small arms manufacturers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company, which market the Browning, Winchester and FN brands. It is headquartered in Liège, Belgium with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and France.[5] FN Browning Group is also a shareholder in the Japanese company, Miroku Co., Ltd.[6]
Since 1997, FN Browning Group has been 100% owned by the Walloon Region of Belgium, who purchased the remaining shares from GIAT.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bénéfice record pour le groupe Herstal, rebaptisé FN Browning". L'Echo (in French). Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Herstal Group. "125 Years of History - Herstal Group". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ Herstal Group. "Activities - Herstal Group". Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ "Défense : Groupe Herstal devient FN Browning Group". Le Soir (in French). 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Chiffre d'affaires record et changement de nom pour le groupe Herstal qui fête ses 135 ans". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Groupe Herstal S.A. - International Directory of Company Histories
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Report: Profiling the Small Arms Industry - World Policy Institute - Research Project
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