# Sortimo

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{{Infobox company
| name = '''Sortimo International GmbH'''
| logo = Sortimo Logo.svg
| logo_size = 180px
| type = Ltd.
| foundation = [Germany](/source/Germany), 1973
| founder = Herbert Dischinger (died 2009)
| location = Zusmarshausen, Germany
| key_people = General management: Reinhold Braun, Klaus Emler
| num_employees = 500 (2009)
| industry = In-vehicle equipment
| homepage = https://www.mysortimo.com/
}}
'''Sortimo''' is a German manufacturer of in-vehicle equipment, primarily van shelvings and plastic boxes and cases.  Its name is an abbreviation of the German phrase ''sortiment mobil''.  ("mobile assortment")  The company is headquartered in [Zusmarshausen](/source/Zusmarshausen), [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), and as of 2009 had approximately 500 employees.

==History==
Sortimo International [GmbH](/source/GmbH) was founded by Herbert Dischinger in 1973 as a subsidiary of Sortimo Grundstücks and Beteiligungs-GmbH ("Property and Participation GmbH").<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Discover Sortimo's Company History |url=https://www.mysortimo.com/en/company/about-us/history }}</ref>  Dischinger developed a metal case for the safe transport of parts and tools, the dimensions of which soon became an industry standard.  The dimensions of the company's products were designed for combined usage, with boxes fitting into cases and cases fitting into the in-vehicle equipment.

In its early years, the Sortimo subcontracted its manufacturing operations to other companies; however, in 1980, the company began its own manufacturing operations.  The company's first manufacturing facility was located in [Biburg](/source/Biburg) near [Diedorf](/source/Diedorf).  In 1992, multiple production sites were centralised at a new plant in Zusmarshausen, which continues to be the company's central manutfacturing site.

In 1990, the Sortimo the subsidiary was organized into its own separate company, Sortimo International Ausrüstungssysteme für Servicefahrzeuge GmbH. ("Equipment Systems for Service Vehicles GmbH")  In 1994, it became the first company in its industry to receive the DIN EN [ISO 9001](/source/ISO_9000) quality management certification.  Its products are also [TÜV](/source/T%C3%9CV) certified.

The company added a new logistics center beginning in the spring of 2008.,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sortimo Shop USA |url=https://www.mysortimo.us/en_US/company/about-us/history |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=www.mysortimo.us}}</ref> and, in 2018, the company built a 4000 car [EV charging station](/source/Charging_station) on the A8 highway at [Zusmarshausen](/source/Zusmarshausen) between [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart) and [Munich](/source/Munich).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmidt |first=Bridie |date=2018-11-27 |title=Germany gets huge EV charging station for 4,000 electric cars |url=https://thedriven.io/2018/11/27/germany-gets-huge-ev-charging-station-for-4000-electric-cars/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=The Driven |language=en-US}}</ref> At the time,  this was the largest EV charging station in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayre |first=James |date=2017-09-13 |title="World's Largest Charging Station" To Open In 2018 In Germany |url=https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/13/company-planning-worlds-largest-ev-fast-charging-station-along-a8-germany/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=CleanTechnica |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.sortimo.com The website for Sortimo International GmbH]
* [http://www.sortimo-speedwave.de/Rootpage-Speedwave.53.0.html?&L=1 The website for Sortimo Speedwave GmbH]

Category:Auto parts suppliers of Germany
Category:Companies based in Bavaria
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1973
Category:Computer storage systems
Category:1973 establishments in West Germany
Category:Tool manufacturing companies of Germany

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