DONIC – our story of success
DONIC is a traditional German company in the second generation, which has become
one of the world's most important manufacturers of wooden blades, rubber sheets, tables,
textiles and other table tennis equipment. Meanwhile numerous world class players, national
teams, top clubs and millions of active table tennis players trust in our products.
World and European championships as well as national and international titles
have been won with our equipment. That is why we claim: CREATE SUCCESS
The early years
DONIC was originally founded in Cologne by its eponym Doctor (DO) Georg Nicklas (NIC).
When Dr. Nicklas wanted to move to Sweden at the end of the 80s, he sold his company to
the Schreiner family. This was the beginning of our success story.
How Jan-Ove Walder came to DONIC
It was through a friendship that Jan-Ove Waldner, the most legendary table tennis player
of all time, became our world-famous brand ambassador in 1993. Frank Schreiner,
who in the meantime had taken over the business of his father Karlheinz, had known JO from
his time at the German Club ATSV Saarbrücken. Jan-Ove had always assured Frank that he would
join DONIC as soon as he was free.
"DONIC – CREATE SUCCESS"
Frank Schreiner (CEO)
The Swedish legends
Besides Waldner, the two World Champions Jörgen Persson and Mikael Appelgren could
also be engaged with DONIC. The Swedish super trio became the golden generation of table tennis
and already at that time it had caused a worldwide sensation, especially in Asia where table
tennis is a national sport. This helped DONIC to become a top brand worldwide.
DONIC and the young talents
Between 1995 and 2010, DONIC was textile supplier of the German national teams.
With young players like Zhao Zihao (CHN), Jakub Dyjas (POL), Anders Lind (DEN),
Margaryta Pesotska (UKR), Horacio Cifuentes (ARG), Fanbo Meng (D), Hayate Suzuki (JAP)
and Flavien Coton (FRA) we will continue to focus on the development of top players and young talents.
What makes us special
Even for beginners, table tennis quickly becomes a complex sport, with many challenges. Specialized table tennis equipment suppliers like DONIC can provide the right products. Our product development and sales team exclusively consists of former and active table tennis players, so we can guarantee first-hand expertise. This also includes, of course, that our owner Frank Schreiner, himself a player in the 2nd Bundesliga in the 1980s, still personally tests all products and examines them intensively with his team before they go into production. At our headquarters in Völklingen, Germany, we currently have about 30 employees who are responsible for administration, product development, sales, shipping and marketing. In addition, we have production sites
in many countries around the world and an international sales network around the globe.
Due to our long-standing and constantly re-examined knowledge, combined with the close cooperation
to the world's best table tennis players, it is our tradition to be the first on the market with new
product ideas. This is how innovations are constantly created, such as the current third generation of FORMULA DONIC rubber sheet series or the SENSO and DOTEC technologies with the blades. Classics such as our table DONIC DELHI 25 are still used at major table tennis events every year. At DONIC the age of modern table tennis has begun. Our motto is: no tuning, no trickery, but more fun and pure enjoyment of the game. This is how true victories are achieved.
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