1 era under this owner. One owner can span several plants, so “owned by The Music Group (TMG; British investment consortium that bought the Boosey & Hawkes instrument division in 2003)” is not one thing either.
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a British investment consortium named The Music Group (TMG)The Music Group (TMG; British investment consortium that bought the Boosey & Hawkes instrument division in 2003), kind and country
In 2003 Boosey & Hawkes decided to sell their "instrument division", which included Höfner, to a British investment consortium named The Music Group (TMG). So, at the end of 2004, Höfner was sold to Klaus Schöller and his wife Ulrike Schrimpff.Parent of Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG
the main step taken was to close the factory at Bubenreuth and move all production to the newer factory at Hagenau, which was enlarged and modernized in 1997.Era: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 2003–2004
Die Verlagerung der Produktion an einen anderen Standort ist nicht vorgesehen.Era: Höfner German-built guitars and basses (Schönbach, Bubenreuth, Hagenau; 1930s to present), 2003–2004