When Zippo Manufacturing Company was looking for a new location for the german market their choice fell on Emmerich on the Rhine. From the structure like Bradford in the heart of rural Pennsylvania and logistically within the heart of Europe Emmerich was first choice.
So Rolf Löser startet as General Manager in January 1994 with a team of 10 employees. Meanwhile the Zippo-Team serves Austria, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg and is Europe's sales office number one.