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“Full-service solutions” for public and private practices and laboratories in the field of dentistry were the specialty of the Leonding-based company Liehmann, which had always been run as a family business until the last change of ownership in 2022. These were facilities as well as consumables. The company has now filed for bankruptcy at the regional court in Linz. According to the creditor protection association KSV1870, Liehmann owes 4.269 million euros. This is offset by 2.2 million euros in assets, 33 employees are affected by the bankruptcy and are losing their jobs. Because the company is closed. The house bank called in the open claims on April 5th.
The company cites a significant drop in sales in the past financial year as the cause of the insolvency. The management, which was active until recently, did not succeed in maintaining the export business, which was based on personal relationships. In addition, there have been massive problems with suppliers and the corresponding margins. A number of industrial companies would sell their products directly to dental practices and would thus do without a wholesaler.
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