Bauhaus (company)
Bauhaus is a German retail chain offering products for home improvement, gardening and workshop, using the name of the famous modernist Bauhaus school and style of the period between the First and Second World Wars. Its first store opened in Mannheim, Germany in 1960. It has 190 stores and franchises in many countries, including Austria, Bulgaria (Q1 2012), the Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Montenegro (planned), Norway, Serbia (2012), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey.
The chain is a sponsor of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT), including the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup competitions, along with the FIBT World Championships. On 22 October 2009, it was announced that the company would be the title sponsor for the 2009–10 Ski Jumping World Cup.[1]
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- ^ 22 October 2009 announcement of Bauhaus's announcement as main sponsor of the 2009-10 Ski Jumping World Cup. - accessed 26 October 2009.
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