Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Schock Metallwerk

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The result was delete. v/r - T P 17:16, 15 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Schock Metallwerk[edit]

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Company article with no indications of notability. No sources can be found other than routine business directory entries. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:29, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the article indeed does have the necessary notability. E.g. the CEO Martin Schock, son of company founder Richard Schock, is for many years member of the board of directors of the Industrievereinigung Möbelzubehör (IVM) e. V. which was mentioned already in 2006 :

http://www.moebelkultur.de/news/vorstand_besttigt/5329.html

Dhoefer (talk) 21:06, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 16:32, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 16:33, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, weakly. This German business apparently makes metal roller slides that drawers attach to in furniture. The article is referenced only to internal sites, and I find only one incidental mention in Google News and catalog and directory listings in GBooks. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 17:19, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I was not aware that external links are a prerequisite for this article. It would be not a problem to add many external links e.g. to the further development of the other companies formerly belonging to the Schock group. Some of them are no more existing, others changed their business completely or are working under new company owners with new company names. I was focussing on the history of Schock Metallwerk which is the only one working in the U.S. with an own affiliated company. Therefore I keep on thinking that this article should not be deleted.
Dhoefer (talk) 19:54, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

External links are not a prerequisite for an article here, but multiple, independent third-party sources are. They can be books, web links, etc. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:41, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete fails WP:GNG. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:41, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another independent source: http://www.emas.de/fileadmin/user_upload/umwelterklaerungen/alle-EMAS-Umwelterklaerungen.html
Dhoefer (talk) 08:26, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Just one in a long list of companies who have received a particular certificat. Dhoefer is strongly urged to read the criteria at WP:ORG and try to provide some evidence that this subject meets any of those criteria. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 11:12, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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