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The Zutphen clothing company Sturka existed until 1972. Around 1880, Derk Kamphuis from Apeldoorn started a drapery trade on the Groenmarkt in Zutphen. A certain Gerrit Stuurop was one of his employees. Stuurop married Kamphuis's daughter and then became a partner and later director. The company name is a contraction of Stuurop and Kamphuis. The company underwent some major growth pains and eventually established itself with a large production hall on De Mars. There, Sturka specialized in sportswear, jackets and trousers. At its peak, Sturka employed nine hundred people, divided over the headquarters and departments in Deventer, Amsterdam, Gorredijk, Heusden and Lichtenvoorde. Partly due to the rise of low-wage countries, the Zutphen clothing company disappeared from the scene in the 1970s. At the time, the company only had one hundred and fifty employees. (Source: De Stentor http://www.destentor.nl/regio/zutphen/6447661/Sturkagevoel-opnieuw-beleven.ece)
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