ABOUT THE Würth GROUP
The Würth Group is a world market leader in its core business, the trade in assembly and fastening materials.
The Würth Group is a coherent and well-established family business, with a thriving global presence which consists of over 400 companies with over 2,700 branches in more than 80 countries and is the world’s biggest sales organization for employed sales representatives. The Würth range consists of over 100,000 products, all of which are developed to the utmost highest quality. Quality is the guiding principle of The Würth Group. As a result, over 3.9 million professional customers trust in Würth today.
History of the Würth Group
Every big story has its beginning;
The Würth Group is a family business which was founded in 1945 by Adolf Würth in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg. Over many decades, the Würth Group has evolved into the world’s largest multinational company for assembly and fastening technology and into a patron of art and culture which is the life’s work of Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group. The development of the Group is considered one of the success stories in German economic history.
TIMELINE HISTORY
Adolf Würth, who has already worked in the industry for 20 years, founds a wholesale company for screws and nuts in Kunzelsau. The company is entered in the commercial register on 16 July 1945. Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG is the parent company and the largest individual company of the Würth Group. This date marks the beginning of the global enterprise.
Adolf Würth, founder of the business, passes away at the age of 45. His 19-year-old son Reinhold takes over the company
The annual sales volume amounted to around EUR 80,000 at that time.
Reinhold Würth sets up Würth Nederland B.V, the first company outside of Germany. Companies in Switzerland and Austria are added in the same year.
With the acquisition of a company in Japan and the establishment of its own company in Malaysia, Würth is now also represented in Asia, in addition to America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
On 1 January 1994, Prof.Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth resigns from operative management and takes over the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Wurth Group.
The Wurth Group closes an outstanding business year with new records. The company surpasses the five-billion-euro sales mark, thus fulfilling Prof. Reinhold Wurth's "Vision 2000," which he had formulated in 1987, at a time when Group sales still amounted to EUR 700 million.
Two special milestones in the Würth Group: Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth celebrates his 75th birthday in April and Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, the parent company and largest individual company of the Würth Group, celebrates its 65th anniversary.
The Würth Group receives a new logo.
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG opens one of the world's most sophisticated test centers for fastening technology, including an anchor laboratory. At the Reinhold Wurth Innovation Center CURIO, product designers from the Würth Group work on product and system innovations.
"SATISFYING OUR CUSTOMERS IS NOT ENOUGH, WE WANT TO INSPIRE THEM!"
- Prof. Dr. Reinhold Wurth -
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wurth Group
WÜRTH SUPPORTS DIVERSITY
Würth is committed to high quality products and service right across the globe; however, we don’t just finish there, Würth goes the extra mile. Art, literature, music, education, sports, politics and business are pillars of importance in the lives of many, because aspects such as these can bring people together, light up imaginations, create dreams, spark interest, carry success, thrill and generate happiness. This is why we see it as highly important that we support, develop and promote a selection of different organizations and individuals
PHILOSOPHY
Würth stands for high product quality and excellent service. Nevertheless, the Würth Group is not just a business trading in assembly and fastening material. A very special corporate philosophy and shared values has helped the company into longstanding success, be it in Germany, the birthplace of the Würth Company, or in any of its more than 400 companies all over the globe.
RESPONSIBILITY
ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS
At Würth ecological awareness and environmental management are lived and practiced in many different ways. We work hard on ensuring our products are as environmentally friendly as possible.
COMPLIANCE
Mutual trust, reliability, honesty and straightforwardness, both inwards and outwards, are the fundamental principles deeply ingrained in the Würth Group’s corporate culture. Our commitment to these values was first laid down in the Corporate Philosophy which was written by Reinhold Würth in the 1970s.