Castle guard

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BURG-WÄCHTER KG

logo
legal form KG
founding 1920
Seat Weather - Volmarstein , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management Dietmar Lüling, Harald Lüling, Reinhard Lüling
Number of employees about 600
Branch Security technology
Website www.burg.biz

The Burg-Wächter KG (proper spelling: CASTLE KEEPER), headquartered in weather Volmarstein is a manufacturer of preventive safety technology. Locks and safes , letter boxes , door lock electronics, measurement technology , video surveillance, door and window technology as well as cassettes and key boxes are part of the program. Burg-Wächter is one of the world market leaders in vault construction. The company is Christian. The castle in the trademark is the castle Volmarstein .

Company history and products

Alfred Lüling (1899–1960) founded the Burg-Wächter company in 1920

The beginnings (1920 to 1961)

The company was founded on November 25, 1920 by Alfred Lüling (November 2, 1899 to June 22, 1960) and his uncle Ferdinand Buhl as a distributor for the then leading lock manufacturer Burg. The trading company was named F.Buhl & Co. The Burg company belonged to Alfred Lüling's father, Friedrich Wilhelm Lüling. From 1923 the exclusive right of sale of the castle padlocks for Germany was transferred to F.Buhl & Co.

Old castle guardian padlock.

After the company initially expanded, it had to cut back its businesses during the Second World War and in some cases cease it altogether. Since all production facilities were retained, the company was able to fully resume operations after the end of the war. The first innovations were brought onto the market in 1949 with a bracket-free lock and armored bolt . In 1950 the company's founder's sons - Alfred Jr., Adalbert and Friedhelm Lüling - entered the business. In that year the company was renamed and became Burg-Wächter.

Expansions and innovations (1962 to 1992)

Endurance test: In the 1950s, three men tried in vain to crack a tank attack by Burg-Wächter

In 1962 the production of cylinder padlocks began in Wetter-Volmarstein . In addition to the production facility at the headquarters, the company built another production facility in Meinerzhagen-Valbert in 1964 , which has been expanded several times to this day. Numerous innovations followed. 1966 Burg-Wächter brought cash boxes on the market, 1971, wall safes and safes newly added to the program.

The first mailboxes were delivered in the fourth quarter of 1975 . In 1982 the portfolio was expanded to include plastic mailboxes. In 1984 the "Secutronic" combination lock was introduced for safes with 111 million possible combinations. In 1990 the “Royal” safe series came onto the market. With this, Burg-Wächter became a member of the “Professional Association for Safes and Safe Systems” in the VDMA and in the ECB • S “European Certification Board - Security Systems” for safes and safe locks.

The modern age (1993 to today)

Modern padlock Profi 116 made of brass

After German reunification , Burg-Wächter built a new production facility in Gägelow near Wismar in 1993, where the Secu subsidiary produces electronic and mechanical locking technology and explosion protection. In 1997, the subsidiary Securo started in Arad (Romania) with the production of safes and sales. The last foreign production location was the subsidiary China Safe 2005 (Nanjing China Safe Co. Ltd.) with a plant in Nanjing (China), whose capacities were doubled in 2015.

Furthermore, in 2012 Burg-Wächter acquired the video security company Santec from Ahrensburg and the French BALSA group. The sales office in France is in Mommenheim . The British Sterling Group was added in 2013.

As a product innovation, the TSE electronic door lock system came onto the market in 2007 - the keyless lock. Without a key - but with a fingerprint, code or transponder - you gain access to the house and apartment. The latest TSE version is on the market under the name secuEntry.

The electronic door lock secuENTRY from Burg-Wächter

In 2016, the product range was expanded to include the eBoxx parcel box with ParcelLock system. In general, deliveries from all parcel services can be stored in the parcel box and returns can be sent, even if the addressee is not at home. To communicate with the service provider, the box exchanges itself via a Bluetooth connection.

Awards

  • In 2011, Burg-Wächter was one of the winners of the iF design awards 2012. The Quadus letterbox and the TSE 5000/6000 electronic door lock were awarded.
  • In 2015, Burg-Wächter received the Plus X Award as “Best Product 2015/2016” for the secuENTRY series. In addition, Burg-Wächter was awarded the seal of approval in the categories of high quality, design, ease of use and functionality.
  • In 2016, Burg-Wächter received the Plus X Award for the eBoxx with Parcel Lock.

However, the Plus X Award is meaningless as an award, as this award is sold and can be received by anyone who pays enough for it.

Locations

Engagement in sport

Burg-Wächter has supported various sports clubs and individual athletes for many years. Burg-Wächter was the name sponsor of the sports hall Castello Düsseldorf , which until 2011 was called "Burg-Wächter Castello". The company has been a partner of the Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Dortmund since March 2012 .

The Burg-Wächter track team has been promoting young athletes since 1998. The athletes supported included, for example, the pole vault world champion Raphael Holzdeppe and the multiple German champion in the running disciplines Sabrina Mockenhaupt . At the moment eight athletes are supported, including the Olympic fourth Gina Lückenkemper ( sprint ), the German long jump champion Lena Malkus and the U20 European champion Alina Reh ( long distance running ).

Web links

Commons : Burg-Wächter  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Imprint
  2. ↑ Klaus Deuse: Burgwächter - specialist for safes and safes , Deutschlandfunk , March 13, 2009
  3. ↑ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): Fear is spreading | All multimedia content from Deutsche Welle | DW | 05/10/2016. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
  4. ↑ philosophy - CASTLE KEEPER - 1.: Burg-Wächter DE. (burg.biz [accessed on July 6, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Company history: Burg-Wächter tradition . In: Burg-Wächter DE . ( burg.biz [accessed on July 6, 2017]).
  6. ↑ 1920-1995 Chronicle (on the company's 75th birthday)
  7. ↑ 1920-1995 Chronicle (on the company's 75th birthday) .
  8. ↑ 1920-1995 Chronicle (on the company's 75th birthday) .
  9. ↑ 1920-1995 Chronicle (on the company's 75th birthday) .
  10. ↑ Kaiser, Mario: Der Schlossherr On-site visit: From Wetter-Volmarstein, a safe manufacturer looks calmly at the fear in the country. In: https://www.spiegel.de . November 3, 2008, accessed March 5, 2020 .
  11. ↑ TSE - electronic door locks: The locking technology of the future. In: https://www.santec-video.com . BURG-WÄCHTER KG, September 20, 2012, accessed on March 5, 2020 .
  12. ↑ German Post: The package box gets a competitor . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . October 6, 2015, ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 6, 2017]).
  13. ^ If Design Award 2012. Accessed July 6, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Plus X Award 2015. Accessed July 6, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Plus X Award 2016. Accessed July 6, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Industry pays for "independent" product seal of approval "Plus X Awards"
  17. ^ Herrendorf, Christian: Desperately looking for hall sponsors. www.rp-online.de, June 22, 2016, accessed on March 2, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co KGaA: Burg-Wächter is a new partner of BVB. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Team - track team . In: Track team . ( trackteam.de [accessed on July 6, 2017]).
  20. ↑ Athletes - Track Team . In: Track team . ( trackteam.de [accessed on July 6, 2017]).