DWK Life Sciences
| DWK Life Sciences GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 2005 |
| Seat | Wertheim , Germany |
| management | Armin Reiche, Michael Merz, Bernhard Scherer |
| Number of employees | 64 |
| sales | EUR 91.87 million |
| Branch | Glass production |
| Website | www.dwk-lifesciences.com |
The DWK Life Sciences is an international manufacturer of laboratory and domestic glass. It is headquartered in the Baden-Württemberg city of Wertheim . On June 1, 2017, the previous DURAN Group was renamed and, following the merger with the two companies WHEATON and KIMBLE, presents itself under the new name "DWK Life Sciences" .
history
The Schott AG , headquartered in Mainz had in March 2005 as part of an equity carve-outs separated from the activities in the field of laboratory glass. These included reaction, cooking and test tubes made of Duran borosilicate glass and the Schott Duran brand . The investment company One Equity Partners , New York City, has been the new owner of the DURAN Group since 2015 .
Around 600 employees at four locations work for the DURAN Group in the value chain from the glass melting tank to high-precision molding and processing methods for hollow glass, including mouth blow molding, machine blowing, pressing and dyeing. The locations are spread across the European cities of Wertheim am Main, Mainz, Stone ( Staffordshire ) and Pula .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2017 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Press release: Adcuram sells Duran to One Equity Partners after ten years of successful development. ( Memento from July 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: adcuram.de , December 2, 2014.
- ^ A b Christiane Stein: Duran in new hands - special glass manufacturer goes to international equity investment company OEP, Allgemeine Zeitung of December 4, 2014, accessed on July 3, 2016
Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '4.6 " N , 9 ° 29" 15.4 " E