West German twine distributor Eselgrimm
| West German twine distributor Eselgrimm GmbH & Co. KG
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| legal form | Limited partnership |
| founding | 1917 |
| Seat | Oelde, Germany |
| Number of employees | 160 |
| sales | € 160 million |
| Branch | Packaging wholesale Argraverpackung Sanitary and installation requirements Occupational safety articles |
| Website | http://wbv-worldwide.com/ |
| Status: 2017 | |
The loggers - West German twine sales donkey Grimm GmbH & Co. KG , based in Oelde , Westphalia , is an international supplier and wholesale packaging materials and tape products. Founded in 1917, the company now employs more than 160 people and has an annual turnover of around 160 million euros. According to its own information, this makes it one of the leading European providers in this industry.
history
On October 1st, 1917 the company WBV - Westdeutscher Bindegarn-Vertrieb Eselgrimm was founded by master wood turner and mill owner Georg Eselgrimm (1859-1923). Due to the First World War , the lack of goods was one of the central characteristics of society . Naturally , this also applied to flax and hemp products , which were only rarely grown because there was a lack of workers in agriculture.
The company's second mainstay was soon to be the distribution of twine . In the 1930s the business was expanded to include other bast fiber products by the subsequent managing director Anton Eselgrimm, son of Georg Eselgrimm . In addition to twine made from sisal, this also included other twine and twine made from hemp and flax. As a result, the company no longer only supplied agriculture, but also the local meat industry.
In the 1950s, the WBV revolutionized the German market by importing hemp products, first from Austria and Italy, and later from Yugoslavia and Hungary . This risky move led to a doubling of sales. In the mid-1960s, other products could be offered, such as B. rubber rings, sisal cords from Cuba , flax imports from Belgium and sealing Mazzoni. Furthermore, synthetic ropes (made of Perlon and polypropylene) and self-adhesive tapes complemented the steadily growing range of WBV.
At the end of the 1970s, the company expanded its product range in the area of films to include disposal bags, carrier bags and garbage bags . A little later, transport packaging followed, such as B. stretch film . In the course of the fall of the Berlin Wall, imports and exports to the Eastern Bloc were greatly simplified, which led to further positive development for the company.
In 1997 the workforce of the WBV (at that time 140 employees) achieved a turnover of 206 million DM, which was possible due to the growing demand across Europe. This form of development was continued and the company celebrated its successful 100th anniversary in 2017.
Product overview
The range offered includes more than 11,000 items in the following 7 product areas:
Transport packaging
- Stretch film
- Industrial films
- Hand rollers
- Machine roles
- Shrink hoods
- Strapping articles
Foil products
- Garbage bags, garbage bags, disposal bags, hygiene bags
- Carrier bags, pouches
- Bopp flower foil
- Catering items
Adhesive tapes
- Packing tapes / packing films
- Masking tapes
- Technical tapes
- Office applications
- Dispensers for adhesive tapes
- Rubber rings and bands
- Copy paper
- Cardboard boxes
Agricultural items
- Baler twine
- Round ball nets
- Agricultural stretch films
- Silage films
- Silo protection products
Installation needs
- Thread sealing
- Pipe connection and corrosion protection
- Gluing, sealing, cleaning
- Soldering and welding
- Technical aerosols
- Fixing and assembly
Ropes
- Twine
- Sausage twine for the butcher shop
- Packing cords
- Rope manufacture, braiding, twisting
- Ropes
Health and safety articles
- working gloves
- Disposable gloves
- Disposable clothing
Web links
- English-language website - http://wbv-worldwide.com/en/wbvworldwide/
- German-language website - http://wbv-worldwide.com/
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b WBV worldwide - About us and our company. In: WBV Worldwide. Retrieved on May 8, 2019 (German).
- ↑ WBV worldwide: 100 years of WBV - The history of the company. In: WBV Worldwide. November 7, 2017, accessed on May 8, 2019 (German).
- ↑ 100 years of the WBV. In: WBV Worldwide. Retrieved on May 8, 2019 (German).