Wirtgen Group
| WIRTGEN GROUP branch of John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1996 |
| Seat | Windhagen , Germany |
| management |
|
| Number of employees | approx. 8,000 |
| sales | 3 billion euros (2017) |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.wirtgen-group.com |
| As of June 7, 2017 | |
The Wirtgen Group (spelling: WIRTGEN GROUP) is an international group of companies in the construction machinery industry owned by Deere & Company . The Wirtgen Group Holding GmbH includes five mechanical engineering companies in Germany, Wirtgen GmbH in Windhagen , Joseph Vögele AG in Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Hamm AG in Tirschenreuth , Kleemann GmbH in Göppingen and Benninghoven GmbH & Co. KG in Wittlich- Wengerohr .
The core business is the development and manufacture of machines for road construction and road maintenance . The Wirtgen Group employs around 8,000 people worldwide. The Wirtgen Group operates local production facilities in Brazil , China and India , as well as 55 sales and service companies and over 150 authorized dealers worldwide .
Company history
In November 1961, Reinhard Wirtgen began small transport orders in Windhagen and the development of concrete crushers for road construction in a small workshop. He systematically expanded his fleet of his own milling machines up to 100 large machines. With a team of over 150 employees, he established the process as the standard throughout Germany. At the end of the 1970s, Reinhard Wirtgen developed hot milling for cold milling , thereby increasing the efficiency of the process. The company took the first step towards internationalization with the establishment of the first Wirtgen branch abroad.
Wirtgen expanded its product range to include four product lines. In 1981, with Wirtgen surface miners, he opened up open-cast mining and routing of hard rock as new areas of application. In 1987 he introduced cold recycling as a new and economical method for road rehabilitation; In 1989 he integrated the slipform paver division into his company. It also offered solutions for paving concrete roads and monolithic profiles.
In 1997 Jürgen Wirtgen and Stefan Wirtgen took over management of the company. The expansion to the Wirtgen Group began with the integration of the road paver manufacturer Vögele; In 1999 the roller manufacturer Hamm was also integrated. In addition to expanding the global sales network, investments were made in the efficiency and capacity of the main plants in Germany.
In 2006 the Wirtgen Group created two new business areas ("Road Technologies" and "Mineral Technologies"). The development of the second business area began with the integration of Kleemann GmbH, manufacturer of stationary and mobile processing systems .
In 2014, the Wirtgen Group integrated Benninghoven GmbH & Co. KG, a traditional asphalt mixing plant manufacturer.
In 2017 the agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere announced that it would take over the Wirtgen Group for 4.4 billion euros. The acquisition was completed on December 1, 2017.
Associated companies
Wirtgen GmbH
Wirtgen GmbH, based in Windhagen in Rhineland-Palatinate, is the youngest and at the same time largest company in the group of companies when it was founded. The company has specialized in the series production of cold milling machines and cold recyclers . Furthermore, surface miners for the open pit prepared.
Joseph Vögele AG
Joseph Vögele AG, based in Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Rhineland-Palatinate, is the world market leader for road pavers . The company has been part of the WIRTGEN GROUP since 1996.
Hamm AG
Hamm AG, based in Tirschenreuth in Bavaria , specializes in compaction technology and has been part of the Wirtgen Group since 2000. The company manufactures road and earthwork rollers.
Kleemann GmbH
Kleemann GmbH, based in Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, manufactures mobile crushing and screening plants. It has been part of the Wirtgen Group since 2006.
Benninghoven GmbH & Co. KG
Benninghoven GmbH & Co. KG, based in Wengerohr (Wittlich) in Rhineland-Palatinate, is one of the largest German manufacturers of asphalt mixing plants and recycling plants. The company has been part of the Wirtgen Group since 2014.
Local production facilities
CIBER: Products for Latin America
CIBER Equipamentos Rodoviários is the Wirtgen Group's local production facility in Latin America and complements the product portfolio with its own brand. The main plant is located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul , in the city of Porto Alegre . Over 330 people are employed on an area of 47,000 m² and CIBER asphalt mixing plants and road pavers, a model from the Wirtgen cold milling division and a Hamm roller are manufactured for the local market.
Wirtgen China
Wirtgen China's production facility is located in Langfang , near the Chinese capital Beijing . The local production program includes Wirtgen cold milling machines, Vögele road pavers and Hamm rollers. 380 people are employed on a factory site of 200,000 m².
Wirtgen India
The headquarters of Wirtgen India are located near the industrial center of Pune in north-west India. On an area of 129,100 m², 270 Hamm employees produce compactors and screening plants from Kleemann.
Trivia
- The current logo was introduced in 2015 to show a consistent look across all of the company's brands.
- Wirtgen supports, initiated in 1983 by Gisela Wirtgen , the “Children in Need” action group. V.
- On the occasion of the sale of the Wirtgen Group to John Deere , Stefan and Jürgen Wirtgen want to give their employees a three-digit million amount as a bonus.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Company profile on www.wirtgen-group.com Accessed on December 27, 2014
- ↑ Wirtgen with five strong brands - one strong group. In: www.georesources.net. January 13, 2016, accessed August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ »Presented as a clear technology and innovation leader«. In: www.baumagazin.eu. May 21, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Wirtgen Group takes over majority in Benninghoven. In: baunetzwerk.biz. August 12, 2014, accessed August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Wirtgen - Evolution of milling technology in two pictures: a true revolution in machine technology. In: this-magazin.de. September 26, 2016, accessed August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c History: From pioneer to group of companies. In: www.wirtgen-group.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ History - down-to-earth and international. In: www.hamm.eu. Retrieved March 25, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Steine + Erden, edition 5/06: Wirtgen Group integrates Kleemann GmbH. In: www.steine-und-erden.net. June 5, 2006, accessed August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Billion deal : Deere buys German Wirtgen Group . In: finanzen.net . ( finanzen.net [accessed on March 11, 2018]).
- ^ Deere to Acquire the Wirtgen Group, the Global Leader in Road Construction Equipment. Retrieved June 5, 2017 .
- ^ Deere & Company Completes Acquisition of the Wirtgen Group , at www.deere.com , accessed on December 3, 2017
- ↑ Roadbuilding: On the road to success - KHL Group. In: www.khl.com. June 8, 2016, accessed August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Construction progress of the new BENNINGHOVEN main plant. In: www.benninghoven.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Local production facilities. In: www.wirtgen-group.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Five messages from Wirtgen. In: baunetzwerk.biz. April 11, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Action group children in need - who we are. In: www.kinder-in-not.de. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Wirtgen Group: “Our children are just too young”. Retrieved June 5, 2017 .
