Wuppermann AG
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1872 |
| Seat | Leverkusen , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany |
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| Number of employees | 835 (2019) |
| sales | € 597 million (2019) |
| Branch | Steel industry |
| Website | www.wuppermann.com/de |
The Wuppermann AG , headquartered in Leverkusen is a German company in the steel industry . The company has specialized primarily in the manufacture of flat products, pipes and various steel and sheet metal works. Wuppermann AG has a total of five production sites across Europe. The company is 100% family owned.
Locations and companies
In addition to the Holding Wuppermann AG in Leverkusen, three other holdings with 16 subsidiaries in 9 European countries belong to the Wuppermann Group.
The following production companies belong to the Wuppermann Group:
- Wuppermann Staal Nederland BV in the Netherlands (hot-dip galvanized strip steel)
- Wuppermann Hungary Kft. In Hungary (hot-dip galvanized strip steel)
- Wuppermann Austria GmbH in Austria (hot-dip galvanized strip steel and steel pipes)
- Wuppermann Metalltechnik GmbH in Austria (pickled steel pipes, pipe components and sheet metal processing)
- Wuppermann Polska sp. z oo in Poland (black, pickled and galvanized steel pipes)
The following sales companies belong to the Wuppermann Group:
- Wuppermann Stahl GmbH in Germany and Austria
- Wuppermann Tube & Steel Ab in Sweden
- Wuppermann France SAS in France
- Wuppermann Otel Romania SRL in Romania
- Galva Metal in Turkey
The following companies provide group-wide services:
- Wuppermann Business Services GmbH in Austria
- Wuppermann Staba GmbH in Germany
- Wuppermann Technologies CV in Germany
- Wuppermann Engineering GmbH in Austria
- Wuppermann Hungary Logistic Services Kft. In Hungary
- Nederland Logistic Services BV in the Netherlands
history
In 1872 Theodor Wuppermann founded the Wuppermann company in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk , which manufactured semi-finished products and forgings. In 1879 the entrepreneur sold his plant in Düsseldorf and relocated the company headquarters to Leverkusen. In 1888, the Wuppermann company manufactured steel straps for the first time. At the beginning of the 20th century, Wuppermann AG grew to 400 employees. In 1924, the founder's grandson became the company's managing director. In 1930 the production of cold-rolled profiles started for the first time. Little is known about the time of the Second World War in connection with today's Wuppermann AG. In 1964, Wuppermann took over the Austrian iron and metal works Altmünster GmbH, or "EMA" for short, which was renamed Wuppermann Metalltechnik GmbH in 1991. In 1971 the company took a share in Rohrtechnik Osthoff GmbH in Burgbernheim . At the time of the steel crisis , the rolling mill in Leverkusen was bought by Friedrich Krupp AG . One year later, Rohrtechnik Osthoff GmbH was completely taken over and called Wuppermann Rohrtechnik GmbH. In 1985, today's Wuppermann Group was established under the management of the holding company Wuppermann Industrie und Handel GmbH, which was renamed into today's Wuppermann AG in 2000. Also in 2000, Wuppermann Staal Nederland BV was founded in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, for broadband galvanizing and processing. In the following years numerous small companies were taken over within Europe. In 2015, the Wuppermann Group celebrates the laying of the foundation stone for the new plant in Hungary. In full operation, Wuppermann Hungary Kft. Will employ around 200 people and have a processing capacity of 500,000 tons of steel per year. With a volume of 100 million euros, this is the largest investment in the company's history. In the same year, Wuppermann Inc. was founded in Chicago , Illinois .
Wuppermann AG is currently represented by subsidiaries in the following countries: Germany , France , Austria , Poland , Switzerland , the Netherlands , Romania , Sweden , the Czech Republic and Hungary .
Today the company is divided into two business areas, the Flat business area and the Tube business area.
Technologies
- Technology for galvanizing hot-rolled strip steel: The technology was conceived by Theodor Wuppermann in 1989 and laid the foundation for a significant part of today's activities.
Others
In 1986 the Wuppermann-Bildungswerk was founded together with the city of Leverkusen. In 2004 the municipal secondary school in Scharnhorststraße Leverkusen was renamed Theodor Wuppermann School in honor of Theodor Wuppermann .
Individual evidence
- ↑ About us | Wuppermann AG. In: www.wuppermann.de. Retrieved January 19, 2017 .
- ^ A. Theodor Wuppermann died on January 28, 1966 . steel and iron 136 (2016) No. 1, p. 86.
- ↑ Our story | Wuppermann AG. In: www.wuppermann.de. Retrieved January 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Steel manufacturer Wuppermann builds a new plant in Hungary . May 4, 2015 ( industriemagazin.at [accessed January 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Wuppermann lays the foundation stone in Hungary . ( vogel.de [accessed on January 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Wuppermann strengthens international growth . ( bleuto.com [accessed January 19, 2017]).
- ↑ Locations | Wuppermann AG. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Annual Report 2019, p. 23, available at https://www.wuppermann.com/de/news/geschaeftsberichte . Retrieved May 26, 2020
Web links
- badische-zeitung.de: Wuppermann gets stronger with KLB , accessed on July 30, 2014
- metallzeitung.at: Wuppermann Linz is moving to Hungary , accessed on July 30, 2014
- rp-online.de: Family tree up to the 15th century , accessed on July 30, 2014
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 '27.6 " N , 7 ° 1' 3.7" E