Würth - The Story

Background

The Story of the Würth Group from humble beginnings to world leader is a fascinating and inspiring story. Adolf Würth founded the company with the sole purpose of selling screws in 1945. Following his passing in 1954, his son Reinhold took over the running of the business at only 19 years of age.

Reinhold Würth has gone on to turn his father’s business into a World market leader in its core business, the trade in assembly and fastening products. Nowadays, there are very few industries with which Würth products are not being used- from construction, wood and metal crafting industries to automotive companies and everything in between.

The core business of the Würth Group is the global trade of fixing and assembly materials. Competence, quality and customer service forms the foundation of our philosophy. Würth Germany's range of products now stands at over 120,000.

The requirements of over 3 million customers is always a challenge for Würth employees but having over 71,000 employees (half of which are sales representatives) guarantees that we remain close to our customers and can thus provide competent advice and fast delivery.

At the end of the day Würth is still a family run business and what sets Würth apart from the competition is innovation and the desire to be the best in the business. This is reflected in the fact that the company has a large R& D department and in 2007, we set a record, with the Würth Group holding more than 60 patents.

Würth in the United Kingdom

In 1973 the Würth Group founded Würth UK, the company began specialising in the automotive after-sales market. The group expanded operations in 1986 as Winzer Würth was acquired with their focus on customers from the wood, construction and metalworking trades.

Both companies ran independantly, mastering their respective fields until 2009 when the two sides merged under the name of Würth UK Ltd. This was done with the view of joining forces to the benefit of all of Würth's customers and pursuant to the Würth Group's philosophy of operating as multi-channel and multi-divisional organisations.

Würth UK based in Erith, Kent, is now one of the largest sales organisations in the UK, employing some 700 employees, of which 550 are sales representatives.

Würth UK continues to operate in the fields of Automotive, Wood, Metal and Construction offering a range of 8,000 articles direct from the logistics centre whilst offering the complete Würth range (120,000 articles) through direct shipment from Germany. The continued expansion led the company to open 8 shops throughout the UK.

Through our Sales Representatives, Online Store and Telesales teams we aim to provide our customers with a higher level of personal attention to ensure that we have a greater understanding of your needs hence enabling us to offer you the most cost efficient solution.

Together, the team of employees strive to be a valued partner in our customers’ businesses and look forward to long and rewarding relationships with them all.