Würth

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company_name = Würth, The Wurth Group
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foundation = 1946
location = Künzelsau, Germany
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industry = Power Tools, Chemicals, Safty Products.
homepage = [http://www.wurth.com/ www.wurth.com]

The Würth Group is a worldwide wholesaler of fasteners, screws and screw accessories, dowels, chemicals, furniture and construction fittings, tools, machines, installation material, automotive hardware, inventory management, storage and retrieval systems. Würth was founded in 1946 by Adolf Würth in Künzelsau, Germany. Eight years later and still today, the company is led by his son Prof. Dr. h. c. Reinhold Würth.

Würth in the world marketsCompetence, Quality and Closeness to the Customer. The building up of the Würth Group is the life's work of Professor Reinhold Würth, and one of the outstanding business success stories in post-war German history. He has been turning the two-man business of his father since 1954, the time of rebuilding after the Second World War, into a worldwide active group of companies with about 400 companies in 86 countries today. The core business of the Würth Group is the global trade with connecting and assembly technology that is implemented through an international network of Group companies. A range of over 56,000 products for industry and the trades makes us a competent supplier of solutions for every kind of fixing problem. Würth the right contact for you if it is about screws, screw accessories, dowels, chemical products, furniture and construction fittings, tools, machines, installation material, automotive hardware as well as storage and retrieval systems.

Daily contact through the sales network of over 90 branch offices only in Germany and over 23,000 sales representatives worldwide guarantees closeness to the customer, and thus competent advice and fast delivery. To be the right contact for our various customers our sales force is divided by the automotive, wood- and metal-working trade as well as construction and industry.

All over the world more than 2.5 million customers trust in the products and service of Würth. Competence, quality and closeness to the customer form the fundament of our activities. Würth stands for good, solid and durable product quality.

Our Allied Companies that belong to the Würth Group in terms of capital, however, trade under other names, work on business fields related to those on the Würth Line as regards their products and markets.

Würth and Sports

Professional Cycling

Since 2000, Würth has been a strong supporter of professional bicycle road racing. Prior to 2005, Würth helped sponsor the ONCE-Eroski Pro Cycling Team. Then in 2005, Würth became one of the team's primary sponsors for the Liberty Seguros-Würth Cycling Team. In 2006, the company continued its support through the Astana-Würth Cycling Team.

In addition, the Würth Group has served as the presenting sponsor for the 2005 and 2006 Tour de Suisse (Tour of Switzerland).

Football (Soccer)

Würth has been sponsor on the uniforms of referees and their assistants in La Liga, Spain's premier football league for the last several years.

Formula 1

For the 2008 season, Würth will supply tools and fasteners to Panasonic Toyota Racing and the company's logo will feature in the pit garage, on team trucks and on all official communication. The partnership with Würth will be showcased in public for the first time at the team's pre-season event on 10 January in Cologne.cite news| title =New sponsor at Toyota F1| publisher =GPUpdate.net| url =http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/01/02/new-sponsor-at-toyota-f1/| date =| accessdate =2008-01-02]

DTM

On January 2000, Wurth will supply cooling for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters from 2000 to present.

References

External links

* [http://www.wurth.com/ Official Site] (German with English link)
* [http://www.wurthusa.com/ Wurth USA]