The Würth Group at a Glance - Facts and Figures

World market leader in the trade of fastening materials

The Würth Group is the world market leader in its core business, the trade of assembly and fastening materials. The Würth Group currently consists of over 410 companies in 84 countries and has more than 66,000 employees. Over 30,000 of these employees are sales representatives. In the business year 2011, the Würth Group generated total sales of EUR 9.7 billion according to the temporarily annual report.

The Würth product range is comprised of over 100,000 products: screws, screw accessories, anchors, tools, chemical-technical products, personal protection equipment and more. Operating under their own company names, the Allied Companies of the Würth Group round out the range with products for DIY stores, material for electrical installations, electronic components (e.g. circuit boards) as well as solar modules and financial services.

We are a family business

Today, 3 million customers from all over the world place their trust in Würth. Dedicated employees and a very special corporate philosophy are the driving forces of the long-standing success enjoyed by the Würth Group. Würth is a family business that was founded by Adolf Würth in 1945. Prof. Reinhold Würth, current Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group’s Family Trusts, took over the business at the age of 19 after his father had passed away. Starting in the early years of the company in post-war Germany, he turned the former two-man business into a worldwide operating trading group.