Press Releases - Archive 2004-2005
29.12.2005
Award of Royal Order to Prof. Reinhold Würth
On Friday, 18 November 2005, Professor Reinhold Würth was appointed officer in the order of Oranien-Nassau on the basis of a royal decision
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28.11.2005
Reinhold Würth Passes on Chair of Advisory Board
Reinhold Würth Passes on Chair of Advisory Board to his Daughter Bettina Würth
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18.11.2005
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Würth will be appointed Honorary Senator
A Young Tradition Is Being Continued – The University of Stuttgart Invites to Anniversary Celebrations
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10.11.2005
Holistic Learning in the Center of the Attention
In 2006, Independent Anne Sophie School is going to start with two groups at the former agricultural school of Künzelsau – holistic reform-pedagogic school education – new school building supposed to be ready for use in 2008
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09.11.2005
Würth Honors 10,000th Partner Business
The entrepreneur Prof. Reinhold Würth awards carpentry business Thorwart in Tannhausen – partner-customer concept has been tried and tested for decades.
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08.11.2005
Ingraining Economics at Schools
Künzelsau/Stuttgart, November 8, 2005
Würth Foundation establishing Center of Competence for Economic Education – entrepreneur Reinhold Würth aiming to use an education initiative to improve knowledge of business interrelations at schools – joint effort of private foundation and the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Baden-Württemberg – Premier Günther Oettinger to serve as patron of Würth Award
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31.10.2005
Würth Group Continues Building up Staff
Künzelsau-based trading business welcomes Chen Quan as 50,000th employee
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12.10.2005
BDU Award 2005/2006
Awards for top-class management performance presented to the Würth Group and Prof. Götz W. Werner
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27.09.2005
Total of 4,090 Years of Work Celebrated in Waldenburg
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG honored 282 employees for their loyalty to the company
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27.09.2005
Anniversary in 2005 Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG
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28.07.2005
Würth Founds Independent School
Classes in the private school will start as early as in the academic year of 2006/2007 in the rooms of the former Künzelsau Agricultural School am Zollstock - Ulrike von Klitzing will assume the position of principal of the independent school
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06.07.2005
Würth Group Remains on Double-digit Growth Course
Business Results of the Würth Group in the 1st Half of 2005
Trading Group has increased sales by 11.6 percent to EUR  3.45 billion after six months
Operating result has grown by 11.6 percent
The Number of employees has increased to 49,527

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29.06.2005
WÜRTH SPONSORS SPANISH TOP CYCLING TEAM
LIBERTY SEGUROS WÜRTH
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29.06.2005
Liberty Seguros Würth Team
Tour de France 2005
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29.06.2005
BETTING ON THE BEST ONES - PROMOTING YOUNG PEOPLE
THE SPORT SPONSORING CONCETP OF THE WÜRTH GROUP
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29.06.2005
LIBERTY SEGUROS WÜRTH: A NEWCOMER WITH A LONG TRADITION
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29.06.2005
PROTOUR - THE "PREMIUM PRODUCT"
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29.06.2005
THE STRATEGIST
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29.06.2005
Liberty Seguros Würth Team
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06.06.2005
Change of Generation in the Top Management of Würth
Advisory Board of the Würth Group Appoints Dr. Roland Hartmann (44) Member of the Board of Directors, Responsible for Finance and Financial Accounting
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12.05.2005
1. Headlines on the Business Year 2004
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12.05.2005
2. Business Year 2004 of the Würth Group (abridged version)
Würth Group increases sales by 13.8 percent
Operating result goes up by 19.7 percent
An additional 5,021 employees hired worldwide

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12.05.2005
3. Business Year 2004 of the Würth Group (detailed version)
Würth Group increases sales by 13.8 percent to new record value of EUR 6.203 billion
Operating result goes up by 19.7 percent to EUR 395 million
Equity ratio remained unchanged at 48.0 percent
An additional 5,021 employees hired worldwide

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12.05.2005
4. Business Development after First Four Months
Würth again achieves two-digit growth rates: Sales increase by 11.4 %
Operating result 1.3 % percent above last year
Würth Group takes over Induktive Bauelemente GmbH (iBE)

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12.05.2005
5. Robert Friedmann succeeds Dr. Walter Jaeger
Künzelsau/Hohenlohe Region. 38-year-old Robert Friedmann is going to take over Dr. Walter Jaeger’s responsibility as Chairman of the five-member Board of Directors of the Würth Group starting 1st June 2005. Mr. Friedmann was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Würth Group by the Foundation Supervisory Board and the Advisory Board of the Würth Group as early as on 1st April 2004.
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12.05.2005
6. Würth Group Takes a Stake in the Bankhaus Bodensee
Trade company from Künzelsau acquires 44.76 % of shares
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28.02.2005
Würth Celebrates 60th Company Anniversary
Prof. Reinhold Würth Will Be 70 Years Old
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28.02.2005
"An Exemplary Entrepreneur "
Professor Dr. h. c. Reinhold Würth, who also made a name for himself as patron of the arts and cultural sponsor, can look back on a truly extraordinary success story.
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28.02.2005
"Three Cheers for the Trade"
Anniversary in Künzelsau: Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG celebrates its 60th anniversary of the company foundation - Reinhold Würth will be 70 years old
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28.02.2005
60 YEARS OF WÜRTH - A WORLDWIDE SUCCESS STORY
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28.02.2005
WÜRTH CONNECTS THE WORLD
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04.02.2005
Tribute to the positive long-term co-operation
Reinhold Würth Receives Golden Pin of Honor of the Craft
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27.01.2005
Donation by the Würth Foundation
10,000 Euro for Herzogin-Anna-Amalia Library
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26.01.2005
The New Golf V Is Built with Special Parts from Ernsbach
Würth subsidiary Arnold & Shinjo GmbH & Co. KG celebrates 10 years in business – Europe-wide provider to automobile industry – Tool-trading company builds new company edifice in the Niedernhall industrial estate Waldzimmern
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14.01.2005
Business Year 2004: Würth Group Generates New Sales Record
Trading company increases sales by 13.7 percent to EUR 6.2 billion
Operating result grows faster than sales
Number of employees has risen to 46,973
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG celebrates 60 years in business
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30.11.2004
A Pioneer and Entrepreneur in the Sense of Rudolf Diesel
Bavaria’s secretary of state Thomas Goppel awards Reinhold Würth with the Diesel Medal in gold in Munich – Celebration in the Hall of Honors of Deutsches Museum – Life-time achievements honored
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14.09.2004
Demonstration of Urgency
Professor Reinhold Würth presented the Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Germany to Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlin.
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14.09.2004
Lasting Partnership instead of Populist Nine Days' Wonder
Schloss-Gymnasium high school in Künzelsau and Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG signed first agreement on partnership of learning in the region of Hohenlohe
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16.07.2004
Financial Results of the Würth Group 1st Half of 2004
- Trading group increases sales by 12.6 percent
- Operating result grows disproportionately to sales
- Number of employees grows to 45,299
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22.06.2004
StartUp initiative awards German Founder's Prize
Entrepreneur Reinhold Würth receives award for his lifetime's work.
Antisense Pharma GmbH, Biotechnology Company from Regensburg, is awarded a prize for its revolutionary therapy against cancer in the "Visionary" category.
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25.05.2004
Reinhold Würth and Heinrich v. Pierer Inducted into Hall of Fame
Reinhold Würth and Heinrich von Pierer Inducted into Hall of Fame of German Industry
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12.05.2004
Press Conference
1. New Stories
With a gain of 330 million euro, Würth generates the largest operating profit in company history
The recruitment of 1,519 additional sales representatives underlines Würth's commitment to strong investment in the sales field
Economic equity grows to1.5 billion euro
Equity ratio grows by 48.0 percent
Number of employees has increased by more than 10,000 in the past 4 years
Würth's growth has accelerated again: Sales increase by 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2004
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12.05.2004
Press Conference
2. The 2003 Financial Year in The Würth Group (Abridged version)
Economic equity rises to 1.5 billion euro
Record sales and record profits confirm the success of company policy
Economic equity rises to 1.5 billion euro
1,519 additional sales representatives have been employed worldwide
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12.05.2004
Press Conference
3. The 2003 Financial Year in the Würth Group (detailed summary)
Sales within the Würth Group reach a record high of 5.45 billion euro
Operating results increase disproportionately to growth in sales and reach a value of 330 million euro
Annual profits increase to 219 million euro
Equity ratio lies at 48.0 percent
1,519 additional sales reps are recruited on an international scale

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12.05.2004
Press Conference
4. Operating Trends in the Initial 3 Months of the 2004 Financial Year
Operating results surpass the previous year's values by 34.9 percent The Würth Group acquires 3 new companies with a combined sales volume of 350 million euro per year
Würth's growth has accelerated again: Sales figures rise by 6.4 percent
Operating results surpass the previous year's values by 34.9 percent
The Würth Group acquires 3 new companies with a combined sales volume of 350 million euro per year

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12.05.2004
Press Conference
5. Robert Friedmann Takes Over from Dr. Walter Jaeger As Chairman of the Board Of Directors
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03.05.2004
Robert Friedmann is appointed member of the Board of Directors
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28.04.2004
Reinhold Würth Awarded Ludwig Erhard Medal
Professor Reinhold Würth, Chairman of the Würth Advisory Board, was presented with the Ludwig Erhard medal on the evening of Tuesday, 27th April 2004.
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15.04.2004
Würth Group Strengthens Business Units by Taking Over Companies
Nuremberg LICHT Zentrale Thurner GmbH, Austrian fittings-producer Grass in Hoechst and supplier of DIY stores DIY World GmbH from Wuppertal now integrated into the Würth Group - sales volume of a total of 360 million euro - strategic integration into the business units electrical wholesale, trade with DIY stores and production of furniture fittings
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09.03.2004
Dr. Reinhold Würth Decorated with the French Medal
"Knight of the Legion of Honour"
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04.03.2004
Trend towards Specialization and Increased Service
"Top start-up company in the trade in 2004" awarded a prize at the International Trade Fair in Munich - two main laureates from the Land of Baden-Württemberg - 33,333 euro prize money - Professor Reinhold Würth delivers ceremonial address
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09.01.2004
Würth Group Generates Sales Record
Sales increase of 1.5 percent
Increase of the operating result compared to previous year
Number of employees grows to 41,952
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