Working at Würth

About Würth

The Würth Group is world market leader in its core business, the trade in assembly and fastening materials. It currently consists of more than 400 companies in over 80 countries with more than 66,000 employees on its payroll. Approximately 30,000 of these are permanently employed sales representatives. In the business year 2019, the Würth Group generated total sales in excess of EUR 14 billion.

In the core business, the Würth Line, the product range for craft and industry comprises over 100,000 products: From screws, screw accessories and anchors to tools, chemical-technical products and personal protection equipment. The Allied Companies of the Würth Group, which either operate in business areas adjacent to the core business or in diversified business areas, round off the range by offering products for DIY stores, material for electrical installations, electronic components (e.g. circuit boards) as well as solar modules and financial services.

More than 3 million customers all over the world trust in Würth today. Human beings 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, today’s 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 and developed it further in the following years. Starting from the early years of the company in post-war Germany, he turned the former two-man business into a worldwide operating trading group.

History

In the UK Winzer Würth, acquired in 1986, focused on customers from the wood, construction and metalworking trades, whilst Würth UK, a company founded by the Würth Group in 1973, had specialised in the automotive after-sales market. With a view to 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, the two subsidiaries merged to form a company under the name of Würth UK Ltd back in 2009. 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.

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

Divisions

The Würth Group’s core business is the global supply of fixing and assembly materials through an international network of companies. Our aim is to be the market leader in assembly technology and related products, and we achieve this by offering customers reliability, quality, and an expert sales force.

Within the UK, Würth operates six clearly defined and targeted divisions. These are;

• Automotive
• Cargo
• Metal
• Solar
• Wood
• Construction

Each division has a clearly defined and structured operating plan with professional sales representatives available with the latest product information and industry trends.