Clad materials - best quality with tradition
When Bernhard Bauer founded Wickeder Eisen- und Stahlwerk GmbH in 1913, he hardly suspected that over 100 years later his small company would be one of the world's leading companies for specialized metallic semin-finished products. Wickeder Westfalensthahl GmbH is today the parent company of the Wickeder Group.
He paved the way with a keen sense for trends and the great desire to find extraordinary solutions. Bernhard Bauer recognized the importance of metal-clad materials at an early stage. Already in 1920 he applied for a groundbreaking patent: the cladding of iron strips with Aluminum. The materialis today known as FERAN. Even before 1930, this material could be brought into market. The continous development of clad materials still plays a crucial role in our company and even today the descendants of Bernhard and Paula Bauer are deeply rooted as shareholders in the Wickeder Group.
More about the historical career you can see here in the overview.
1913
Founded as a cold rolling mill and precision drawing shop by Mr. Bernhard Bauer in Wickede (Ruhr) under the company name WICKEDER EISEN- UND STAHLWERK GmbH
1920
Patent grant for the cladding of iron strips with Aluminum; known today under the brand FERAN
1943
Destruction of the work by the effects of war (Möhne catastrophe)
1949
Reconstruction of the factory and start of production
1962
Inclusion of cold profile production at Wickeder Eisen- und Stahlwerk GmbH
1964
Takeover of cold rolles mill Ebbinghaus & Co. as well as the profile rolling mill Kraft & Co. under uniform continuation as WESTFALENSTAHL Kalt- und Profilwalzwerke GmbH, Hohenlimburg-Berchum , Hohenlimburg-Berchum
1969
Development and production start of shadow mask steel strips at Westfalenstahl Kalt- und Profilwalzwerke
1978
Start of production of non-ferros metal cladding (for example CUFER and BRAFER) at Wickeder Eisen- und Stahlwerk GmbH
1985
Expansion of cladding on stainless steel at Wickeder Eisen- und Stahlwerk GmbH
1991
Certification of Wickeder Eisen- und Stahlwerk GmbH and Westfalenstahl GmbH according to ISO 9002 by Lloyd's
1993
Merging of Wickeder Eisen- und Stahlwerk GmbH with Westfalenstahl GmbH to WICKEDER WESTFALENSTAHL GmbH
1994/1995
Foundation of WICKEDER WESTFALENSTAHL HOLDING GmbH
1995
Acquisition of the cold rolling mill Gebr. Risse GmbH, Wickede
1996
Merger of Risse Kaltwalzwerk GmbH with Wickeder Westfalenstahl Holding GmbH
1997
Recognition and certification of WICKEDER WESTFALENSTAHL GmbH & Co. KG according to the requirements of QS 9000
1999
WIWE Holding GmbH will become renamed WICKEDER WESTFALENSTAHL GmbH
1999
Environmental certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001
2000
Commissioning vertical continuous annealing system
2001
Education Business Unit CRC (Cold Rolled and Clad Material)
2002
Wickeder Steel Company becomes a member of the Wickeder Group.
2007
Purchase of Engineered Materials Solutions (USA)
2011
Strategic investment in DNick Holding plc with the operating subsidiaries Deutsche Nickel GmbH (Schwerte) and Auerhammer Metallwerk GmbH (Aue)
2012
Expansion of participation in DNick Holding plc - Wickeder Westfalenstahl now holds approximately 75% of the shares
2013
Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH, parent company of Wickeder Group, celebrates its 100th anniversary
2014
Auerhammer Metallwerk GmbH becomes a wholly owned subsidiary
2015
Wickeder Steel Company is sold to Voestalpine, the cold strip area is sold to C.D. Wälzholz
2016
Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH acquires Inflotek, specialized in waterjet technology with over 60% participation
2016
Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH acquires MPU, which is specialist in punching, bending and welding as a 100% subsidiary
2017
The etching company Micrometal GmbH acquires HP Etch AB and ParaTechCoating Scandinavia AB located in Sweden as a 100% subsidiary
2018
Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH sells the shares of DNick Holding plc to Deutsche Nickel to DN Equity GmbH (Management-Buy-Out)
2019
Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH acquires WaCo Gerätetechnik GmbH in Dresden
Micrometal GmbH acquires the company etchform BV in Hilversum, NL
Contact us
Wickeder Westfalenstahl
Hauptstraße 6
58739 Wickede
Phone: +49 2377 917-0
Fax: +492377 917-100