Wilo SE

• Oliver Hermes
• Eric Lachambre
• Dr. Markus Beukenberg

WILO SE is a corporation headquartered in Dortmund, which manufactures pumps and pump systems for heating, refrigeration and air-conditioning technology and for water supply and sewage disposal and treatment. In 2002 from the merger of the Wilo - Salmson AG emerged with Wilo GmbH company is the managing holding today Wilo Group. Since 24 July 2008, the company operates under the name WILO SE ( European Company ).

History

Founded in 1872 as a copper and brass goods factory Louis Opländer engineering, the company supplies companies in the beverage industry with distillery plants. At the same time, the company developed as a specialist in central heating systems and a pioneer of pump technology for central heating.

For internationalization are laid with the establishment of subsidiaries abroad the foundation in 1965. 1973 Founded in 1948 Birsfelden EMF pumps AG is acquired. Since 1975 it now has its headquarters in Rheinfelden. The 30 employees there, sat annually by approximately CHF 45 million. Further acquisitions French pump manufacturer made ​​in 1984 with the company Salmson and 1988 with Drouard. Today this is the WILO INTEC based in Aubigny -sur- Nere.

The founding of the Korean subsidiary WILO LG Pumps Ltd.. follows in 2000. In 2003, the product is with the takeover of the EMU group of farm expanded to include underwater pumps. The listed companies Mather & Platt Pumps Ltd.. and Mather & Platt Fire Systems Ltd.. headquartered in Pune, India in 2005 and 2006, the British Circulating Pumps Ltd. , Norfolk taken from Kings Lynn.

2008 The company is renamed WILO AG WILO SE.

Today, the WILO Group has offices in more than 70 countries and employs approximately 6,900 employees, including nearly 2,228 employees in Germany, spread over branches in Oschersleben, yard, Minden and Dortmund worldwide. She has more than 60 subsidiaries.