History of WERMA

Clever solutions for decades

  • 2022

    Market launch WeASSIST - enables full transparency over all workplaces, machines and plants.

    WeASSIST
     
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    2021

    WERMA presents the eSIGN - a signal tower that sets new standards thanks to its electronic modularity.

    eSIGN
     
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    2019

    WERMA Shanghai moves to a new company building.

     
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    2018

    Founding of a subsidiary in Italy.

     
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    2016

    WERMA expands production area by 4,100 m²

     
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    2015

    WERMA has more than 300 employees worldwide.

    WERMA celebrates its 65th anniversary.

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    2012

    Founding of a subsidiary in the USA.

     
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    2010

    SmartMONITOR launched, a wireless based machine data collection system.

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    2009

    A subsidiary is founded in Belgium.

     
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    2009

    Matthias Marquardt, Erich Marquardt‘s son becomes Managing Director.

     
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    2008

    A French subsidiary is founded.

     
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    2007

    Founding of a subsidiary in UK.

     
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    2005

    Founding of the subsidiary Werma (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. with its own production location for Asia.

    A subsidiary in Switzerland is opened in Neuhausen am Rheinfall.

     
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    2002

    WERMA moves into the largest new building construction in the company history with 3,000 m² of additional work space.

     
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    2000

    WERMA celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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    1999

    WERMA has more than 100 employees.
    With the KombiSIGN signal tower, the company is the world's second largest signal tower supplier.

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    1997

    Strong business expansion via new developments, especially of optical signal devices.

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    1994

    WERMA presents the world's first modular signal tower, KombiSIGN.

     
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    1993

    The Werner Marquardt family left the business. Erich Marquardt became sole Managing Director of the company.

     
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    1992

    New building construction doubles existing production space.

     
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    1957

    Production of buzzers and horns.
    Production of hair dryers, motors and automatic timers ceases.

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    1953

    Special switches for automatic timers are manufactured.

     
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    1950

    Founded by WERNER and ERICH MARQUARDT.
    Production of hair dryers and motors.