About Würth Namibia
Würth is a family business that was founded by Adolf Würth. Prof. Reinhold Würth, today’s Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group’s Family Trusts.
He took over the business at the age of 19 after his father had passed on, He grew it further in the following years.
Starting from the early years of the company in post-war Germany, he turned the former small business of two into a major worldwide operating trading group. Over 3 million clients all over the world trust in Würth today.
IN THE BEGINNING
The Würth Group is a world market leader in its core business, the trade in assembly and fastening material. It currently consists of over 400 companies in more than 80 countries.
At Würth Namibia, we offer over 3000 products which are delivered nationwide directly to our customers. We service our customers through our 3 Express Shops, our Call Centre and 14 permanently employed Customer Service Consultants. We pride ourselves in understanding our customer’s needs and providing solutions that are relevant to ensure superior customer satisfaction.
History
The Würth Group is a world market leader in its core business, the trade in assembly and fastening material. It currently consists of over 400 companies in more than 80 countries.
2009
Mr. Ewald Waldherr was employed as the first ADM who started developing the Namibian customer base with goods and serviced delivered from Würth South Africa. Following many years of building up the customer base sales continued the positive development and in 2009, Würth Namibia was officially opened as an independent company.
Würth Namibia started as a relatively small company situated in Windhoek the capitol of Namibia. Namibia is the second least populated country in the world, per capita.
It has an estimated population of 2.0 million inhabitants. Windhoek the capital city of Namibia & also biggest city in Namibia, it has a population of 300 000 people!
2012
Mr. Zürn and Mr. Oftedal came to visit Würth Namibia and Mr. Eike Bolm is appointed General Manager
following the good development of the company under his leadership as sales manager.
2012 also marks the milestone of the second Pick Ups Shop being opened in Namibia – Walvisbay.
2017
On the 25th September 2017 Würth Namibia held their Grand Opening of the newly relocated Express Shop.
It was a wonderful opportunity to showcase our products and services. Equiped with a cold beer, Pretzel and a
Bratwurst our customers were treated to magni?cent specials, demos and a fun ?lled drilling competition. We
are extremely thankful to all out customers who made the e?ort and took time out to enjoy this milestone with us.
2019
This year we celebrated our 10 year anniversary. With a total of 2 Express shops across the country, one in Windhoek and one in Walvis bay. a reliable staff of 19 members.
Values
OUR VALUES
“Presenting the Perfect Package”
OUR VISION
Becoming No.1 in the eyes of our customers as the best and most qualified sales team in Namibia.
OUR MISSION
We love selling. We inspire our Customers.
OUR BASIC PRINCIPLES
We request and promote ACHIEVEMENTS.
The greater the SUCCESS, the more freedom and liberty.
We PASSIONATELY fight for success.
We CONSEQUENTLY pursue everything that has proven to be successful, and we try new things.
We assume RESPONSIBILITY for actions, work in mutual RESPECT and APPRECIATION and are STRAIGHTFORWARD and PREDICTABLE in everything we do.
We are OPTIMISTIC, DYNAMIC and have powers of SELF-ASSERTION.
We strive for PERFECTION in every area of our activities.
The term we consider the most important in dealing WITH EACH OTHER is THANK YOU.
Würth Namibia Divisions
We service our customers through the following divisions:
AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
The Automotive Division supplies dealerships, auto repair workshops, motorcycle repair shops, panelbeaters, auto electricians, and any specialised workshop dealing in the automotive aftermarket.
With a product range consiting of power and hand tools, chemical-technical products, abrasives, safety gear, screws and screw accessories we can fulfil most consumable requirements of our customers.
Würth offers the product range to boost the profitability and productivity of our customers through a range of industry solutions, such as storage and C-part management systems, diagnostics and more.
CARGO DIVISION
Our Cargo specialists service the trucking and bus industries as well as the agricultural sector.
METAL DIVISION
The Metal division directly serves customers in the metalworking and metal processing industries such as metal and steel fabricators, fitters and machine manufacturers, but also deals with maintenance departments in different industries.
There is a great focus on the provision of sealants and lubricants, food-safe products, anchor and dowel systems, tools and electrical machines, material processing as well as DIN standard parts.
WOOD DIVISION
The Wood Division serves customers in the entire woodworking and wood processing trade, typically joiners, carpenters, window makers and set builders.
The product spectrum covers furniture fittings, the entire range of fastening materials and sealing technology as well as tools, machines, abrasives and chemical technical products.
PROJECTS & CONSTRUCTION
Our Projects team provides solutions in the energy (wind power and solar), maintenance (MRO) and construction markets. The sub division of Energy utilises our European experience with solar and wind projects to provide precision DIN standard fasteners and consumable items to extensive local installations.
With our specialists in MRO we can solve your problems through stock management/ product and supplier consolidation/ automated vending of PPE and small parts. Our Construction team can bring our full product range and professional service to your sites for all your daily project needs.
WOW! DIAGNOSTICS
We have two vehicle diagnostic specialists based in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
For more information or a demonstration of our diagnostics solutions A/C service devices, please contact: diagnostics@wurth.co.za For more information on WOW!: www.wow-portal.com
KEY ACCOUNTS DIVISION
We have Key Account Managers who service Group Deals with centralised billing and ordering systems.
They are able to not only provide quality consumables, but rather stock and storage solutions to customers with a network of branches or a bigger scale of business.
