Chronicle

Chronicle of Durwen Maschinenbau (as of 09/2018)

1947 Incorporation by Nikolaus Durwen as locksmith for the local building material industry

1970 Manufacturing of attachments (mainly brick clamps and buckets)
Heinz Durwen expands the business on a national level

1985 approx. 25 employees

1998 Takeover of business by Klaus Durwen

1998 Redevelopment of multi pallet handlers

1998 Office expansion: 600 m²

2000 Construction of production hall 5: 560 m²

2001 Innovation award "SUCCESS“ by ISB ("Investitions und Strukturbank des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz")
for the development of a double pallet handler for forklift trucks

2004 Construction of production hall 6 and paint shop: 870 m²

2005 Redesign and redevelopment of all attachments

2007 Construction of production hall 7: 450 m²

2009 Construction of three production halls 8-10: 2650 m²

2010 Acquisition of neighbouring premises with hall: 2100 m²

2011 Construction of production hall 14-15: 1120 m²

2013 Innovation award "SUCCESS“ by ISB ("Investitions und Strukturbank des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz")
for the development of a profile-guided clamp for forklift trucks

2014 Construction of production hall 14-15: 840 m²

2014 Sebastian Durwen joins the company

2017 Acquisition of neighbouring premises with hall: 2200 m²

2017 approx. 235 employees

2017 Construction of new office building and production hall: 2600 m²

2018 Opening of premises for rental and refurbished units

2018 Alexander Durwen joins the company

since 2017 Partner of the local fire brigade: Supporting the fire brigade of Plaidt to enable immediate operational readiness on regular weekdays

Durwen Factory September 2018