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