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
2018 Acquisition of production hall and office building in Mayen
2019 Launch of Durwen factory II in Mayen with 1600 square meters hall space
2021 Construction start of three production halls
2022 Launch Cutting Hall 21, 22, 23 with 3500 square meters
since 2017 Partner of the local fire brigade: Supporting the fire brigade of Plaidt to enable immediate operational readiness on regular weekdays
Durwen Factory I Plaidt, März 2022
Durwen Factory II Mayen, März 2022
