History

1919 GEDORE tool factory established by the Dowidat brothers at ‘Erdelen’ in Remscheid
1926 Relocation to Stursbergerhöhe, the current location of the headquarters plant; continuous expansion of the production facility in the subsequent years
1958 Establishment of the company TECHNAG b.v., Netherlands
1960 Establishment of Ferramentas GEDORE do Brazil, Brazil
1961 Majority Joint Venture with an Indian partner and establishment of GEDORE India
1964 Establishment of GEDORE South Africa
1964 Establishment of the company Omnitool GmbH, Switzerland
1971 Cooperation with the company Altas, Turkey
1972 Acquisition of the company Richard Abr. Herder KG, Solingen
1972 Establishment of the company GEDORE Austria GmbH, Austria
1985 Acquisition of the company Hermann Bremer oHG, Wuppertal
1986 Exit of the Indian Joint Venture, assignment of the trademark rights and name rights to GEDORE
1990 Acquisition of the majority stake in the company L. J. Hydleman & Co. Ltd., England, our sales partner in England
1992 Establishment of METEC GmbH Metallwarentechnik, Förderstedt
1994 Acquisition of the company DAKO Werk Dowidat KG, Remscheid
1994 Acquisition of the company Krumm KG, Remscheid
1996 Establishment of GEDORE Polska Sp. z o. o.
1998 Acquisition of the majority stake in the company Altas, Turkey and change of name to Gedore-Altas
1998 Establishment of the sales company GEDORE Werkzeuge o.o.o., Russia
1999 Acquisition of the company MHH Engineering Co. Ltd., Torqueleader, England
2002 Acquisition of CAROLUS technic Hans Meenhöller KG
2002 Acquisition of the company group KLANN Spezialwerkzeugfabrik GmbH, Donaueschingen
2002 Acquisition of the company Ochsenkopf GmbH
2005 Merger of Hermann Bremer oHG and DAKO Werk Dowidat KG into DAKO Werk Dowidat KG
2005 Establishment of the sales company GEDORE IBÉRICA, S.L., Spain
2006 Establishment of the sales company GEDORE Tool Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., China
2007 Establishment of the distribution company GEDORE Tool Center KG, Remscheid
2008 Acquisition of LÖSOMAT Schraubtechnik Neef GmbH, Vaihingen/Enz
2008 Establishment of the sales company GEDORE Tools (Beijing) Co., Ltd., China