Home News Products Fixed cuts service about us Services Company history Quality / Certification Conditions Picture gallery Contact Page as PDF Company history 1977 Foundation of WIEHLSTAHL Dick + Kranenberg Handels GmbH & Co.KG by the partners Willi Dick and Dieter Kranenberg. Initially based in Wiehl-Oberbantenberg, the steel trade is operated without its own warehouse. The first truck for material delivery is purchased immediately. As early as autumn of the following year, the move to larger rented storage rooms with a crane system in Osberghausen. Construction of an extensive material warehouse. The first own saw is used. 1980 Start of construction: WIEHLSTAHL builds its own warehouse and administration building in the new Bomig-West industrial area in Wiehl. 1981Moving into the new business premises. WIEHLSTAHL supplies its customers regionally and nationally with its own fleet of vehicles from the Bomig-West industrial area, which is centrally and conveniently located. 1990 The storage area is no longer sufficient, so that the open spaces on the property are also used as external storage. Several automatic saws are now in use. A second ABUS bridge crane system is installed. 2002 The founding partner Willi Dick leaves the company at the age of 65. Dieter Kranenberg becomes the sole owner of WIEHLSTAHL. 2003 The successful introduction of a quality management system at WIEHLSTAHL is documented by certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001/2000. 2004In January 2004, WIEHLSTAHL expanded its extensive bright steel range by moving into a newly built warehouse. WIEHLSTAHL continues to invest: The team now consists of 12 people. With several saws and three crane systems, fast and reliable order processing is always guaranteed. Thanks to the traditionally grown high-quality steel warehouse and the consistent constant expansion of the range of materials, deliveries to customers are mainly made from stock. 2006 Thorsten Kranenberg joins the company. The course for the future of WIEHLSTAHL is set. 2007In February we will put our new, high-performance automatic band saw, type AMADA HFA400W, into operation. With this investment, we are still able to meet the increasing demands of the market and our customers for material cuts and fixed lengths. 2007 04/01/1977 to 04/01/2007: A reason to celebrate, WIEHLSTAHL - successful in the steel trade for 30 years. With technical know-how for steel and the right feeling for the market, WIEHLSTAHL successfully differentiates itself from the competition. 2008 At the end of September, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new "Hall 3" project takes place, with which WIEHLSTAHL will increase storage capacity by approx. 40%. For the first time, a 10-ton crane will be used in order to be able to meet customer requirements for larger workpieces in the future. 2009 The re-audit for certification takes place in March. With the certificate in accordance with the new DIN EN 9001: 2008 standard, WIEHLSTAHL confirms that the quality management system has been successfully implemented and is being lived. 2010 In October, WIEHLSTAHL secured planning security for future expansion measures at its tried and tested location in 51674 Wiehl by purchasing a plot of land measuring approx. 1,500 square meters. The fully developed property is directly adjacent to the previous company property on the south side. © WIEHLSTAHL Handels GmbH & Co.KG 2006-2015 imprint