Würth Industrie Service on board as a new member of the transformation ecosystem Maschinenraum

Bad Mergentheim / Berlin

The alliance of more than 60 family-owned companies as well as university partners and other innovators is working together on the digital transformation of the German medium-sized businesses. As part of this community, Würth Industrie Service aims to exchange ideas and provide impetus on topics such as innovation, corporate culture and sustainability.

Founded in 1999, Würth Industrie Services now has more than 1,750 employees at the Würth Industrial Park in Bad Mergentheim; it also has a strong international network. The company operates one of the most modern logistics centers for industrial supplies in Europe and has focused on the C-parts needs of manufacturing industrial customers. From screws, connecting and fastening technology to tools, chemical-technical products and occupational safety – Würth Industrie Service presents itself with a specialized product range consisting of more than 1.4 million articles. In addition, its strength lies in customized, logistical and planning supply and service concepts as well as special parts.

Cooperation as the key to the future

"Innovations and innovation processes take place in an environment of increasing customer requirements, high innovation speeds and a continuously changing competitive and market environment. This circumstance demands a high degree of strategic and long-term action. We see the key to success as being the establishment of long-term cooperations and networks - because only in this way is it possible, in view of global competition, to turn visions into reality in a timely and consistent manner. We are convinced that the membership in the machine room is a great enrichment for us across many company levels and that we can profit from the exchange with other family businesses across all divisions. We are looking forward to networking and cooperating," said Stefan Reuss, Managing Director IT and Digital Solutions at Würth Industrie Service.

"We are very pleased to welcome Würth Industrie Service as a member of Maschinenraum! The company has long since internalized why it pays to cooperate with others and open up to new things. I firmly believe that together with our member companies they will achieve great things," says Tobias Rappers, Managing Director of Maschinenraum.

About Maschinenraum:

Maschinenraum, a shared ecosystem from SMEs for SMEs, unites German SMEs and family businesses to boldly shape the future. Already more than 60 family-owned companies – including Viessmann, Fiege Logistik, STIHL and Mast-Jägermeister – have joined the engine room in order to jointly drive the digital and sustainable transformation of SMEs.

About Würth Industrie Service:

Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG is responsible for supplying the industrial sector within the Würth Group. Since its foundation in 1999, the company has been operating at the Würth Industrial Park in Bad Mergentheim with more than 1,750 employees. The company presents itself as a complete C-parts supplier with a specialized product orientation consisting of more than 1,400,000 articles: from screws, connecting and fastening technology to tools, chemical-technical products and occupational safety. In addition to the extensive standard range, the strength lies in customized, logistical and scheduling supply and service concepts as well as special parts. Under the service brand "CPS® - C-Produkt-Service", the company offers modular solutions that can be easily adapted to customers' individual needs. In this context, consumption- and demand-based systems significantly streamline processes for purchasing, logistics and quality assurance and enable the cost of procuring small parts to be optimized. Logistical and scheduling services such as scanner-supported shelving systems or just-in-time supply by means of Kanban container systems make a decisive contribution to increasing productivity.