Company
Our commitment
Everything that we do is shaped by our commitment to fairness, continuity, sustainability and reliability. We are also fundamentally committed to looking after the environment and conserving resources on all levels.
Tradition & future
Over 40 years ago, the two founders Wolfgang Rixen and Gerrit Pies laid the foundations for our company in the rooms of a former launderette in Solingen. Today, this is home to our new European headquarters, which opened in 2016. At this site alone, which covers an area of 67,500 square metres, more than 200 members of staff work hard to ensure our international business partners and customers receive their goods on time.
We believe that a process of continuous evolution founded on traditional values offers a huge opportunity for each and every individual and for the company as a whole, its products and services.
Social responsibility and respect
We take our responsibility to society very seriously. Besides sponsoring cultural, sporting and charitable activities, we also train young people and integrate them into working life.
Our working practices are centred on mutual respect, a constructive and collaborative approach, and a cooperative management style. Today, approximately 1,400 people of all nationalities and ages live and work with us and for us. It is thanks to their hard work and expertise that item is what it is today. A company that is economically healthy, but also in terms of its workforce – and feels like a family.