04 Wur t h Canada The w orld mar k e t leader in t he tr ade of connecting mat er ials The Wur t h Gr oup is t he w or ld mar k e t leader in its cor e business t he tr ade of assembly and fas t ening mat er ial It cur r ently consis ts of o v er 410 com panies in 84 countr ies and has mor e t han 62000 em plo y ees on its pa yr oll Ov er 30000 of t hese ar e per manently em plo y ed sales r epr esent ativ es In t he business y ear 2011 t he Wur t h Gr oup g ener at ed t o t al sales of EUR 95 billion accor ding t o t he pr eliminar y annual fnancial s t at ement In t he cor e business t he Wur t h Line t he pr oduct r ange f or cr af t and indus tr y com pr ises o v er 100000 pr oducts fr om scr e w s scr e w accessor ies anc hor s t o t ools chemicalt ec hnical pr oducts and per sonal pr o t ection eq uipment The Allied Com panies of t he Wur t h Gr oup which eit her oper at e in business ar eas adjacent t o t he cor e business or in div er sifed business ar eas r ound of t he r ange b y ofer ing pr oducts f or DIY s t or es mat er ial f or electr ical ins t allations electr onic com ponents eg cir cuit boar ds as w ell as solar modules and fnancial ser vices W e ar e a f amil y business Mor e t han 3 million cus t omer s all o v er t he w or ld tr us t in Wur t h t oday P eople and a v er y special cor por at e philosoph y ar e t he dr iving f or ces of t he longs t anding success enjo y ed b y t he Wur t h Gr oup Wur t h is a family business t hat w as f ounded b y Adolf Wur t h in 1945 Pr of R einhold Wur t h t oday s Chair man of t he Super visor y Boar d of t he Wur t h Gr oup s F amily T r us ts t ook o v er t he business at t he age of 19 af t er his fat her had passed a w ay and de v eloped it fur t her in t he f ollo wing y ear s St ar ting fr om t he ear ly y ear s of t he com pan y in pos tw ar Ger man y he tur ned t he f or mer tw o man business int o a w or ldwide oper ating tr ading g r oup Our philosoph y W e o w e it t o R einhold Wur t h t hat t he Wur t h Gr oup has a clear business or ient ation It is mar k ed b y a s tr ong br and policy futur e or ient ed pr oduct s tr at egy closeness t o t he cus t omer clear q uality s t andar ds and t hinking in t er ms of visions wit h s tr ong cor por at e cultur e Wur t h t he name s t ands f or high pr oduct q uality and e x cellent ser vice N e v er t heless t he Wur t h Gr oup is no t jus t a business tr ading in assembly and fas t ening mat er ial Our special cor por at e philosoph y and shar ed v alues under lie t he com pan y s longs t anding success be it in Ger man y t he bir t hplace of t he Wur t h com pan y or in an y of its mor e t han 410 com panies all o v er t he g lobe Our visionar y t hinking spur s us on t o go t he e xtr a mile and att ain ne w miles t ones guar ant eeing t he las ting de v elopment of t he family business All em plo y ees ar e r eq ues t ed t o contr ibut e t heir ideas and t heir cr eativity Demanding and pr omo ting per f or mance is fr mly embedded in Wur t h s cor por at e cultur e W or king t og e t her in t he spir it of op timism r esponsibility and mutual r espect ar e no t jus t em p ty w or ds but pr inciples flled wit h life e v er y day A dolf Wur t h GmbH Co K G in K unzelsauGaisbac h Ger man y Ov er 410 com panies in 84 countr ies T he Wu r T h G r oup