06 Wur t h Canada Pr of Dr h c mult R einhold Wur t h Building up t he Wur t h Gr oup is t he life s w or k of Pr of Dr h c mult R einhold Wur t h 75 and it is one of t he success s t or ies in Ger man economic his t or y In 1945 Adolf Wur t h GmbH Co K G t he par ent com pan y of t he Wur t h Gr oup w as f ounded b y A dolf Wur t h in Ger man y Af t er t he ear ly deat h of his fat her in 1954 R einhold Wur t h t ook o v er t he com pan y at t he age of 19 St ar ting in pos tw ar Ger man y R einhold Wur t h has tur ned t he tw oman business int o a w or ldwide oper ating g r oup of tr ading com panies In 2009 t he Wur t h Gr oup celebr at ed a v er y special anniv er sar y t og e t her wit h him 60 y ear s of ser vice t o t he com pan y Wit h t he 75t h bir t hday of R einhold Wur t h and t he celebr ation of t he 65t h anniv er sar y of Adolf Wur t h GmbH Co K G ano t her tw o anniv er sar ies w er e celebr at ed in 2010 The entr epr eneur and his com pan y The Wur t h Gr oup s t ar t ed out as a wholesale scr e w business in 1945 The com pan y s his t or y is insepar ably connect ed wit h t he entr epr eneur Pr of R einhold Wur t h U nder his dir ection t he com pan y tur ned int o t he mar k e t leader in t he sale of assembly and connecting mat er ials The beginnings w er e modes t In t he summer of 1945 Adolf Wur t h f ounded a wholesale scr e w business in K unzelsau Baden Wur tt ember g His son R einhold accom panied and helped him fr om t he v er y beginning On Oct ober 1 st 1949 he ofcially joined t he business as t he com pan y s second em plo y ee and fr s t appr entice In Januar y 1951 it w as t he fr s t time t hat he w ent out on a sales tr ip alone The 15y ear old y oungs t er w as supposed t o look f or ne w cus t omer s in Dusseldor f In 1952 he com ple t ed his commer cial tr aining When Adolf Wur t h died at t he age of 45 in 1954 R einhold Wur t h t ook o v er t he business at t he age of 19 A t t hat time t he com pan y w as a tw o man business wit h annual sales of EUR 80000 R einhold Wur t h managed t he com pan y wit h far sight edness whic h w as soon cr o wned b y fr s t success In 1962 t he fr s t f or eign subsidiar y w as se t up in t he N e t her lands f ollo w ed b y com pan y f oundations in Switzer land A us tr ia It aly and fur t her countr ies In 1969 R einhold Wur t h dar ed t o cr oss t he A tlantic Ocean t o N or t h Amer ica One y ear lat er Wur t h also became activ e in Sout h Afr ica The f or mation of com panies in A us tr alia 1982 as w ell as Japan and Mala y sia bo t h in 1987 r ounded of Wur t hs pr esence on all continents In 1994 R einhold Wur t h wit hdr e w fr om oper ativ e business and t ook t he c hair of t he Advisor y Boar d of t he Wur t h Gr oup On Mar c h1 st 2006 his daught er Be ttina Wur t h became his successor in t his position R einhold Wur t h continues being t he 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 F r om t he fr s t day on t he Wur t h Gr oup has been a family business in spit e of its int er national c har act er In t he meantime t he Gr oup has mor e t han 62000 em plo y ees w or ldwide Dir ect selling has alw ay s been t he dr iving f or ce behind t he com pan y s success Ov er 30000 sales r eps w or ldwide visit 300000 cus t omer s eac h day Thank s t o t he dir ect cus t omer cont act t he com pan y kno w s t he r eq uir ements and can adjus t its pr oducts and ser vices in such a w ay t hat some of t he load is t ak en of t he cus t omer s shoulder s One of Pr of Wur t h s mo tt os is Satisfying our cus t omer s is no t enough w e w ant t o inspir e t hem Pr of Dr h c mult r einhold Wur T h A dolf and R einhold Wur t h t aking a w alk t hr ough t he w oods Be ttina Wur t h Chair w oman of t he advisor y boar d of t he Wur t h Gr oup The Sc hlossmuehle cas tle mill in K unzelsau Ger man y wher e Wur t h s t ar t ed of in 1945 Chairman of t he Super visor y Boar d of t he Wur t h Gr oups F amil y T r us ts