wedi becomes part of the ARDEX Group

wedi becomes part of the ARDEX Group

by | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

wedi becomes part of the ARDEX Group Focusing on long-term strategic growth Emsdetten, 21 September 2021. The Witten-based construction chemicals specialist is taking up a majority shareholding in wedi GmbH, a leading manufacturer of system solutions for high-quality...

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by | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized

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1983

by | Sep 5, 1958 | 40 Years of wedi

Helmut Wedi, a Tile Setter Master by trade, establishes the wedi GmbH company in Emsdetten, in north-west Germany, in 1983. This allowed him to commercially manufacture his main invention, the wedi Building Panel a waterproof and lightweight tile backer board made...

1988

by | Sep 4, 1957 | 40 Years of wedi

Photo from inside the original manufacturing plant with its automated wedi Building Panel coating line made by a process patented by Helmut Wedi. The plant at that time was 23,000 sqft....

1995

by | Aug 26, 1955 | 40 Years of wedi

The huge success of the wedi Building Panel in Europe transformed the trade. In 1990, when the Berlin wall came down, it created a huge demand for building materials in the newly opened eastern regions. To keep up wedi built a new manufacturing plant on a green field...

1996

by | Aug 25, 1954 | 40 Years of wedi

wedi started applying its foam core tile backer board technology and knowledge to invent the first wedi Fundo Shower base a presloped shower floor panel with factory integrated...

2004

by | Sep 5, 1952 | 40 Years of wedi

wedi registers its US-based business, at that time an import and sales office, and the wedi Corporation is...

2018

by | Jun 8, 1950 | 40 Years of wedi

wedi North America’s success over the years has resulted in the opening of our first local manufacturing plant in Batavia, Illinois. The photo shows our employees and some customers in front of the plant on the day of the Grand...

2021

by | Aug 24, 1949 | 40 Years of wedi

wedi becomes a proud part of the Ardex family of companies to better support future growth. wedi remains independently focused and operating, but also is now an active partner working closely with the many Ardex companies to use the available knowledge and synergies...

2023

by | Sep 5, 1948 | 40 Years of wedi

In anticipation of wedi Batavia manufacturing the entire wedi line of products locally, we doubled our factory foot print and started installing CNC and coating areas to support the manufacturing of Fundo shower systems and more products. From 2023 until 2024 we are...