ARDEX was founded in Witten Germany in 1949. The Group can proudly look back on over 60 years’ history as a family-owned company.
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1949
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Founded as NORWAG-Werke GmbH in Witten Germany |
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1949-1951
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Production of metal working oil, putty and waxes |
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1950
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Changed the company’s name to ARDEX Chemie GmbH |
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1954
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Launch of ARDUR floor filler |
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1957
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ARDEX NOVAL S.A. was founded in France |
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1959
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New construction of factory building 1 and the first silo |
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1960
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ARDEX UK Ltd was founded in Haverhill, England |
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1961
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ARDUPLAN 2026 – the first wall filler |
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1962
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Launch of ARDIT Z 8 – world’s first quick drying cementitious floor filler |
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1967
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Group company ARDEX SKANDINAVIA was founded in Hellerup, Denmark |
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1968
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Launch of ARDURIT X 7 G – which is still the state-of the art thin-bed mortar today ARDEX Baustoff GmbH was founded in Loosdorf, Austria |
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1969
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Launch of ARDUCRET B 12 concrete filler and launch of MASTIT |
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1975
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Launch of ARDURAPID 77 a floor filler which is coatable within 1 hour |
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1976
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Launch of K15 – the universal industry benchmark in levelling compounds |
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1978
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ARDEX Inc. was founded in Pittsburgh, USA |
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1980
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Launch of “WITTENER SCHNELLZEMENT 32,5 R-SF” |
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1982
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Opening of new training and development centre in Witten |
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1992
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Certification according to DIN ISO 9002 |
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1993
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The Witten Factory II was commissioned |
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1995
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Takeover of the ARKI trading company in Sweden which was market leader in ARDEX products |
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1996-1997
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Launch of several flooring adhesives as a system with the ARDEX floor fillers |
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1998
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Launch of the powder parquet adhesive ARDEX P410. ARDEX Polska Sp. Z. o.o. and ARDEX CEMENTO S.A. were founded |
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1999
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Launch of the tile adhesives ARDURIT X 5 and ARDURIT X 7 G Plus |
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2000
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Acquisition of the W.W. Henry Company |
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2001
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Foundation of ARDEX OY, Finland |
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2001
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Acquisition of NORCROS ADHESIVES Limited and Norcros Building Products Pty, which includes locations in the UK, Australia & South-East Asia, China and the Pacific Rim. |
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2002
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PANDOMO decorative floor launched |
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2005
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Acquisition of LUGATO GmbH & Co. KG. Foundation of ARDEX MIDDLE EAST FZE, Dubai |
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2007
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ARDEX Korea Inc. was founded |
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2009
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State-of-the-art mixing equipment was commissioned in Witten |
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2011
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Commissioning of the new production site of ARDEX Turkey in Tuzla (nearby Istanbul) |
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2011
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ARDEX Australia majority stake acquisition of Singaporean QUICSEAL Construction Chemicals |
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2012
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ARDEX acquires a majority stake in QUICSEAL Construction Chemicals in Asia |
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2012
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Commissioning of new production site in Stockton, California |
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2013
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ARDEX acquires a majority stake in CEMIX Limited in New Zealand |
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2014
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ARDEX acquires a majority stake in GUTJAHR Systemtechnik in Germany |
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2015
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ARDEX acquires a majority stake in WAKOL GmbH in Germany |
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2016
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Commissioning of new production sites in India and Thailand |
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2017
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Expansion of production and warehouse facilities by ARDEX Americas |
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2017
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ARDEX acquires a majority stake in KNOPP Group in Germany |
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2017
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Commissioning of new production facility in Shanghai, China |
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2018
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Commissioning of new production facility in Brisbane, Queensland |
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2018
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Opening of new joined headquarters for ARDEX and QUICSEAL in Singapore |
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2018
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Commissioning of new joined ARDEX and QUICSEAL production and R&D facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
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2018
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ARDEX acquires a majority stake in DTA in Australia, New Zealand and the US |
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2018
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LOBA joins the international ARDEX Group |
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2019
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NEXUS Adhesives becomes part of WAKOL and ARDEX |