| Industry | Power tools, Chemicals, Safety products |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | Künzelsau, Germany |
| Website | www.wurth.com |
The Würth Group is a worldwide wholesaler of fasteners, screws and screw accessories, dowels, chemicals, furniture and construction fittings, tools, machines, installation material, automotive hardware, inventory management, storage and retrieval systems. Würth was founded in 1945 by Adolf Würth in Künzelsau, Germany. Eight years later and still today, the company is led by his son Prof. Dr. h.c. Reinhold Würth.
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Since 2000, Würth has been a strong supporter of professional bicycle road racing. Prior to 2005, Würth helped sponsor the ONCE-Eroski Pro Cycling Team. Then in 2005, Würth became one of the team's primary sponsors for the Liberty Seguros-Würth Cycling Team. In 2006, the company continued its support through the Astana-Würth Cycling Team.
In addition, the Würth Group has served as the presenting sponsor for the 2005 and 2006 Tour de Suisse (Tour of Switzerland).
Würth has been sponsor on the uniforms of referees and their assistants in La Liga, Spain's premier football league for the last several years.
Würth has been sponsor of Virtus Roma in Italy, in 2001-2002 season for the Italian League of Basketball.
For the 2008 season, Würth will supply tools and fasteners to Panasonic Toyota Racing and the company's logo will feature in the pit garage, on team trucks and on all official communication. The partnership with Würth will be showcased in public for the first time at the team's pre-season event on 10 January in Cologne.[1] Würth also supply radiator fluid and tools to McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team.
On January 2000, Wurth will supply radiator fluid for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters from 2000 to present.