Who are we
REHAU is the leading international systems manufacturer in the building solutions, automotive and industrial sector. Since REHAU's inception in 1948, the company has grown continuously on the basis of our own strength. Starting as a three-man production operation, REHAU has evolved to become an independent corporate group, active throughout the world.
- 1948 Company founded with 3 employees in Rehau/Bavaria
- 1951 Manufacturing of arm straps and sideboards begins for the VW Beetle
- 1954 REHAU participates in Germany's first heart operation using silicone tubing
- 1962 REHAU Plastics Ltd opened a Head Office and Warehouse in Slough.
- 1967 First employee performance assessment with results linked to a variable salary scale
- 1969 Manchester Sales Office opened
- 1972 Birmingham Sales Office opened. First UK REHAU Underfloor Heating installation
- 1978 REHAU produces the first polymer bumper for the VW Passat.
- 1979 Second UK factory established at Blaenau Ffestiniog
- 1983 The number of employees surpasses the 5,000 mark
- 1987 Company changes the name from "REHAU Plastics Ltd" to "REHAU Ltd"
- 1995 New Year's Eve marks the most significant development of REHAU UK: the opening of the new Head Office UK in Ross-on-Wye
- 1998 New Sales Offices open in Glasgow and Dublin
- 2000 Company founder, Helmut Wagner, transfers management of the corporate group to his sons. Jobst Wagner is named president of the Supervisory Board, Dr. Veit Wagner is named vice-president.
- REHAU today: More than 14,000 employees worldwide, with approx. 800 in the UK and Ireland
- Worldwide: 129 Sales Offices, 41 Factories, 16 Administrative Offices
- All over Europe: 87 Sales Offices, 26 Factories, 11 Administrative Offices
- UK and Ireland: 7 Sales Offices, 4 Factories, 1 Administrative Office
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© REHAU Ltd. All Rights reserved. 2008
© REHAU Ltd. All Rights reserved. 2008