History
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2019
50 Years SHW Storage & Handling Solutions GmbH
1969 - The Concorde concludes its maiden flight, the first cardiac transplantation succeeds in Munich, the first human walked on the moon and SHW developed the rotor and therefore laid the foundation for a successful company.
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2015
On October 01, 2015 SHW Storage & Handling Solutions GmbH founds a US subsidiary in Atlanta, SHW-SHS Inc.
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2013
The company-owned kindergarten "Kocherwichtel e.V." is put into operation on April 02, 2013.
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2008
On March 05, 2008, „VKT-Gesellschaft für Verschleißschutz und Klebetechnik mbH“ is founded as a sister company of SHW Storage & Handling Solutions GmbH.
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2006
Since June 21, 2006 SHW Storage & Handling Solutions has operated as an independent, autonomous company on the national and international markets.
Management: Dipl.-Ing. Achim Brommer
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2003
Since 2003 SHW-SHS has acted as an independent GmbH and in 2006 the company was taken over by Brommer-Beteiligungs-GmbH.
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1969
However, within the Schwäbischen Hüttenwerke the Process Engineering division, established in 1969, was the youngest member of the company family.
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1921
In 1921, Schwäbische Hüttenwerke GmbH was founded by the state of Württemberg and Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb (today MAN SE), each holding 50% of the shares.
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In the mid-18th
In the mid-18th century more than 2000 people were employed at the "Königlich-Württembergischen Werken" (Royal Württemberg factories).
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1504
1504 the factory was adopted by the Duke of Württemberg and 1671 the factory in Wasseralfingen is commissioned.
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1365
In 1365 the factory SHW (Königsbronn), founded by the Cistercians, was mentioned in an official document for the first time.
SHW-SHS GmbH originates from the Schwäbischen Hüttenwerke (Swabian Iron and Steelworks) which was founded in 1365, and is therefore part of the oldest industrial establishment in Germany.