Company > History
The history of suki.international
| 1951 | - Foundation of the company by Erich Schneider and Werner Klein in Iserlohn Germany |
| 1964 | - Relocation of the company from Iserlohn to Dortmund Germany |
| 1967 | - Relocation of the company from Dortmund to Landscheid Germany |
| 1974 | - suki.international delivers to 20 countries throughout Europe. It increases their range of ironware and captures 20 % market share, becoming a brand leader in Germany |
| 1976 | - A new 4000 sqm facility in Landscheid commences operation in |
| 1984 | - The entire assortment is restructured with a focus on ironware, tools and technical fittings |
| 1986 | - Without a successor, Werner Klein sells his company to the Dyckerhoff AG |
| 1990 | - Introduction of the full service concept |
| 1993 | - Modification of ironware assortment |
| 1994 | - The Easy Plus screw is introduced |
| 1995 | - Ropes and chains become a separate independent assortment |
| 1997 | - Certification according to ISO 9001 |
| 1998 | - Foundation of subsidiary companies in Poland and the Netherlands |
| 1999 | - Foundation of subsidiary company in Austria |
| 2001 | - The investor Sherpa takes over the company - suki.international celebrates 50 years in business - Market share increases to 50 % for clear view packaged ironware in Germany - suki.international is a contract supplier to leading DIY market chains |
| 2002 | - At the DIY'TECKöln2002 suki.international presents a new international concept as well as assortments that have been internationalised in principle. The suki.system quality multi-purpose screw is launched |
| 2006 | - suki.international presents its innovation “Super Nail“ at the Practical World Cologne and shows its new optimised assortments and modular concepts in presentation. |
Going forward in the future, suki.international as a partner to the retail trade, will develop new concepts for the DIY sector and accompany expected changes in the retail trade with solutions adapted to specific requirements.
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