Wilhelm Böllhoff (Born: 1848 / Died: 1924)
- Opening of a wholesale hardware business in Herdecke, Germany in 1877
- Opening of a branch in Bielefeld, Germany in 1923
Böllhoff joins the past with the future, tradition with innovation
The Böllhoff Group corporate identity is built on 130 years of operating as an independent family business.
This independence will also set the pace for the future development of the company.
Experience builds trust. Three generations of the Böllhoff family have continued to build on the success of the company's founder.
The four generations of the Böllhoff family
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Josef Böllhoff (Born: 1894 / Died: 1984)
- Joined the company in 1923
- Move to Bielefeld site
- Founding of other subsidiaries throughout Germany
- Rebuilding of war damaged Bielefeld site
- Start of industrial production of fastener components 1952
- Opening of production facilities and sales branches in Mexico and Brazil 1964
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Dr. Wolfgang W. Böllhoff (Born: 1934)
- Joined the company in 1962
- Wolfgang became leading shareholder and top manager of the Böllhoff Group in 1963
- Opening of production facilities and sales branches in Europe and world-wide
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Wilhelm A. Böllhoff (Born: 1965)
- Joined the Group in 1995
- Took over leadership of the Group with Michael W. Böllhoff in 2004
- Consolidation and expansion of sales world-wide
- Building of logistics centres also in eastern Europe
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Michael W. Böllhoff (Born: 1971)
- Joined the company in Brazil in 1998
- Manager of USA operations
- Took over leadership of the Group with Wilhelm A. Böllhoff in 2004
- Consolidation of existing production facilities and expansion into Asia
Handing over to the next generation
Statement by Dr. Wolfgang W. Böllhoff
Wilhelm A., Dr. Wolfgang and Michael W. Böllhoff
In the one hundred and twenty eighth year of a family company the third generation steps down and its place is taken by the next. Sons and daughters with experience already forged in the hurly-burly of everyday business life. As the next generation takes up the reins, customers and business partners of the Böllhoff company can rest assured that dependability, quality and service will remain the hallmarks of the Böllhoff name well into the future.
Courage, fairness and loyalty have been the cornerstones of our company culture for four generations.
