FROM TRADITIONAL COMPANY TO GLOBAL PLAYER

How could a regional key manufacturer dating from 1888 evolve into a global player? It all began in 1923 with the merger of the firms Carl Wipperfürth and F. W. Gottfried to form a new company, Vereinigte Schlüsselfabriken AG, with headquarters in Solingen. Products manufactured were primarily keys and foundry parts.

PRODUCTION INCREASED CONTINUOUSLY

Following the resumption of production in 1946 there was an ongoing rise in productivity. The ongoing modernisation process enabled capacity to be significantly expanded. The specialisation in the manufacture of high-precision, thin-walled small cast pieces with a high surface quality in black and white heart malleable iron as well as grey-cast pieces was characteristic of the successful company policy.

EXPANSION AND A CHANGE OF NAME

In 1983 the company expanded with the establishment of BTS GmbH in Saarburg, which saw the company significantly extend its activities in the mechanical post-processing of cast products. In 1996 there was a change of name to “VS Guss AG”. The modern name reflects the evolution from a specialist, traditional company to a global supplier to a varied field of industry.

FUTURE-ORIENTED REORGANISATION

Within the scope of a future-oriented reorganisation the entire casting operations of VS Guss AG were transferred to VS GmbH & Co. KG on 01/01/2014. VS GmbH & Co. KG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of VS Guss AG.

Today, as an iron / malleable iron foundry VS GmbH & Co. KG has state-of-the-art production facilities and development tools. Innovation from tradition – the company has remained true to its roots.