UHU GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of adhesive products, based in Bühl, Germany. Its company slogan is "glues anything, anytime.".[3] The company logo is yellow with black lettering and in many markets it includes the German phrase: "Der Alleskleber" (the "everything-glue").[4]
The products are now sold in over 125 countries around the world.[5]
History
In 1905, August Fischer, a dispensing chemist, purchased a small chemical plant aiming to manufacture inks, rubber stamp pads, paints and adhesives. In 1932, Fischer developed a clear synthetic resin adhesive which displayed the ability to affix almost any material. Following the custom of the time to name products in the writing goods sector after birds, Fischer named the glue UHU (pronounced in German as, with in being common in many English-speaking countries) after Uhu, the onomatopoeic