The Wittur Group, with the operating entity Wittur Holding GmbH, is a worldwide leading producer and supplier of elevator components. Founded 1968 in Germany, the group is today present with various subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. The headquarter is located in Sulzemoos - Wiedenzhausen, between Munich and Augsburg.
History
Back in 1968, at the age of 26 Horst Wittur started the business by establishing 'Wittur Aufzugteile GmbH & Co.' in Sulzemoos - Wiedenzhausen. At first, the focus lay on the production of car doors as well as on trading with elevator components. However, in the course of company acquisitions and integrations the trade with externally produced elevator components was replaced by selling in-house produced parts. Even the international expansion had an early start. In 1977, the production plant Selcom S.p.A. (today Wittur S.p.A.) was established in Colorno, Italy, followed by the plant Selcom Aragon (today Wittur Elevator Components S.A.U.) in 1980 in Zaragoza, Spain. At the same time trade companies were introduced in countries such as the Netherlands, France, Australia and Hong Kong, and participations were acquired.[2] In 1993, Wittur Turkey was established in Istanbul to provide products and services to the Eurasia region.
The first footprint in Asia was set in 1995 by establishing the subsidiary Suzhou Selcom (today Wittur Elevator Components (Suzhou)) in China.