Westag AG

Westag AG is one of Europe's most prominent manufacturers of high-quality wood-based products for interior finishing and building construction. Headquartered in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany, the company operates three production sites — Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Wadersloh and Saterland — and manufactures a broad range of products including doors, frames, kitchen worktops, window sills, high-pressure laminate panels, solid surface materials and coated plywood panels. In the 2024 business year, Westag AG employed 910 people and generated €186.3 million in revenue. The company traces its origins to the Joseph Ellendorff furniture factory, entered in the Wiedenbrück commercial register on 7 December 1901. After changing hands and names through the 20th century — including a period as Westdeutsche Sperrholzwerke Hugo Bresser & Co. — it was renamed Westag & Getalit in 1960 and went public on 26 June 1961. It was renamed Westag AG on 2 August 2021. Since 2018 it has been part of Broadview Industries AG, a subsidiary of the Dutch Broadview Holding, which is almost entirely owned by the investment company HAL Investments. Westag AG organizes its business into two divisions: Doors/Frames and Surfaces/Elements. Its product range spans plywood and formwork panels, coating materials, coated panel materials for interior finishing, doors and frames, worktops, window sills and kitchen backsplash systems. The company emphasizes sustainability, investing in environmentally friendly production processes and optimizing equipment to reduce raw material and energy consumption. Westag AG was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange General Standard until 30 June 2025. The admission of both ordinary and preference shares to the regulated market of the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange was revoked at the company's request effective 9 June 2025, and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange revoked admission to the General Standard effective 25 June 2025. Since 1 July 2025, Westag AG shares are no longer publicly listed. In 2024, Westag AG acquired Reinaerdt Türen GmbH in Saterland.

Westag AG traces its origins to the Joseph Ellendorff furniture factory, which was entered in the Wiedenbrück commercial register on 7 December 1901. Due to the economic pressures of World War I, the factory was sold on 15 April 1926 to brothers Isaak and Gustav Thalheimer from Hanover and Sigmund Hirschheimer from Ludwigshafen am Rhein, who had previously been major customers of its products. The economic boycott resulting from the Jewish origin of the owners under National Socialism forced them into emigration to England and Brazil in 1936. In August 1938 the company was renamed Westdeutsche Sperrholzwerke Hugo Bresser & Co.; the successful 'Aryanizer' Bresser died in 1945 in Nazi custody after a denunciation by the other partner, Christian Franke. After the end of the war, Erich Thalheimer, son of Isaak Thalheimer, received the plant back. In 1960 the company was renamed Westag & Getalit, and on 26 June 1961 it went public. Between 1989 and 1994 the company issued preference shares. Since 2018 the company has been part of Broadview Industries AG, a subsidiary of the Dutch Broadview Holding, which is almost entirely owned by the investment company HAL Investments. Westag & Getalit AG was renamed Westag AG on 2 August 2021. The admission of both ordinary and preference shares to trading in the regulated market of the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange was revoked at Westag AG's request effective 9 June 2025. On 25 June 2025 the Frankfurt Stock Exchange also revoked, at Westag AG's request, the admission of Westag shares to trading in the General Standard. Since 1 July 2025, Westag AG shares are no longer publicly listed. In terms of business activity, the manufacturer offers construction and finishing products through its two divisions 'Doors/Frames' and 'Surfaces/Elements'. The range extends from plywood and formwork panels through coating materials to coated panel materials for interior finishing. It also offers products such as doors and frames, worktops, window sills and kitchen backsplash systems. The Surfaces/Elements division emerged from the merger of the two formerly independent product divisions 'Plywood/Formwork' and 'Laminates/Elements'. In 2005 the highest-revenue division was Doors/Frames with revenue of €73.2 million and an export share of 10.3 percent. The Laminates/Elements division generated €69.6 million, 27.4 percent of which through exports. The lowest-revenue division was Plywood/Formwork with €27.1 million, but with the highest export share at 33 percent. Annual net income under IFRS was €5.2 million in 2005. In 2006 Westag & Getalit benefited disproportionately from the upturn in the construction industry, with annual net income of €11.9 million. The company's main plant is in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, with a branch plant about 15 kilometers away in Wadersloh. In 2024 Westag AG acquired Reinaerdt Türen GmbH in Saterland.

• 2025

  Delisting: Düsseldorf Stock Exchange admission revoked effective 9 June; Frankfurt Stock Exchange General Standard admission revoked effective 25 June; shares no longer publicly listed since 1 July.

• 2024

  Westag AG acquired Reinaerdt Türen GmbH in Saterland.

• 2021

  Westag & Getalit AG renamed Westag AG on 2 August.

• 2018

  Company became part of Broadview Industries AG, a subsidiary of Dutch Broadview Holding.

• 1989

  Company began issuing preference shares (until 1994).

• 1961

  Initial public offering on 26 June.

• 1960

  Company renamed Westag & Getalit.

• 1938

  Company renamed Westdeutsche Sperrholzwerke Hugo Bresser & Co. in August.

• 1936

  Owners forced into emigration to England and Brazil due to Nazi-era economic boycott.

• 1926

  Factory sold on 15 April to Isaak and Gustav Thalheimer and Sigmund Hirschheimer.

• 1901

  Joseph Ellendorff furniture factory entered in the Wiedenbrück commercial register on 7 December.

Premium European manufacturer of wood-based and plastic products for interior finishing and building construction, emphasizing functional and visual quality, innovation and sustainability.

• Westag Türen (doors)

  Door products for interior finishing and building construction.

• Getacore

  Solid surface material for interior design.

• Getalit

  Interior laminates for interior design, building construction, kitchens and furniture.

• Formwork and industrial panels

  Large-format shuttering panels up to 6000 x 2500 mm, plus special formats via CNC technology.

• Kitchen worktops and window sills

  Worktops, window sills and kitchen backsplash systems.

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