Willke Unternehmensgruppe

Willke Unternehmensgruppe is a family-owned German corporate group specialising in track construction (Gleisbau) and railway infrastructure. Its history began in 1979 in a farmhouse in Wittorf near Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, with ten employees and a clear vision. Over the following decades the regional track-building firm grew step by step into a group that today describes itself as a complete provider (Komplettanbieter) for the rail sector, bundling several specialised companies under one roof. The group's service spectrum covers planning and surveying of track systems, track construction and maintenance, overhead line construction, track welding technology, mechanised track renewal, track securing, and logistics services for railway infrastructure projects. It is complemented by training and further education of skilled rail personnel. Because these competences are closely interlinked, Willke can realise projects from a single source — from planning through execution to the qualification of specialists. The group presents this as "360°-Leistung für die Schiene" (360° performance for the rail). According to its own corporate information, the family-run company employs more than 600 people at 16 locations across Germany. Its business areas include the willke holding, rail construction, welding, track service, logistics, overhead line systems, large-machine technology, contract management, surveying technology and ggo. The group also operates a transhipment yard (Umschlagbahnhof) and equipment, publishes the customer magazine Gleisfunk, and offers qualifications such as Gleisbaumeister (track construction master), IHK and specialist site manager for track/railway construction. Willke remains privately held and family-managed; no stock exchange listing is indicated. Its positioning rests on high technical competence, reliability and quality, values it says have remained unchanged since 1979 despite continuous growth.

The history of Willke Unternehmensgruppe begins in 1979 in a farmhouse in Wittorf near Lüneburg in Lower Saxony. The company started with ten employees, considerable drive and a clear vision, and developed into a firm that today ranks among the capable providers in track construction and railway infrastructure. In the following decades Willke evolved continuously. From a regional track construction business it grew into a corporate group that expanded its competences step by step and opened up new business fields. The requirements of customers and the quality of services delivered were always the focus. Today Willke Unternehmensgruppe has become a complete provider in track construction. Under one roof it unites several specialised companies and covers a broad range of services in track construction and railway infrastructure. These include the planning and surveying of track systems, track construction and maintenance, overhead line construction, track welding technology, mechanised track renewal, track securing, and logistics services for railway infrastructure projects. The offering is rounded off by training and further education of skilled personnel in the rail sector. Through the close interlinking of these competences, the group can realise projects from a single source — from planning through execution to the qualification of specialists. Today the family-run company employs more than 600 people at 16 locations throughout Germany. Despite continuous growth, one thing has remained unchanged since 1979: the ambition to convince customers with high technical competence, reliability and quality. The group markets this as "360°-Leistung für die Schiene" (360° performance for the rail).

• 1979

  Willke is founded in a farmhouse in Wittorf near Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, with ten employees.

• Over the following decades the regional track construction firm grows into a corporate group with several specialised companies.

• Willke becomes a complete provider in track construction, covering planning, surveying, construction, maintenance, overhead lines, welding, mechanised renewal, securing, logistics and training.

• The family-run group reports more than 600 employees at 16 locations across Germany.

Complete provider (Komplettanbieter) for track construction and railway infrastructure, offering integrated services from a single source with a focus on technical competence, reliability and quality.

• Track construction and maintenance

  Construction and upkeep of railway tracks.

• Planning and surveying of track systems

  Planning and surveying services for rail infrastructure.

• Overhead line construction

  Construction of overhead line systems for railways.

• Track welding technology

  Oberbauschweißtechnik for track superstructure.

• Mechanised track renewal

  Machine-based renewal of railway tracks.

• Track securing

  Safety securing services for track works.

• Logistics for railway infrastructure projects

  Logistics services supporting rail infrastructure projects.

• Training and further education

  Qualification of skilled personnel in the rail sector.

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2. 2Über Uns - Willke Unternehmensgruppewillke.com
3. 3Willkewikidata.org