Manufacturing Today Issue - 238 July 2025 | Page 72

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Part of the Würth Group, Würth Industry North America is a leading supplier of production material like fasteners, safety, MRO, and metalworking products in the US. Established in 1945, the Würth Group, the world’ s largest industrial distributor, currently comprises over 400 companies and employs more than 88,000 people as of 2024, with a leading presence in multiple different industries around the globe.

With a national footprint, Würth Industry provides expertise in inventory management and supply of industrial and construction components, delivering the right products at the right time, the right place, the right quality, and the right price to customers.
As the company expands its position in the US, we sit down with Bastian Rottenberg, CEO of Würth Industry’ s MRO, Safety, and Metalworking business unit, to learn more.“ We’ re on an exciting journey. Founded on decades of product and application expertise in the safety and metalworking field, we have also established ourselves as a solutions provider that drives value creation for our customers and partners,” Bastian opens.“ We offer a comprehensive service and solution program, taking time to understand each customer’ s requirements and specific applications, to ensure we provide the most effective options. It is a modular approach, highly flexible and still standardized at its core for cost efficiencies. We’ re experiencing significant growth for this service, having become a value-add partner rather than simply providing products.”
Elaborating on the company’ s extensive product portfolio, he continues:“ On the fastener side of the business, we provide all kinds of nuts and bolts, which typically go into industrial manufacturing applications, and ultimately into consumer products – think of lawn mowers, golf carts, washer-dryers, and many more. In terms of safety supplies, we offer a full range of personal protective equipment. We ensure that our customers’ employees have all gear at their disposal to stay healthy in challenging work environments. In addition
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