SchuF Fetterolf celebrates its 100 year anniversary SchuF Fetterolf
Established on September 9, 1911, in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, SchuF was established by Josef Frank and Ludwig Schwärtzel. The Group CEO and 3rd generation of the Frank family in the business Dr. Martin Frank commented:
"We could not have reached 100 years without the help of our employees present and past, our agents, our suppliers and above all our loyal customers. Thank you”.
The family owned business with design and manufacturing operations in Germany, Brazil, Ireland, India, and the United States, today employs over 400 staff and con-tinues to grow as chemical and refinery processes become more complex and re-quire more specialized valves that the company designs.
The company started with 2 employees and within a very short period had invented three valve types - the lift plug valve, the disc flush bottom outlet valve and the piston bottom outlet valve. These inventions had a significant impact on safety in the then nascent German chemical industry. As a result the company grew quickly and expanded internationally. Further inventions followed including an angle control valve, sampling valves, diverter valves and many customer requested valve designs. Today SchuF has 20 product lines, over 300,000 designs and has sold over 1 million valves.
To mark the 100 years, SchuF Fetterolf also announced today the formal launch of three new products - a fully piggable Globe valve under the name P-GlobeTM, a new sliding design of the highly successful swinging line blinding system called the Cam-SlideTM and a new lift plug valve to complement the firms first ever invention - the lift plug valve. This new isolation valve has been called the TruEPlugTM.
The Group Chairman Mr. Wolfgang Frank who joined the celebrations with employees in Germany announced the establishment of two awards - the Dr. Josef Frank award for Project Excellence and the James Williams III (co-founder of Fette-rolf) award for Innovative Design. Along with a rolling party across all SchuF Fetterolf sites, celebrations will continue throughout the year and awards will be presented to the most deserving employees.
22 September 2011
