Foundation
Regional market leadership
in the field of replacement cardan shafts for commercial vehicles
3h service
for commercial vehicles
Opening of a subsidiary company
Gelenkwellen AG in Bern, Switzerland
Base dealer system
CSN base dealer system for commercial vehicle cardan shafts
Expansion of XXL cardan shafts
Doubling of production capacity in the XXL cardan shafts sector
New corporate design
Introduction of a new corporate design. Change of name to WiCHMANN GmbH Opening of the Remanufacturing Center at the Essen site.
Extension/conversion
Extension/conversion of the building at Dieselstrasse to create a production and logistics facility. Move into the new administration building at Dieselstrasse 6.
Expansion of sites
Opening of the franchise operation in Dubai, UAE.
RAILBASE
Development of RAiLBASE RAiLBASE partner of OWS Service for Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH RAiLBASE partner of Gmeinder Lokomotiven GmbH
Q1 Mercedes-Benz supplier
Opening of franchise operation in Roosendahl, NL Approved supplier of Mercedes-Benz Q1 supplier
New headquarters
Relocation of the entire company headquarters to Lotte
Manufacture of replacement cardan shafts
Export to over 40 countries
Marketing of industrial cardan shafts in the OEM and replacement sectors
CSN Wichmann GmbH
Establishment of the CSN franchise system; change of name to CSN Wichmann GmbH. Opening of a franchise in Barleben
CSN premium cardan shafts
Opening of a production site in Essen. Market launch of the maintenance-free CSN premium cardan shafts.
XXL industrial cardan shafts
XXL size industrial cardan shafts. Customer Care Center (CCC) setup at the Osnabrueck headquarters.
Certification
Certification according to DIN 15085-2 CL1
Administration building
New administration building constructed at Dieselstrasse 6
Management
Claudia Wichmann is appointed Managing Director
Management
Kristina Wichmann-Raschdorf is appointed Managing Director.
New plot
Acquisition of a new 30,000 square meter plot in Lotte
40 years of WiCHMANN
40th anniversary of WiCHMANN GmbH Generation change in management Horst Wichmann steps down. Launch of the WiCHMANN online store
Foundation
Manufacture of replacement cardan shafts
Regional market leadership
Regional market leadership in replacement cardan shafts for commercial vehicles
Export to over 40 countries
Marketing of industrial cardan shafts in the OEM and replacement sectors. Export to over 40 countries
3-hour service
3-hour service for commercial vehicles
Opening of a subsidiary company
Opening of the subsidiary company Gelenkwellen AG in Bern, Switzerland
CSN franchise systems
Establishment of the CSN franchise system Change of name to CSN WiCHMANN GmbH Opening of a franchise in Barleben
Opening of a production site in Essen
Opening of a production site in Essen Market launch of the maintenance-free CSN premium cardan shafts
CSN base dealer system
CSN base dealer system for commercial vehicle cardan shafts
CSN Competence Center
XXL size industrial cardan shafts Construction of the CSN Competence Center (CCC) at the headquarters in Osnabrück
Production capacity
Doubling of production capacity in the XXL cardan shafts sector
Certification
Certification according to DIN 15085-2 CL1
New corporate design
Launch of a new corporate design. Change of name to WiCHMANN GmbH Opening of Remanufacturing Center at the Essen site
Extension/conversion
Extension/conversion of the building at Dieselstrasse 5-7 to create a production and logistics facility. Move into the new administration building at Dieselstrasse. Claudia Wichmann is appointed Managing Director
Franchise operation in Dubai
Kristina Wichmann-Raschdorf is appointed Managing Director. Opening of the franchise operation in Dubai, UAE
RAiLBASE
Development of RAiLBASE<br> RAiLBASE partner of OWS Service for Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH RAiLBASE partner of Gmeinder Lokomotiven GmbH
New plot
Acquisition of a new 30,000 square meter plot in Lotte
Franchise operation in Roosendahl, NL
Opening of franchise operation in Roosendahl, NL. Approved supplier of Mercedes-Benz Q1 supplier
40 years of WiCHMANN
40th anniversary of WiCHMANN GmbH Generation change in the management. Horst Wichmann steps dow. Launch of the WiCHMANN online store
Relocation of company headquarters
Relocation of the entire company headquarters to Lotte