89 years experience - From technical distributor to manufacturer
1935
Here we go – Company foundation
Foundation of the family business with 15 employees
Business activity consists of trading in wooden pulleys and "Flender Kitt" adhesives“.
1959
Walther Flender the timing belt pioneer
Introduction of timing belt technology in the German market together with the partner US-Rubber (today Gates Mectrol).
1966
On site für you
Foundation of the first distribution centres in Germany.
1981
Welcome to the new headquarter
Move to the Schwarzen Weg location in Düsseldorf.
2004
Production location Southern Germany
Expansion by a further production site in southern Germany.
2005
Düsseldorf site expansion
Construction of two additional assembly halls and an office complex in Düsseldorf.
2007
Walther Flender goes Czechia
Foundation of the subsidiary Walther Flender s.r.o. in the Czech Republic.
2008
Walther Flender goes China
Foundation of the subsidiary Walther Flender Power Transmission (Changshu) Co.,LTD. in China.
2009
Expansion of machinery in China
Expansion of the timing belt pulley production in Changshu.
2014
We continue to grow
Expansion of the Düsseldorf location with an additional office complex.
2015
Expansion of machinery in the Czech Republic
Expansion of the production facility in the Czech Republic.
2016
DIN ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Certification of Walther Flender GmbH according to DIN ISO 9001:2015 and modernisation & expansion of the machinery in Düsseldorf.
2017
Research & Development at Walther Flender
Expansion of the R&D area incl. moving into the new test laboratory.
Development of the L.E.A.N. Drive design methodology in cooperation with the University of Stuttgart.
2018
DIN ISO 9001:2015 certification China site
Certification of Walther Flender Power Transmission (Changshu) Co.,LTD. according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
Expansion of the online service offering to include a 3D CAD timing belt pulley configurator.
2019
Expansion machinery Düsseldorf
Expansion of the Düsseldorf machine park.
2020
Walther Flender timing belt production
Relocation of the timing belt production from the R&D premises to the Düsseldorf site.
Expansion of the online service offering to include a calculation programme for 2-pulley timing belt drives.
2021
Expansion of production facilities
Expansion of timing belt production.
2022
Magnification WF Test Lab
Expansion of the test laboratory to include a further test stand for heavy-duty idlers.
With 220 employees, a turnover of around 52 million was achieved.
2024
Change of management
Since 1 March 2024, the Walther Flender company has been managed by Ralf Neumann and Wolfram Schäfer.
