After 170 years Still on the pulse of the times
On September 1, 1852, Franz Wertheim and 85 employees began to build “fireproof safes”. Then as now, Wertheim has been successfully involved in production of safes and banking facilities, nationally and internationally. To secure the market position and develop new business areas, Wertheim has continuously adapted its product range over the years as well as expanded its assortment of offerings. Today, the Wertheim Group of companies also produces bank and object furnishings in our own joinery in Uttendorf, and Commissioned Work has developed into an essential business area for the group. The diversity of state-of-the-art technologies characterizes the flexibility and technical know-how of this division. With great pride we look back at our past rich in tradition. With the polka “Feuerfest” commissioned by Franz Wertheim and composed by Josef Strauss in 1869 behind us, we Wertheimers will tackle the next decades…
A look Into the past
In 170 years of company history, there have been numerous decisions and cornerstones that have shaped the development of Wertheim.
Here you will find the key milestone moments that have made Wertheim what it is today.
1852
Founding of the company by Franz Freiherr von Wertheim to produce fireproof and burglar-resistant safes
Franz Freiherr by Wertheim (1814 – 1883)
Company crest
1853 – 1858
Grandiose fire tests in Vienna, Constantinople and in the K&K Porcelain Manufactory in Vienna
First public fire test, Vienna 1853
Fire test in Constantinople, 1857
1869
To mark the occasion of the completion of the 20.000th safe, one of the largest worker’s festival in the last century was held. Joseph Strauss composed the polka “Feurfest” especially for it.
Jubilee Safe 1869
Polka Feuerfest by Josef Strauss
1884
Beginning of elevator production
Advertising poster 1884
1911
Conversion of the company into a joint-stock company
Wertheim share
1986
Wertheim‘s management led a buy-out of the security safe business division from the main shareholder (Schindler Corporation) – Wertheim Sicherheitssysteme GmbH was founded
Peter Lunzer, Founding Member
Ing. Horst Weissenbacher, Founding Member
1990 – 1996
Expansion with production plants in Slovakia
Production in Dunajska Streda
Production in Modra
1999
Take-over of a joinery in Salzburg
Production in Uttendorf
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Company Anniversary Edition
150 years of Company History
2004 – 2010
Continuous expansion of the production areas and upgrading of the machinery in Slovakia
New factory hall with logistics centre
Modernizations in sheet metal processing
2015
Construction of the new company headquarters Wertheim Austria in Guntramsdorf
Headquarters Guntramsdorf
Showroom
2022
170 years of Wertheim
Security since 1852
Eventful 170 years Eventful 170 years
Join us on a short history journey in this video and get to know the Wertheim company even better.
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