Wilhelm Sturm senior takes over the business
Wilhelm Sturm senior took over the business as a trained master agricultural machinery mechanic, master blacksmith and master farrier
Company history of
Sturm Blechverarbeitung & Systeme GmbH
The origins of Sturm Blechverarbeitung & Systeme GmbH are closely linked to the family history of the Sturm company from Hankofen, which ran a forge in the Lower Bavarian village around 300 years ago.
The head of the family, Willhelm Sturm senior, recognized the signs of the times early on and started manufacturing and assembling industrial components with three employees in 1980.
In 1991, the son of the company founder, Wilhelm Sturm junior, returned to his parents’ business after completing his studies as a mechanical and welding engineer and gained initial experience as a plant manager. He built up the company from 15 employees at that time, into the internationally active Sturm group of companies. Sturm Blechverarbeitung & Systeme GmbH developed into one of the most successful business units of the Sturm group of companies.
1954
1958
Property of the Sturm family
The property of the Sturm family with the operation of a smithy by Wilhelm Sturm senior
1960
Construction of the first hall in Hankofen
1980
First orders for Bleichert to produce conveyor systems
1992
Foundation of Sturm Blechverarbeitung & Systeme GmbH
1993
First orders for the Flottweg company
The first orders to produce stainless-steel housings
1996
Wilhelm Sturm jun. takes over his parents’ business
1997
Construction of a new plant on a greenfield site in the Salching industrial area (first construction phase)
2004
Expansion of the Salching site by a further construction phase
2006
Processing of the first major orders for welding and mounting assemblies
2007
Expansion of the Salching site by two additional halls and an administration building
2012
Expansion of the Salching site by two additional halls and an administration building
2020
Investment in automated high-bay warehouse system to optimise the laser hall
Construction of an automated sheet metal storage system with over 1,000 storage locations and connection to the laser cutting systems
2021
The production area was extended with an assembly hall
Start of a new logistics and assembly centre (approx. 5,000 m² additional production area
2024 / 2025
