Over 100 years of history
W. Kirchhoff GmbH looks back on a company history of over 100 years and has long been one of Europe's leading suppliers of sophisticated and high-quality sanitary ware. Since 2021 the company has been manufacturing high-quality faucets in-house at its production plant in Wallenhorst.
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Wilhelm Kirchhoff oHG is founded by the brothers Paul and Helmut Kirchhoff as a small manufacturing company for coat hooks in 1922 and coat rack systems.
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Start of the production of sanitary bathroom equipment in Iserlohn
![Icon Zeitstrahl 1976](/img/cms/wasserwerk/cms-seiten/55-das-unternehmen/icon-1976.png)
Supply of the first DIY stores, department stores and cash-and-carry markets with installation articles, fittings, faucets and shower systems.
![Icon Zeitstrahl 1989](/img/cms/wasserwerk/cms-seiten/55-das-unternehmen/icon-1989.png)
Expansion of sales activities to Europe.
![Icon Zeitstrahl 2011](/img/cms/wasserwerk/cms-seiten/55-das-unternehmen/icon-2011.png)
Integration of the company, renamed W. Kirchhoff GmbH, into the SCHÜTTE Group in Wallenhorst.
![Icon Zeitstrahl 2015](/img/cms/wasserwerk/cms-seiten/55-das-unternehmen/icon-2015.png)
Relocation of the entire operational business to the modern logistics center on Hullerweg in Wallenhorst.
![Icon Zeitstrahl 2021](/img/cms/wasserwerk/cms-seiten/55-das-unternehmen/icon-2021.png)
Around 100 years after the company was founded, W. Kirchhoff GmbH launches WASSERWERK, a modern production facility for valves in northern Germany.
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KIRCHHOFF celebrates its 100th anniversary.
The most important fundamentals of our owner-managed company
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Passion
Our passion for craftsmenship!
Turning each of our Wasserwerk faucets into a real masterpiece
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Innovation readiness
Our willingness to see innovations and to benefit from them!
Making sure each of our faucets has been tested 100% before leaving our production facility
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Quality standards
Our ambition to always set highest quality standards for all our products!
Promising this by providing an individual quality guarantee to each Wasserwerk faucet
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Team spirit
Our professional Wasserwerk team!
Thanks to its team spirit and love for the product, each of our faucets is carefully manufactured in liaison of man and machine