Certina Holding AG is a holding company for niche manufacturers, specialised construction and IT companies with its headquarters in Grünwald near Munich in Germany, growing organically and through acquisitions.

Certina Holding AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft (German Aktiengesellschaft)
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1997
FounderHans Wehrmann
HeadquartersGrünwald/Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Dr. Hans Wehrmann (CEO), Heide Wehrmann (Chairwomen), Dr. Stefan Brungs (Head Automotive Holdings), Marcel Lampey (Head Legal Affairs), Holger Schmidt (Head Service Holdings), Wolfgang Wondra (Head Packaging Holdings), András von Kontz (Head Corporate Development), Giovanni Santamaria (Head IT Holdings),
Websitewww.certina.de

The name "Certina" is taken from the Latin "certus", meaning "assured", "certain".

Certina was founded by the Wehrmann family.[1] The Familie is listed in the Who is Who of German entrepreneurs as one of the 1.000 most important families. In the list of German family business Certina is ranked 684.[2]

Acquisition history

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  • 1997: Waldemar Pruss Armaturen GmbH, Hanover;
  • 1999: Hannemann GmbH; Düsseldorf;
  • 2000: Kreuzstromwerk, Hagen (2002 Integration of these 3 companies into Pruss Armaturen AG);[3]
  • 2000: Hornglass AG, Plössberg [4]
  • 2003: Moralt Tischlerplatten, Bad Tölz from Pfleiderer;[5][6]
  • 2004: COI Consulting für Office und Information Management GmbH, Herzogenaurach from Schaeffler Group;[7]
  • 2005: Thyssen-Krupp Stahlbau GmbH, Hanover from ThyssenKrupp;[8] sold in 2007 to Eiffel/Eiffage;[9]
  • 2006: Maqsima GmbH, Saarland, Joint Venture together with TÜV Saarland;[10]
  • 2007: AFT-Group, Schopfheim from Kardex AG, Zürich;[11][12]
  • 2007: CAM Systems GmbH from French software conglomerate CS Systemes in Le Plessis Robinson;[13]
  • 2010: Vitaviva Srl. (Italy) from German wellness conglomerate Villeroy & Boch;[14]
  • 2010: Domino S.r.l. (Italy) from finish wellness concern Sanitec Group including the brands "Albatros" und "Revita";[15]
  • 2012: Rebhan FPS Kunststoff-Verpackungen GmbH in Stockheim, Germany from Bayern LB Capital Partners.[16] 2012 erfolgt ebenso die Übernahme von SCV S.r.l..
  • 2015: Qualiform France from French Groupe Pochet (Pochet du Courval).[17]
  • 2017: Papierfabrik Meldorf from Panther Packaging.[18] mit Sitz in Bergen.
  • 2017: Hermann Koch, Germany.[19]
  • 2018: Demm S.r.l., Bologna, Italy.[20]
  • 2019: Pibiviesse S.r.l., Milano, Italy from CIRCOR International Inc.[21]
  • 2019: Wegener + Stapel, Germany.[22]
  • 2020: Pricol Wiping Systems (today PAL Wiping Systems Czech s.r.o) from Pricol India um.[23]
  • 2020: Trassl Polymer Solutions Germany.[24]
  • 2021: United Salon Technologies Germany from German Wilh. Wehrhahn KG.[25]
  • 2021: Sodexo SCS GmbH in a carve-out-Prozess of the educational catering branch of French Sodexo Group.[26]
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References

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  1. ^ "Certina Holding AG (Grünwald): Umsatz, Mitarbeiterzahl - die Deutsche Wirtschaft".
  2. ^ "Wehrmann, Familie (Certina Holding AG, Grünwald), Inhaber - die Deutsche Wirtschaft".
  3. ^ Wer-zu-Wem Webrepräsentanz
  4. ^ "Webseite Hornglass". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  5. ^ Pfleiderer AG (8 December 2003). "Pfleiderer AG veräußert MORALT Tischlerplatten an die Certina Holding AG". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Pressemitteilung Pfleiderer". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  7. ^ "Artikel visavis". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  8. ^ Handelsblatt Online
  9. ^ "Unternehmensregister". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  10. ^ www.maqsima.de
  11. ^ "webpage Kardex AG". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  12. ^ "corporate news Kri-Group" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  13. ^ "News Certina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  14. ^ press conache maceratesi
  15. ^ Presseartikel e-duesse
  16. ^ "Rebhan: Gesellschafterwechsel beim Verpackungshersteller" (in German).
  17. ^ "DDA & Company represented the shareholder of Qualiform, one of the world's top producers of luxury and masstige plastic packaging containers, on its sale to Germany-based Certina Holding AG". DDA & Company.
  18. ^ dic. "Papierfabrik Meldorf verkauft | shz.de".
  19. ^ Mainzer Landstraße 251 Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH. "Pack Aktuell | Neuer Besitzer, neuer Name: Investor Certina hat insolvente Kunststoffverpackungsfirma Hermann Koch Europe übernommen - Umfirmierung in HK Cosmetic Packaging Europe" (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Acquisizione DEMM da parte del gruppo Certina: i lavoratori approvano l'intesa" (in Italian).
  21. ^ "Certina erwirbt Pibiviesse - Armaturen Welt".
  22. ^ "Wegener + Stapel Fördertechnik Anlagenbauer aus Bergen in der Firmendatenbank wer-zu-wem.de".
  23. ^ PresseBox (c) 2002-2021. "Certina schließt Übernahme von Pricol Wiping Systems erfolgreich ab, Certina Holding AG, Pressemitteilung - PresseBox" (in German).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ "Rebhan FPS Kunststoff-Verpackungen: Übernahme der Trassl Polymer Solutions".
  25. ^ "UST | Eigentümerwechsel bei United Salon Technologies" (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-07-23.
  26. ^ "Sodexo verkauft Schul- und Kitaverpflegung | Nachrichten - HOGAPAGE" (in German).