History

Important milestones of the company since 1975 - all at a single glance.

When you are making history, you don't realise it's history.

Margaret Thatcher, 1925 - 2013, British Prime Minister

2022

Start of cooperation with the Martin-Niemöller-Comprehensive-School, as a partner in the projects Cooperation IHK - School - Economy of the IHK Ostwestfalen zu Bielefeld and the working group SchoolEconomy in the employers' association Bielefeld.

2022

Bernd Brinkmann becomes new CFO.

2021

The new iwn.de goes online.

2019

Cooperation with Kuhlo-Secondary School in the IHK-School-Business project.
The Kuhlo Secondary School was closed at the end of the 2022/2023 school year.

2018

Launch of the IWN Academy

2016

New organisational structure agile leadership

2014

Complete relocation of the plant to the new site in the Ludwig-Erhard-Allee industrial estate, Oldernholz 3 in 33719 Bielefeld.

2012

Introduction of the new IWN 2.0 company organisation analogous to the planning completion of the new plant in the Ludwig-Erhard-Allee industrial estate.
For the first time, IWN is offering an apprenticeship for industrial clerks.

2010

Presentation of the Daimler Supplier Award 2010 to IWN in recognition of exceptional performance in quality, technology, costs, and logistics, obtaining certification from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for compliance with all requirements of international (ECE regulations), European (EC directives) and German road traffic law.

2010

Introduction of a new sales organisation

2009

Change of name to IWN GmbH & Co. KG, certification according to DIN ISO 14001 environmental management.

2008

Appointment of IWN as PREFERRED SUPPLIER of the Bosch Rexroth Group, further expansion of contract manufacturing and investments in grinding technology, establishment of assembly of complete subassemblies of high-precision turned parts.

2007

IWN becomes IHK training company, introduction of CAD 3D software

2006

Start of cooperation with AIRTEC PNEUMATIC

2005

Transfer of the company to Dipl.-Ing. Reinhold Schulte

1999

Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 quality management

1998

Expansion of contract manufacturing and investments in production

1987

Start of contract manufacturing of precision turned parts

1975

Company founded by Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Niemann, development and production of industrial fittings