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Würth Group

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Fiche documentée couvrant 5 controverses, dont « Fondation de l’entreprise Adolf Würth » et « Reinhold Würth reprend l’entreprise ».

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Profile No. 4473 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Würth Group

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5Documented controversies+ 3 background events
2Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

01

2006–2008

Enquête fiscale et sanction pénale de responsables du groupe

Investigation

Le parquet de Stuttgart enquête sur Reinhold Würth et plusieurs cadres à propos de traitements fiscaux et d’imputations de coûts entre entités du groupe ; en 2008, des ordonnances pénales assorties d’amendes sont prononcées contre plusieurs responsables.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Direct responsibility

Sources · 1

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    Wikipedia (secondary lead, cross-checked against contemporaneous reporting cited there)Würth-Gruppe — SteuerermittlungenSecondary sourceMedium reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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02

1994

Reinhold Würth quitte la gestion opérationnelle

No legal proceedings

Reinhold Würth se retire de la gestion opérationnelle et prend la présidence du conseil consultatif du groupe.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
Not applicable
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Würth GroupHistory of the Würth GroupCompany documentHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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03

1987

Expansion en Asie

No legal proceedings

Avec l’acquisition d’une société au Japon et une implantation en Malaisie, Würth étend sa présence asiatique.

State of the evidence
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Not applicable
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Würth GroupHistory of the Würth GroupCompany documentHigh reliability

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04

1962

Première expansion internationale

No legal proceedings

Würth crée Würth Nederland B.V., puis ajoute des sociétés en Suisse et en Autriche.

State of the evidence
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Legal status — source text
Not applicable
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Würth GroupHistory of the Würth GroupCompany documentHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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05

1954

Reinhold Würth reprend l’entreprise

No legal proceedings

Après le décès d’Adolf Würth, son fils Reinhold, âgé de 19 ans, reprend la direction de l’entreprise.

State of the evidence
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Legal status — source text
Not applicable
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Würth GroupHistory of the Würth GroupCompany documentHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

  1. 2006

    Bettina Würth prend la présidence du conseil consultatif

    Bettina Würth succède à Reinhold Würth à la présidence du conseil consultatif du groupe.

    Sources · 1
    1. Würth Group — History of the Würth Group
  2. 2000

    Le groupe franchit 5 milliards d’euros de chiffre d’affaires

    Würth dépasse cinq milliards d’euros de chiffre d’affaires, objectif de la « Vision 2000 » formulée en 1987.

    Sources · 1
    1. Würth Group — History of the Würth Group
  3. 16 juillet 1945

    Fondation de l’entreprise Adolf Würth

    Adolf Würth fonde à Künzelsau une entreprise de gros de vis et écrous, inscrite au registre du commerce le 16 juillet 1945.

    Sources · 1
    1. Würth Group — History of the Würth Group

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