ARDEX was founded in Witten Germany in 1949. The Group can proudly look back on over 60 years’ history as a family-owned company.
2018 | ARDEX acquires a majority stake in DTA in Australia, New Zealand and the US |
2018 | Commissioning of new production facility in Brisbane, Queensland |
2017 | ARDEX acquires a majority stake in KNOPP Group in Germany |
2016 | Commissioning of new production sites in India and Thailand |
2015 | ARDEX acquires a majority stake in WAKOL GmbH in Germany |
2014 | ARDEX acquires a majority stake in GUTJAHR Systemtechnik in Germany |
2013 | ARDEX acquires a majority stake in CEMIX Limited in New Zealand |
2012 | Commissioning of new production site in Stockton, California |
2012 | ARDEX acquires a majority stake in QUICSEAL Construction Chemicals in Asia |
2011 | Commissioning of the new production site of ARDEX Turkey in Tuzla (near Istanbul). Acquisition of Seire Products S.L., Madrid |
2009 | Commissioning of new production site in Mansfield, Texas |
2009 | State-of-the-art mixing equipment was commissioned in Witten |
2007 | ARDEX Korea Inc. was founded. |
2005 | Acquisition of LUGATO GmbH & Co. KG. Foundation of ARDEX MIDDLE EAST FZE, Dubai |
2002 | PANDOMO® decorative floor launched |
2001 | Acquisition of NORCROS ADHESIVES Limited and NORCROS Building Products Pty, which includes locations in South-East Asia, China and the Pacific Rim |
2001 | Foundation of ARDEX OY, Finland |
2000 | Acquisition of The W.W. HENRY Company, USA |
1999 | Launch of the tile adhesives ARDURIT X 5 and ARDURIT X 7 G Plus |
1998 | Launch of the powder parquet adhesive ARDEX P410. ARDEX Polska Sp. z o.o. and ARDEX CEMENTO S.A. were founded |
1996 | Launch of several flooring adhesives as a system with the ARDEX floor levelling compounds |
1995 | Takeover of the ARKI trading company in Sweden which was market leader in ARDEX products |
1993 | The Witten Factory II was commissioned |
1992 | Certification according to DIN ISO 9002 |
1982 | Opening of new training and development centre in Witten |
1980 | Launch of “WITTENER SCHNELLZEMENT 32,5 R-SF” |
1978 | ARDEX Inc. was founded in Pittsburgh, USA |
1976 | Launch of K 15 – the universal industry benchmark in levelling compounds |
1975 | Launch of ARDURAPID 77 a floor levelling compound which is coatable within 1 hour |
1969 | Launch of ARDUCRET B 12 concrete filler and launch of MASTIT K 10 |
1968 | Launch of ARDURIT X 7 G – which is still the state-of-the-art thin bed mortar today. ARDEX Baustoff GmbH was founded in Loosdorf, Austria |
1967 | Group company ARDEX SKANDINAVIA was founded in Hellerup, Denmark |
1962 | Launch of ARDIT Z 8 – world’s first quick drying cementitious floor levelling compound |
1961 | ARDUPLAN 2026 – the first wall smoothing compound |
1960 | ARDEX UK Ltd was founded in Haverhill, England |
1959 | New construction of factory building 1 and the first silo |
1957 | ARDEX NOVAL S.A. was founded in France |
1954 | Launch of ARDUR floor levelling compound |
1950 | Changed the company’s name to ARDEX Chemie GmbH |
1949-1951 | Production of metal working oil, putty and waxes |
1949 | Founded as NORWAG-Werke GmbH in Witten Germany |