Merger of Walter Potthoff GmbH with Plastiflex Group N.V.
Kierspe, 15.12.2022: Walter Potthoff GmbH ("Walter Potthoff" or “the Company”) enters into an agreement with the Belgium-based company, Plastiflex Group NV ("Plastiflex", “Plastiflex Group” or “the Group”). Plastiflex is a world leader in the production of extruded spiral tubing and hose systems for medical and industrial applications. Walter Potthoff is a German injection moulding company based in Kierspe with more than 50 years of experience in the healthcare and industrial markets. The manufacturing facility in Kierspe will become the European healthcare manufacturing hub for the Plastiflex Group and will also be the global centre of excellence for injection moulding.
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As a result of the partnership with Walter Potthoff, the combined Group will offer a range of injection moulding components, in addition to tubing and hoses, to the healthcare, industrial and appliances markets across the world. It will have eight manufacturing facilities across the world with clean room manufacturing capacity for healthcare customers across North America, Europe and Asia.
Neben zusätzlichen technologischen Kompetenzen profitieren Kunden von der globalen Aufstellung der Gruppe mit dann 8 Produktionsstandorten in 6 Ländern in Nordamerika, Europa und Asien. Die Unternehmensgruppe verfügt mit diesem Schritt weltweit über Fertigungskapazitäten und Reinraumtechnologie.
Mr Norman Sack, the current Shareholder and Managing Director of Walter Potthoff remains in place and has also re-invested in the Plastiflex Group where he will also assume additional responsibilities.
Piet Gruwez, CEO of Plastiflex: “We are very excited about Walter Potthoff joining the Plastiflex Group. We are confident that this partnership will provide both operational and commercial benefits to all customers thanks to the expanded technology platform and the global manufacturing footprint with additional clean room production capacity.“
Norman Sack, Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Walter Potthoff added: “We are very happy about the further development of Walter Potthoff within this strategic partnership with Plastiflex and we are convinced that, together, we will be able to offer a further enhanced product portfolio to our customers in Europe and in other parts of the world.“
About Plastiflex
Since its foundation in 1953, Plastiflex Group NV (“Plastiflex”, “Plastiflex Group” or “the Group”) has become the world's leading supplier of customised hose systems for customers in the medical and industrial technology sectors. The Group is globally active and employs more than 1,000 people across its seven international production sites and other subsidiaries.
About Walter Potthoff
Walter Potthoff GmbH (“Walter Potthoff“or „the Company“) was founded in 1972 in Kierspe, Nord Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and is specialised in the injection moulding and assembly of components for medical devices and industrial applications. The company employs around 100 people and produces each year more than 350 million components.
Industrial technology
Our components and solutions are functional and meet high visual and decorative requirements. Our customers come from the diverse industrial landscape, from industries such as electrics/electronics, building technology, household technology, mechanical engineering and many more.
Business Development
Shaping the future strategically is a fundamental element of our enterprise culture. Through innovation in the areas of material, technology, processes or applications, we form new ideas for business areas in the company. Here we network creative minds for sustainable customer benefit.
Medical technology
Our products save or improve lives. We offer customized solutions for medical applications in dialysis, diagnostics and other areas. Manufacturing takes place in the ultra-modern production environment, even under clean room conditions.
With intelligent solutions, we create complex plastic components, assemblies and system technology
Welcome to “Walter Potthoff GmbH I Member of Plastiflex”, your agile solution provider for high-precision, technical and visual plastic components, assemblies and system solutions in the fields of Medical technology and Industrial technology.
We are a technology company that delivers innovative products and services with the highest quality and sustainability „Made in Germany“Our customers benefit from our decades of industry experience. We are continuously developing our range of technology and services.
The smart application and development of skills is of benefit to our customers and a unique selling point for our company - a learning organization..
Speed does not happen coincidentally, but is the result of uncompromising execution of customer requests with efficient technologies/processes and excellent implementation skills. Our team is diverse and individuals make the biggest difference.
Innovation and plastics competence for medical and industrial technology
Diversity, “thinking outside the box” and innovation are part of the company philosophy at Walter Potthoff GmbH. We are a certified system supplier and development partner for components, assemblies and system technology in the fields of Medical technology and Industrial technologyWe shape the technological progress in our company through structured Business Development. We use our own innovative processes, cross innovations from different industries and cooperation with network partners and start-ups. We implement the results in joint projects for the benefit of our customers.
Our range of services bring our customers more success
We are a certified company with a focus on quality, innovation and technology. We prioritize the requirements of each customer. Together with our customers, we configure the necessary skills, such as applicable technologies and processes, very early in the development phase. We use methods such as “Design to Quality”, “Design for Manufacturing” and “Design to Cost”.
Where necessary, we devise and validate innovative new services in order to continuously develop ourselves. The Walter Potthoff competence configurator has a modular structure. Modules such as quality are standard services that every customer gets. The customer can optionally choose other services such as clean room production according to ISO14644-1:2015 or standard production.
Somit ist sichergestellt, dass unsere Kunden immer Qualität von uns bekommen, jedoch nur die Leistungen zahlen, welche Sie für Ihre Projekte benötigen.