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The Altenloh, Brinck & Co (ABC) Group of companies with its headquarters in Ennepetal, Germany is the oldest screw manufacturer in Germany. Altenloh, Brinck & Co is world-famous for its SPAX screws. The current group of companies is a systems provider for industrial assemblies and semi-finished products, produces about 50 million screws per day worldwide, with total sales of about $370 million per year.

The company was founded on September 8, 1823 by 5 founders whose descendants are still the owners today as the first screw factory in Germany. From 1829 the company exported to other countries. In 1856, the company was one of the first German companies to set up a company health insurance fund for the social security of its employees.

In 1866, industrial mass production was started with the fully automatic wood screw machine. The necessary packing and counting machines were also developed by the companies founders themselves, after an independent energy supply for the factory had been installed in 1857 by means of its own steam engine. In 1867, the non-cutting process of thread rolling for metric threads was used here for the first time.

In 1912, the production of screws and nuts began in the Gevelsberg, Germany branch factory. With the introduction of the SPAX universal screw in 1967, the company revolutionized the fastener market. In 1973 the window construction screw FEX was developed for the window construction industry. In the 1980's and 1990's the company opened distribution centers in England, France, Spain, Poland, Turkey and in the USA.

Since 1991 AZ Ausrüstung und Zubehör in Hattingen, Germany, Société des Forges de Froncles, France, Trufast LLC, Bryan, OH and in 2010, SABEU GmbH & Co KG, Germany have joined the group of companies.

With the joint formation of the International Coldforming Alliance with Rockford Products Corporation, IL, Power Steel & Electro-Plating, Malaysia and Osaka Rashi Manufacturing Company Ltd. from Japan, the company became a multinational in 1999.

Today the group of German companies consists of the sub-companies:

ABC Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG in Gevelsberg (supplier for Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, Opel, Porsche and the VW Group) SPAX International GmbH & Co. KG   SABEU GmbH & Co. KG

and international entities:

Production and sales with 3 brands (SPAX, Trufast, Rodenhouse) in the USA with multiple locations Sales company in Paris, France Sales company Wolverhampton, UK   Distribution and packaging company in Kraków, Poland Sales company Águeda, Portugal Sales company Barcelona and Madrid, Spain Sales company in Istanbul, Turkey Sales company in Cairns, Australia

Promotions

Since 2006, the company has been an official sponsor of the location initiative "Germany - Land of Ideas", founded by the Federal Government and German industry under the patronage of the Federal President.

It is also the main sponsor of the International Junior Soccer Tournament (Spax® Cup) in Ennepetal, which took place for the 45nd time in 2018. Awards

In 2005, the company, together with the Department of Timber Engineering and Building Construction at the University of Karlsruhe, received the 2005 Wood Construction Prize. In 2007, the company was awarded the Marketing Prize of the Westphalian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Hagen for special services in the marketing of fastening technology.

Web links https://www.altenloh.com/  Website ABC Group https://www.spax.com/de/   Website of Spax EU https://www.altenloh.us/    Website of ABC US Group https://www.sabeu.com/     Website of the SABEU GmbH & Co. KG