Paul Wurth: A brief company history
The year 1870 saw the birth of the Paul Wurth Company as a boiler making facility, known to the townsfolk by the name “Kesselfabrek”. In 1891 the business was handed over to Paul Wurth, a young engineer, whose pioneering spirit deeply marked the company’s history.
Initially, the firm specialized in metal erection works, especially the construction of metal bridges and blast furnace shells.
In 1951 Paul Wurth collaborated with a British steel firm to acquire licenses needed to supply complete blast furnaces with all the accessories. This …