Quando Heinrich Sagel conobbe Annemarie Vauth e se ne innamorò, senza saperlo stava gettando le basi per la fondazione dell’azienda Vauth-Sagel. Infatti, un bel giorno, suo suocero andò da lui, alla ricerca di un partner commerciale. In origine, Hermann Vauth gestiva un caseificio Andato finalmente in pensione, si sentiva però troppo giovane per la buonuscita, quindi diede seguito a una nuova idea aziendale: grazie alla sua esperienza, conosceva benissimo i requisiti posti dai caseifici, quindi voleva produrre degli ausili per il loro fabbisogno.
Cosi nel 1962 fondarono la Vauth-Sagel KG per la “fabbricazione e lavorazione di filo e lamiere”.
I primi prodotti furono rompi cagliata e le scaffalature in filo per formaggio. Si può quindi ben dire che l’amore e il formaggio fossero i due elementi che contribuirono sostanzialmente alla fondazione della Vauth-Sagel.
Infatti, ancora oggi siamo fedeli sia alla lamiera che al filo metallico. Negli ultimi quasi 60 anni abbiamo però ampliato la gamma con plastica e legno. Tanta competenza nella lavorazione dei materiali è praticamente unica nel nostro settore. Come è unico anche il fatto che continuiamo a produrre quasi esclusivamente nelle vicinanze della nostra sede originaria.
One reason for this is certainly our identity as a down to earth family business that has remained true to its roots and is managed by the second generation of the family, Heinrich Sagel's five sons.
1962 establishment by Hermann Vauth and Heinrich Sagel in Brakel-Beller; the company starts to produce industrial goods and functional hardware.
Start of the production of beds for hospitals, nursing homes and the German army. Relocation to Brakel-Erkeln and construction of the first office building.
A pull out larder system marked the next milestone in the company history; addition of the first plastic products to the production range.
The company continued to grow; addition of wood expertise and in-house logistics. Consolidation of the individual companies into the Vauth-Sagel Group, now Vauth-Sagel Holding.
Diversification: the business welcomed the new millennium with several irons in the fire. The acquisition of the well-established brand Mauser was another milestone in the Vauth-Sagel history.
Establishment of the logistics centre in Beverungen.
Vauth-Sagel realignment and further consolidation: in future, customers from all over the world would be able to draw on Vauth-Sagel's system technology development and material expertise as well as that of Westo in the area of polymer technologies. Having a central development department unlocked a wide range of possibilities, particularly when it comes to the combination of several materials. Whether wire, steel, sheet metal, wood or plastic – all of this was now available from one source, tailor-made to meet the individual customer needs.
Vauth-Sagel successfully celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Establishment of the company Vauth-Sagel USA in the summer of 2013. It was an immediate success, due to the fact that customers were now not only able to source country-specific system components for perfectly equipped kitchens domestically, but also the entire global range of "quality made in Germany" via the company's headquarters.
All of the Vauth-Sagel Group's four production sites in Germany were successfully certified according to EN ISO 14001 for their environmental management system and according to DIN EN ISO 50001 for their energy management system.
CORNERSTONE – the new corner unit solution by Vauth-Sagel. With the CORNERSTONE system solutions, we brought the corner unit out of the corner and the entire cabinet contents in front of the unit.
The new s600 square metre showroom at the company headquarters in Erkeln makes it possible to truly experience space. Four unique show homes symbolise a global village that takes the current home-furnishing megatrends on board: urbanization, sustainability, cross-generational living & customization.
Successful businessman and charity sponsor Heinrich Sagel celebrated his 80th birthday on 9 February 2017. The Vauth-Sagel Group is one of his greatest achievements.
Not quite three months later, to coincide with the Interzum 2017, Vauth-Sagel relaunched its brand. A new logo and a new CI heralded the beginning of the next era. The company's new look was presented for the first time at the interzum in Cologne in the form of a polarising stand concept, a global village designed entirely in the new CI blue. Under the motto "Home of Living Space", VS presented itself for the first time as a provider of storage solutions for all areas of the home beyond the kitchen, thereby paving the way for future product developments.
The corner unit fitting CORNERSTONE Maxx and the practical utensil box VS ENVI Toolbox won several awards. The VS ENVI Toolbox was awarded the Iconic Award Innovative Interior, the German Innovation Award and the IF Design Award. CORNERSTONE MAXX won a German Design Award, a Universal Design Expert Award and a Universal Design Consumer Award.
Developed in cooperation with Rietberger Möbelwerke, the unit fitting VS SUB Comfort was designed to add more comfort to furniture throughout the home and was honoured with three design awards: an Iconic Award: Innovative Interior, a Universal Design Expert Award and a Universal Design Consumer Award. At the interzum 2019, VS SUB Comfort also won the interzum award in the category intelligent material & design.
Gli anni 2020 e 2021 sono stati caratterizzati dalla pandemia di Coronavirus. Per la prima volta nella sua storia, nel 2021 la interzum dovette svolgersi in digitale. In quella occasione lanciammo il nostro showroom digitale VS Live!. L’approccio di gamification con cui è realizzata la piattaforma interattiva invoglia i visitatori a soffermarsi.
Sin dalla sua fondazione, avvenuta 60 anni fa, Vauth-Sagel si è schierata in favore dell’ambiente e di una cultura aziendale sostenibile. La responsabilità nei confronti delle persone e dell'ambiente è saldamente ancorata al cuore della nostra attività ed è indissolubilmente legata con il nostro successo imprenditoriale. Abbiamo riassunto il nostro impegno nell’attuale Report Ambientale 2022.
