Strong roots
In August 1949, the ARDEX Group was founded as NORWAG-Werke GmbH in Witten, Germany. This marked the beginning of a successful family-owned company that remains independent to this day. As the ARDEX Group, we are proud of our more than 70-year history as a family business.

  • 1957 Market entry in France
  • 1960 Market entry in Great Britain
  • 1968 Market entry in Austria
  • 1978 Market entry in the USA
  • 1998 Market entry in Southern and Eastern Europe
  • 2001 Market entry in Southeast Asia, China, and the Pacific
  • 2005 Market entry in the Middle East
  • 2007 Market entry in Korea
  • 2011 Production facility in Turkey
  • 2011 – 2014 Product and market expansion in North America, Canada, Asia, and New Zealand
  • 2016 New production facilities in India and Thailand