SPAX: Quality ‘Made in Germany’
14 December 2015
Since its market launch in 1967, SPAX – a chipboard screw with cross recess – has set benchmarks in the field of joining technology, becoming synonymous with innovation and quality in the manufacturing of screws.
Today, SPAX International GmbH & Co KG is the European market leader in the field of chipboard screws and produces up to 50 million screws per day with approximately 500 employees at its headquarters and production facility in Ennepetal, Germany. Even though SPAX products are sold worldwide, manufacturing still takes place in Germany – with the company proud to represent ‘Made in Germany’ quality.
The company’s success story actually began back in 1823 when ALTENLOH, BRINCK & CO was the first company in Germany to start with industrial screw production. From the very beginning SPAX was consistently developed as a quality brand and exclusively sold under the brand name in its typical green packaging. Through its commitment to tradition and innovation, the brand SPAX is the epitome of the modern universal screw for handymen on all continents.
Today SPAX International is an autonomous corporate division of the ALTENLOH, BRINCK & CO Group. The company operates globally and has sales subsidiaries all over the world. However, it still remains loyal to its home country and the quality seal ‘Made in Germany’ and will continue to do so in the future.
“In times of globalisation, the ‘Made in Germany’ product label is gaining importance amongst consumers as a vital buying criterion,” comments Stephan Alberts, international compliance manager at SPAX International. “After all, Germany stands for quality, innovation and the safeguarding of local jobs and apprenticeships. Many German customers therefore consciously opt for local products because they trust the quality and wish to support the German economy. Customers in Europe and the rest of the world also trust the ‘Made in Germany’ label because it still stands for quality and reliability.”
SPAX customers not only have the SPAX promise, but also an official verification that the products are ‘Made in Germany’. TÜV (the German Technical Inspection Association) has a ‘Made in Germany’ certificate of origin, which it awards to companies that have a special commitment towards Germany as a production location. Certified companies have to actively show their social responsibility and make a traceable effort to create and sustain jobs and apprenticeships. The certificate of origin is therefore in the interests of product clarity and consumer protection.
SPAX International chose to voluntarily undergo this extensive testing procedure so that its joining elements could be certified by TÜV with the ‘Made in Germany’ seal. This guarantees customers of the SPAX brand a high-level of safety, quality and continuity.
“SPAX International is consciously making an important contribution to safeguarding Germany as a production location for the future, and also to offering customers and partners the utmost transparency,” says Stephan Alberts. “After all, the company’s goal is still to produce high-grade, quality controlled products, without ever losing sight of its social responsibility and the interests of its customers.”
Stephan Alberts adds: “SPAX International stands for state of the art joining technology in the fields of DIY, craft, industry and planning. Ongoing developments, product innovations, and optimised production methods, are ensuring that this will also remain the case in the future.”
