Schwelm, 7th October 2009 – Refractory solution specialists, VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG, have appointed a new Sales Manager to strengthen and expand VGH’s activities in Eastern Europe.
Martin Bortlik (49) is a graduated engineer who studied machine construction and who additionally qualified as a ceramics engineer. Bortlik, who was born in Upper Silesia, has gained […]

Schwelm, Germany / 19th August 2009 – VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG has launched business operations in Italy and founded VGH S.r.l. in Bergamo, North Italy. Refractory specialist Mauro Signorelli (49) has been appointed manager of the Italian operations.
With Signorelli, VGH has won an experienced manager with over 23 years of experience in the steel […]

Schwelm, 30th July 2009 – VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG has appointed Dirk Pörzgen as a new Member of the Board. In his new position at VGH, Pörzgen assumes responsibilities for the Technical and Sales areas of the Schwelm based company.
Pörzgen is a graduated engineer who brings extensive technical know-how coupled with a wealth of […]

Schwelm, July 2009 - theramer GmbH, a division of the VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf Group, has signed an agreement with the Finnish refractory specialist Bet-Ker Oy. Bet-Ker, which is based in Ylivieska, Finland, produces dry mixes, monolithic refractory products and a wide range of both standard and customer-specific shaped parts.
The major focus of the new […]

Schwelm, Germany 18th May 2009 - theramer, the German refractory specialist for the steel industry, has signed a new cooperation agreement with Oltek, an Italian company specialized in measuring instruments, sensors and probes for analyzing temperature and chemical compositions of molten metals. Oltek has entered this agreement with theramer, a company of the Viktoria Garten […]

Schwelm, Germany 21. April 2009 - During the past three years, theramer GmbH has become established in Russia in the area of ladle cleaning. The techniques which are used there are now being employed in the tundish segment. theramer has succeeded in creating a new innovative development: the manufacturing of monolithic formed purging dams with […]

Schwelm, 27. November  2008 – VGH AG’s expansion strategy is continuing to unfold and now VGH announces a further increase in personnel in Russia to optimize customer relations locally. In the VGH subsidiary in Lipezk which was founded in July 2008 three new employees have joined the team.
The new Technical Director of the Russian VGH […]

Schwelm, 21st July 2008 –VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG based in Schwelm, Germany, has founded a new subsidiary in Lipezk, Russia, which commences operation with immediate effect. The founding of ZAO VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf reflects and will accommodate the strong growth of VGH AG’s business activities in this region.
The new VGH subsidiary in […]

Schwelm, 8th July 2008 – For the first time VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG is exhibiting at the Metallurgy 2008 trade fair with its own booth. The fair which takes place from the 16th to 19th September in Donetzk in the Ukraine is a specialized trade fair for machinery, equipment, products and technologies for the […]

Schwelm, 9th June 2008 – VGH AG (Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG) announces the opening of a new sales office in Shanghai. With this step VGH AG is underlining its strategy to intensify and expand business not only directly in China but also in further Asian markets. The new operations in Shanghai will be carried out […]