Schwelm/Germany, Mariupol/Ukraine, October 2011 - VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG has founded a new subsidiary in Mariupol (Ukraine) to locally intensify sales and support activities to the Ukrainian market.  At present VGH cooperates with leading Ukranian steelworks such as, Azovstal, Ilyich (Mariupol), Zaporizhstal in Zaporizhye, AMK in Alchevsk and ArcelorMittal in Krivoj Rog, along with […]

Schwelm, 27th July 2011 – Northrhine Westfalia-based refractory specialist VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG today announces the opening of a subsidiary in North America. ‘VGH America LLC is based in Ambridge, Pennsylvania just outside of Pittsburgh and will provide complete refractory solutions to the high temperature metals, alloys and glass industries.  This includes refractory products, […]

Schwelm, April 2011 – Jürgen Hess (45) has been appointed Manager at the VGH Quality & Development Centre in Hilgert near Höhr-Grenzhausen. The Schwelm-based company, VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG, opened the new laboratory at the end of 2010.
Industrial ceramicist Hess learnt his profession from the bottom up and has over 21 years of experience […]

Schwelm, October 2010 – VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG has appointed Kieran Sheahan as a new Member of the Board. Sheahan (51) who has been with the Schwelm based company since 2009 in the position of New Business, now assumes responsibilities for Business Development and Procurement & Sales and will put a major focus on […]

Schwelm, 30th September 2010 –VGH Viktoria Garten Hüttenindustriebedarf AG has taken a majority 51 percent share in Klaus und Klaus Speditions GmbH. Klaus und Klaus,the international transport and logistic service provider has transferred its headquarters from Nordhorn to Schwelm in order to integrate services in VGH AG more efficiently.
Klaus und Klaus GmbH has specialized in […]

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 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 […]