This is WERU

WERU GmbH is a leading European manufacturer of windows  and entrance doors with a successful 175-year-old history. Weru was founded in 1843 and is now the market leader in PVCu windows for residential buildings. Through the merger with UNILUX GmbH the product portfolio was extended to include timber and timber–aluminium products. The WERU Group arose. A rich history, sustainable thinking and the basic attitude of never being satisfied with the standards are behind the success of the company.

Weru Headquarters at Rudersberg
Aerial photograph of the headquarters at Rudersberg
Administration building at Triptis
Aerial photograph of the production hall at Triptis

Our philosophy

Improve quality of life Vision

  • Customer for life ... A lifetime of customer satisfaction
  • We secure a competitive advantage for our partners
  • We create reliable future-oriented and sustainable values

Close to the customer Values

  • Passion / enthusiasm / competence
  • Creativity and courage to try new things
  • Uncompromising orientation to customer values
  • Openness and practised entrepreneurialship as a pillar of our cooperation

market growth Goals

  • Future security as a profitable and competitive partner
  • Alignment of products to maximise customer benefit
  • Provider of complete solutions – everything from one source

Figures & WERU Group facts

Locations Rudersberg (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Triptis (Thüringen, Germany)
Salmtal (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
Production area 130,000 m²
Annual production capacity 776,000 window sash
24,760 entrance doors
Employee count in 2016 1165
Turnover in 2016 172.3 million euros

History of WERU GmbH

  • 2019

    Introduction of the new window system CASTELLO-plus
    Introduction of the new roller shutter box system FE 10-RA and the new Venetian blind system FE 10-RS

  • 2018
    New window hardware

    A new window hardware for unprecedented low wear is introduced.

  • 2017

    The new FE 10 roller shutter box system is introduced

    The new CEANO-HS lift & slide door system is introduced

    The new production line for glass in Triptis is put into operation

  • 2016

    The TERSA PVCu entrance door system is introduced.

  • 2015

    The Weru Group takes over Crimmitschau, Germany-based Schneeberger Bauelemente Potthoff GmbH (SBP), a company specialised in the delivery and installation of high-quality doors, windows and roller shutters.

    The ATRIS-style 3D aluminium entrance door system is introduced.

  • 2014

    Weru and Unilux are merged to form the WERU Group.

    The new ATRIS-life, ATRIS-therm and SEDOR aluminium entrance door systems are introduced.

  • 2013

    H.I.G. Europe acquires the window manufacturer WERU from Triton.

  • 2012

    The AFINO configurable premium window series which can be fitted with predefined equipment packages is introduced. The legal form is changed to a GmbH (private limited company).

  • 2008

    Weru Thermico, the high-performance window of the future made from a fibre-reinforced composite, is introduced.

  • 2006

    The ‘Window Alarm’ window monitoring system for retrofitting timber and PVCu windows is introduced. TFB Fenster Beteiligungs- GmbH becomes sole shareholder.

  • 2005

    The new window standard with alarm function Weru CASTELLO secur, Weru PALAZZO secur and aluminium carport system TECTOLA Carport are introduced.

  • 2003

    BFT Baumfenster und -Türen GmbH is sold to Fenster Holding.

  • 2002

    The window systems Castello and Acento, the entrance door system Avida and the aluminium carport system Tectola are developed and introduced.

  • 2001

    The Palazzo window generation comes into being.

  • 1999

    TFB Fenster-Beteiligungs- GmbH (with majority ownership by Triton Fund) becomes new majority shareholder.

  • 1997

    The new window generations Nobile, Classico Colore and the entrance door systems Villa, Casa and Moda are born.

  • 1994

    Inauguration of the new company headquarters in Rudersberg.

  • 1991

    The plant in Triptis, Thuringia, is built and put into operation.

  • 1989

    The legal form is changed to an AG (joint-stock company).

  • 1979

    Aluminium entrance door production is taken up.

  • 1972

    Insulated glazing production commences.

  • 1969

    Trademark is registered.

  • 1960

    PVCu roller shutter production starts.

  • 1935

    Willy Eppensteiner takes over as successor; timber roller shutter production begins.

  • 1877

    The business is continued under Karl Wilhelm Eppensteiner and son Adolf Eppensteiner.

  • 1843

    Christian Friedrich Eppensteiner founds the company.

2019 Introduction of the new window system CASTELLO-plus
Introduction of the new roller shutter box system FE 10-RA and the new Venetian blind system FE 10-RS
2018 A new window hardware for unprecedented low wear is introduced.
2017 The new FE 10 roller shutter box system is introduced
The new CEANO-HS lift & slide door system is introduced
The new production line for glass in Triptis is put into operation
2016 The TERSA PVCu entrance door system is introduced.
2015 The Weru Group takes over Crimmitschau, Germany-based Schneeberger Bauelemente Potthoff GmbH (SBP), a company specialised in the delivery and installation of high-quality doors, windows and roller shutters.
The ATRIS-style 3D aluminium entrance door system is introduced.
2014 Weru and Unilux are merged to form the WERU Group.
The new ATRIS-life, ATRIS-therm and SEDOR aluminium entrance door systems are introduced.
2013 H.I.G. Europe acquires the window manufacturer WERU from Triton.
2012 The AFINO configurable premium window series which can be fitted with predefined equipment packages is introduced. The legal form is changed to a GmbH (private limited company).
2008 Weru Thermico, the high-performance window of the future made from a fibre-reinforced composite, is introduced.
2006 The ‘Window Alarm’ window monitoring system for retrofitting timber and PVCu windows is introduced. TFB Fenster Beteiligungs- GmbH becomes sole shareholder.
2005 The new window standard with alarm function Weru CASTELLO secur, Weru PALAZZO secur and aluminium carport system TECTOLA Carport are introduced.
2003 BFT Baumfenster und -Türen GmbH is sold to Fenster Holding.
2002 The window systems Castello and Acento, the entrance door system Avida and the aluminium carport system Tectola are developed and introduced.
2001 The Palazzo window generation comes into being.
1999 TFB Fenster-Beteiligungs- GmbH (with majority ownership by Triton Fund) becomes new majority shareholder.
1997 The new window generations Nobile, Classico and Colore and the entrance door systems Villa, Casa and Moda are born.
1994 Inauguration of the new company headquarters in Rudersberg.
1991 The plant in Triptis, Thuringia, is built and put into operation.
1989 The legal form is changed to an AG (joint-stock company).
1979 Aluminium entrance door production is taken up.
1972 Insulated glazing production commences.
1969 Trademark is registered.
1960 PVCu roller shutter production starts.
1935 Willy Eppensteiner takes over as successor; timber roller shutter production begins.
1877 The business is continued under Karl Wilhelm Eppensteiner and son Adolf Eppensteiner.
1843 Christian Friedrich Eppensteiner founds the company.

What do we stand for?

How energy efficiency becomes climate protection Sustainability

With hardly any other component of the building shell has the technology for energy savings progressed faster over the past few years than with the window. Weru and Unilux played a major role in this. Our windows achieve thermal insulation values that are approaching that of solid masonry. They easily satisfy the stringent requirements of the Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV). But not only with our products do we make a valuable contribution to climate protection. In our plants too we are committed to sustainability and responsibility towards the environment:

  • Environmentally friendly inert gases for the sake of the environment
    Weru stopped using sulphur hexafluoride gas to improve acoustic insulation values and started exclusively using the inert gases argon and krypton at the end of 2003.
  • Resourceful use of materials
    Our production runs with optimised offcut waste. This means that even in the work preparation stage we calculate how the materials (profiles and glazing) should be cut to minimise offcuts and waste. Waste is sent back to the supplier where it is shredded and reused.

You can count on it Quality

Weru epitomises premium-quality windows and doors: From the initial product concept to the final quality check. Thus, for example, our development departments work solely with state-of-the-art technology and cooperate with specialised suppliers. In our production facilities we combine the greatest manual precision with computer-controlled machines.
Strict quality controls guarantee the lasting functional reliability of your Weru and Unilux windows. You will receive top-notch consulting and installation services from our wide network of authorised specialist dealers who are also available to provide you with aftersales service — you can be sure to find one near you.

  • High-quality manufacture and installation for long life
    Together with our specialist dealers, we are setting an example in satisfying customer-specific requirements for thermal insulation, acoustic protection, ventilation and natural lighting with the RAL quality seal for manufacture and installation of PVCu windows (can be seen at specialist dealer)
  • Weru certification: optimal results for every work step
    All steps performed by Weru up to delivery of the products are documented, optimised and coordinated. (quality management system DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, energy management system DIN EN ISO 50001:2011)