The ARDEX Group comprises of 47 subsidiaries and some 2,500 employees active in offices and branches in more than 50 countries.
The history of ARDEX can be traced back over 60 years to Witten, Germany where ARDEX Chemie GmbH was founded. Products such as Ardit Z 8 and Ardur K 15 are firmly established as benchmarks for flooring products worldwide.
ARDEX New Zealand expanded in December 2001 when ARDEX acquired Norcros Building Products (NBP). The latter had a similar heritage to ARDEX, with Butynol waterproofing membranes and ABA tile adhesives being renowned for their quality and technical excellence in the Australasian market. This was a reputation built over 30 years. Innovations such as Abaflex are unique in the market until this day. Other brands offered by Norcros Building Products included Superflex under-tile waterproofing systems, Shelter (previously Dunlop) sheet membrane systems and HydrEpoxy coatings. In 2002 Vibro Products Pty Ltd, manufacturers under licence of ARDEX floor levelling and adhesives, was acquired and integrated into ARDEX.
These brands, leaders in their respective fields, come together under the ARDEX umbrella, offering you expert solutions. In addition, sharing of resources and technology within our extensive network enables us to provide you with a broader range of world benchmarked products and services
Make ARDEX your single point of contact for all your flooring, tiling and waterproofing needs.
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1949
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Founded as NORWAG-Werke GmbH in Witten Germany |
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1949-1951
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Production of metal working oil, putty and waxes |
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1950
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Changed the company’s name to ARDEX Chemie GmbH |
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1954
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Launch of ARDUR floor filler |
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1957
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ARDEX NOVAL S.A. was founded in France |
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1959
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New construction of factory building 1 and the first silo |
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1960
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ARDEX UK Ltd was founded in Haverhill, England |
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1961
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ARDUPLAN 2026 – the first wall filler |
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1962
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Launch of ARDIT Z 8 – world’s first quick drying cementitious floor filler |
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1967
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Group company ARDEX SKANDINAVIA was founded in Hellerup, Denmark |
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1968
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Launch of ARDURIT X 7 G – which is still the state-of the art thin-bed mortar today ARDEX Baustoff GmbH was founded in Loosdorf, Austria |
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1969
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Launch of ARDUCRET B 12 concrete filler and launch of MASTIT |
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1975
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Launch of ARDURAPID 77 a floor filler which is coatable within 1 hour |
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1976
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Launch of K15 – the universal industry benchmark in levelling compounds |
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1978
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ARDEX Inc. was founded in Pittsburgh, USA |
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1980
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Launch of “WITTENER SCHNELLZEMENT 32,5 R-SF” |
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1982
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Opening of new training and development centre in Witten |
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1992
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Certification according to DIN ISO 9002 |
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1993
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The Witten Factory II was commissioned |
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1995
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Takeover of the ARKI trading company in Sweden which was market leader in ARDEX products |
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1996-1997
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Launch of several flooring adhesives as a system with the ARDEX floor fillers |
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1998
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Launch of the powder parquet adhesive ARDEX P410. ARDEX Polska Sp. Z. o.o. and ARDEX CEMENTO S.A. were founded |
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1999
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Launch of the tile adhesives ARDURIT X 5 and ARDURIT X 7 G Plus |
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2000
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Acquisition of the W.W. Henry Company |
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2001
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Foundation of ARDEX OY, Finland |
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2001
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Acquisition of NORCROS ADHESIVES Limited and Norcros Building Products Pty, which includes locations in the UK, Australia & South-East Asia, China and the Pacific Rim. |
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2002
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PANDOMO decorative floor launched |
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2005
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Acquisition of LUGATO GmbH & Co. KG. Foundation of ARDEX MIDDLE EAST FZE, Dubai |
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2007
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ARDEX Korea Inc. was founded |
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2009
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State-of-the-art mixing equipment was commissioned in Witten |
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2011
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Commissioning of the new production site of ARDEX Turkey in Tuzla (nearby Istanbul) |
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2012
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ARDEX Australia majority stake acquisition of Singaporean QUICSEAL Construction Chemicals |