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SPECIAL REPORT

Würth Group Gathers Global Purchasing in

Taichung Purchasing and Suppliers will have
Purchasing and Suppliers will have
the rare opportunity to understand and
the rare opportunity to understand and
communicate product traits in-depth.
communicate product traits in-depth.
(Photo courtesy of Würth Group)
(Photo courtesy of Würth Group)
Kuo Fan-lin
ürth Group hosted a hand tool supplier day in early tool categories procured in Taiwan, and distributed branch
WNovember, in the form of an outdoor business party companies worldwide.
at the Moncouer Garden restaurant in Taichung City. The
debut event saw the arranging of face-to-face discussion
among 85 Taiwanese invitees with hardware manufacturing
background, as well as 17 overseas purchasing managers
fl ying in from Germany, Switzerland, and Shanghai.

Executive Vice President Thomas Klenk said by
arranging direct communication between purchasing
and suppliers, both parties will have the rare opportunity
to understand and communicate product traits in-depth.
Taiwan’s hardware has a competitive advantage in the
Southeast Asian region due to its active, great R&D ability.
Compared to DIY products, which have seen more and
more companies replaced by Chinese or Vietnamese-
based firms, Taiwan’s purchasing trend appears to
concentrate on high-end tools. Würth Group also considers
Taiwan as a strategic partner in developing projects for new
products.

Germany-based Würth Group is a leading company in
the fasteners and automotive markets, and has insisted
on product quality, treating its customers, suppliers and
other business partners with integrity. Besides the German
parent company, Würth includes more than 400 direct
selling companies in Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia,
and America, based in over 80 countries.

In recent years, Würth Group has established a
presence in Kaohsiung and Taichung with procurement
and quality inspection sites. The focus in Kaohsiung is
on the procurement of fasteners, while in Taichung, hand
tools are sought after. There are more than ten thousand
Thomas Klenk, Executive Vice President of Würth Group, attended the fi rst
Taiwan’s hardware supplier day. (Photo courtesy of Würth Group)

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