Gurtec GmbH
Around 50 years ago GURTEC was established as a small family business. With more than 50 years of experience, we focus on developing and manufacturing conveyor components to meet the needs of your bulk material handling application. Our complete GURTEC offering includes rollers, frames, pulleys and belt cleaners, safety and control devices​. With an emphasis on performance and reliability, we provide products that support modern bulk material handling practices, both as original components and as replacements in existing systems.​ We are an expert conveyor components OEM, with a manufacturing facility in Germany, servicing customers globally.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Manufacturing, Other
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
Today, after the acquisition by NEPEAN, the brand GURTEC is back and stronger than ever: Well-known GURTEC quality with a strong track record of high quality conveyor components supported by the strength and fl exibility of a privately-owned international company.
To be the industry leader who is making a significant difference for our customers. To be the conveyor company that customers prefer to do business with.
History
1960
Founded in 1969 as family business in a small workshop in Bremerhaven. Develops into one of the leading roller producers in Europe
1980
Revolutionizes industry with development of plastic coating for steel rollers and frames thus introducing a new quality standard
New fully automated production line for GUP rollers
2000
2005: Introduction of the HM140/150 flow- and/or endformed roller line
2015: New fully automated production line for GST rollers
2017: NEPEAN acquires Sandvik’s Conveyor Components businesses incl. former GURTEC GmbH and Sandvik’s Conveyor Systems business in Hollola (FIN) and reinstates GURTEC & ROXON brands
1970
Focus on production and distribution of rollers, pulleys and idlers. Continuous improvements and optimization of products, quality and processes
1976: GURTEC relocates to Schöppenstedt
1990
1990: GURTEC merges with Finnish ROXON Group which specializes in products, system solutions and service for bulk material handling
1998: Swedish industrial Group Sandvik acquires GURTEC & ROXON to become part of their ‘Materials Handling’ division (renamed later to ‘Mining Systems’ incl. sub-Product Area ‘Conveyor Components’)