About Vorwerk / A Family Company
Vorwerk & Co. KG was founded in Wuppertal in 1883. During the course of the company’s 126-year history, what originally started out as a carpet factory has developed into a highly diversified, global corporate group. Yet Vorwerk has remained a family enterprise right through to the present day.
Since 1930, Vorwerk’s core business has been the direct selling of quality products – and the company is one of the world’s leading players in this field. The range of direct sales products includes household appliances as well as high-quality cosmetics. The akf group, HECTAS Facility Services and Division Carpets ideally complete the company’s portfolio. The personal touch, Vorwerk’s special close contact to the customer, is something all divisions have in common and ultimately what makes Vorwerk so special. The advantage of direct selling is that the sales advisers can offer their customers full assistance and advice and explain the advantages of their products on the spot while they give a practical demonstration.
Worldwide there are more than 578,000 people working with Vorwerk, of whom around 30,000 are sales advisers in the business of selling household appliances and more than 526,000 working for JAFRA Cosmetics and about 23,000 employees. Vorwerk generated a business volume of 2.437 billion euros in 2008 and operates in 58 countries.
A family owned company with worldwide reach
Vorwerk & Co. KG was founded in Wuppertal in 1883. During the course of the company’s 126-year history, what originally started out as a carpet factory has developed into a highly diversified, global corporate group. Yet Vorwerk has remained a family enterprise right through to the present day.
Since 1930, Vorwerk’s core business has been the direct selling of quality products – and the company is one of the world’s leading players in this field. The range of direct sales products includes household appliances as well as high-quality cosmetics. The akf group, HECTAS Facility Services and Division Carpets ideally complete the company’s portfolio. The personal touch, Vorwerk’s special close contact to the customer, is something all divisions have in common and ultimately what makes Vorwerk so special. The advantage of direct selling is that the sales advisers can offer their customers full assistance and advice and explain the advantages of their products on the spot while they give a practical demonstration.
Worldwide there are more than 578,000 people working with Vorwerk, of whom around 30,000 are sales advisers in the business of selling household appliances and more than 526,000 working for JAFRA Cosmetics and about 23,000 employees. Vorwerk generated a business volume of 2.437 billion euros in 2008 and operates in 58 countries.
