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The W&H Group, a family company whose registered office is in Bürmoos, Austria, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dental handpieces and turbines. Its products are used in dental practices, dental clinics, dental laboratories, dental universities, hospitals and microsurgery. W&H is involved principally in B2B business. 95% of its products are exported to over 90 countries.〔http://portal.wko.at/wk/dok_detail_file.wk?angid=1&docid=1095969&conid=402146〕 The W&H Group employs around 980 staff worldwide, some 650 of whom work in the Austrian headquarters in Bürmoos. 30% of the Group’s turnover comes from products that have come onto the market in the last three years.〔http://www.advantageaustria.org/dk/news/local/20080121-zahnmedizinische-praezisionsinstrumente.en.jsp〕 == Corporate history == W&H has a history of over 120 years in the manufacture of dental products: The initials W&H refer to the Group’s two founders, Jean Weber and Hugo Hampel. In 1890, these two precision engineers founded a company in Berlin for the manufacture of straight and contra-angle handpieces. The fact that the initials of the two founders are the same as the German initials of their products (Handstück and Winkelstück) was perhaps an added incentive to use the letters W&H as the central element of the company’s logo. The company was restructured several times between 1920 and 1930. W&H became part of DEGUSSA and acquired international status through its global sales network. In 1944, W&H moved from Berlin (Germany) to Bürmoos (Austria). In March 1946, the Allies installed Peter Malata to administer the company. In 1958, W&H was acquired by the family of Peter and Hilde Malata, since when it has been a family-owned concern. During the Seventies, the company began the steady rise and expansion through which it has achieved its current status as a global player. For example, W&H Germany opened in 1964, followed by branches in France, Italy, Sweden and Great Britain. Peter Malata junior has been the Group’s CEO since 1996. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「W&H Dentalwerk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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