Company Profile

The Guhring Group has over 4500 employees, 26 manufacturing plants, 36 service centers as well as 43 sales companies around the world to provide outstanding services to our customers

The History of Guhring

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1898 - 1964

1898: The company is founded by Gottlieb Gühring.
1900: The first factory is built at the current headquarters in Albstadt-Ebingen.
1921: Oskar Gühring, son of the company founder who died in 1913, takes over the running of the company.
1940: The company has approximately 680 employees and produces 50 types of twist drills.
1948: Following a complete destruction of the production plant, the rebuilding begins with Oskar Gühring at the helm.
1955: 120 employees produce a range of 50 types of twist drills again.
1964: Dr. Jörg Gühring joins the company. Following the death of Oskar Gühring in 1985, he takes over the running of the company.

1965 -1982

1965: The production of high speed steel drills begins in Berlin.
1973: The company opens its first subsidiary in England. This year also sees the production of the first carbide-tipped drills.
1978: Takes the first step overseas with the founding of a distribution company in the USA.
1980: Guhring's first TiN-coated twist drill is a milestone in machining technology. By now the company has approximately 1300 employees, the product range includes in excess of 160 types
1982: The first foreign Guhring factory begins with the production of tools in Brookfield/Wisconsin (USA).

1983 - 1992

1983: The largest Guhring factory begins production in Sigmaringen-Laiz. In addition, the range of thread cutting, reaming, countersinking and gun drills is extended.
1985: With the take-over of Diacut, Guhring takes on board the development and production of PCD-tipped tools.
1987: Guhring enters the competitive Japanese market and begins production in Nagoya.
1988: The company starts their own carbide development and production.
1992: the production of Guhring tools begins in South Korea.