Schulthess

Corporate history

Corporate history

From a building plumber’s shop to the leading supplier of washing machines, dryers and system solutions – the Schulthess success story.

1845

Foundation

Foundation of Bauspenglerei Kaspar Schulthess in Zurich
1845

1904

1. Production

Manufacture of the first washing appliance
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1917

Wolfhausen

Acquisition of the manufacturing building in Wolfhausen ZH
1917

1949

Punch card controls

Invention of punch card control for washing machines
Lochkartensteuerung

1951

Domestic washing machines

Production of the first domestic washing machine in Europe
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1968

Opening of Schulthess Vienna​

The first base outside of Switzerland

1978

Microprocessor

Launch of an automatic washing machine with a microprocessor

1991

Merker AG

Acquisition of Merker AG, Baden
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2000

Alpha-Innotec GmbH / Calmotherm AG

Acquisition of Alpha-Innotec GmbH, Kasendorf (Germany), and Calmotherm AG, Altishofen (Switzerland)

2011

Schulthess gets a new owner in NIBE

2013

WMI

Launch of the new WMI commercial machines
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2015

Spirit private households

Launch of NEW Spirit generation for private households

2016

Spirit apartment blocks

Launch of NEW Spirit generation for apartment blocks

2018

Acquisition of Ferrum Waschtechnik AG

2018

Launch of washMaster:

The first digital payment system for laundry rooms

2019

Schulthess acquires Wolf Laundry Ltd.

in the United Kingdom

2019

Schulthess gains additional new owners

with Helvetica Capital, Thomas Marder (CEO) and Martin Keller (CFO)

2020

Acquisition of Permatech

manufacturer of automatic dosing systems

2021

Launch of The Game Changer

The new Generation of proLine with W65/W80/W100
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2021

Acquisition of Brewer & Bunney

Laundry expert in the UK

2022

Launch of washMaster 2.0

the intelligent platform for connected washing

2022

Launch of Flow Homecare

Flow, the first sustainable laundry detergent without palm oil and microplastics, but with a highly concentrated formulation.

2022

New headquarters​

Positioning with adapted Group structure as a provider of system solutions. New headquarters of Schulthess Maschinen AG in Cham ZG. Schulthess Produktion AG remains in Wolfhausen.

2022

Acquisition of GMP ​

Leading manufacturer of ironing machines for flat linen in Europe, based in Italy​

GMP

2022

Acquisition of Chemie AG

Professional partner in all areas of cleaning.

2022

Schulthess subsidiary acquires Pee Gee Ltd.

Professional partner in all areas of cleaning.
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Launch of speedUp

First premium sports detergent from the Flow Collection, developed with Switzerland’s fastest woman Mujinga Kambundji.

2022

Acquisition of the Solasa group

Schulthess is expanding its range of products and services by acquiring the Solasa group together with the Maire, Lavorent and Wyser brands.

2023