Andre Schlesiger

WAGO

The WAGO Group is an international, standard-setting supplier of electrical interconnection and automation products and interface electronics. The family-run company is the world market leader in spring pressure connection technology. WAGO has grown steadily since it was founded in 1951, with a current worldwide workforce of 9,000 – about 4,200 of whom work in Germany at its headquarters in Minden (North Rhine-Westphalia) and in Sondershausen (Thuringia). The company achieved sales of EUR 1,34 billion in 2022. WAGO products are used globally in power and process technology, building automation, machinery and equipment, as well as industrial and transportation applications. They are trusted anywhere electrical conductors must be connected to each other or where complex automation systems must be controlled. Here they have continuously been proven to contribute to safety and the reliable operation of devices and complete installations. The WAGO Group consists of nine international production and main sales locations, 19 additional sales offices and the M&M Software specialist. In addition, there are representatives in over 80 countries, giving the company a strong global presence. WAGO has been in the manufacturing business since 1951: initially at the company headquarters in Minden (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), which expanded in 1971 to Roissy (France), in 1977 to Domdidier (Switzerland), in 1979 to Milwaukee (USA), and in 1990 to Sondershausen (Thuringia, Germany), as well as Tokyo (Japan). Other production sites include Delhi (India) founded in 1995, and 1997 expansions into Tianjin (China) and Wroclaw (Poland).