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HOW LUKAS CAME TO BE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

From pioneer to an international tool manufacturer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The success story of the Engelskirchen-based family business, which spans more than 85 years by now, begins in the 1930s in Germany. In 1937, the brothers Edmund and Willi Lukas discover their pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit. Using the simplest of machines, the two begin manufacturing drill bits for many different applications on the upper floor of their own car workshop. Soon, their skill and the high quality of their products make a name for themselves in the Oberberg region. The product range is expanded step by step \u2013 beginning with burrs, grinding discs and mounted points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With many ideas and passion, and an\ninitially good portion of a local \u201croll-your-sleeves-up\u201d mentality, the\nbrothers develop an industrial company that operates far beyond its regional\nborders. Just seven years after establishing the company, they already employ\n70 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the upwind of the years of the German\neconomic miracle, LUKAS is able to continuously grow organically, and it\nacquires the dental drill and small burr manufacturer Rheinische Zahnbohrer-\nund Kleinfr\u00e4serfabrik in 1964. In 1975, the companies merge to form\n\u201cLUKAS-ERZETT Vereinigte Schleif- und Fr\u00e4swerkzeugfabriken GmbH & Co. KG\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LUKAS quickly responds to the increasing competitive and cost pressures associated with globalisation in the 1980s with an offensive internationalisation strategy. The first step towards a global orientation is the acquisition of a South African tool manufacturer in 1986. In 1989, a sales company is established in the Czech Republic, and a completely new production facility is set up at the same location in 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2010, the modern logistics centre with a total storage area of 5,500 m\u00b2 is completed at the main site in Engelskirchen and opened in May that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the launch of the first proprietary LUKAS online shop in 2019 and an innovative product data delivery concept for online retailers, LUKAS also reaches the digital markets. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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LUKAS-Meilensteine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1900<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • 1937<\/strong> Gebr\u00fcder Lukas Werkzeuge und Maschinen oHG is established by Edmund and Willi Lukas in Engelskirchen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1941 <\/strong>Expansion of the production programme with grinding discs and mounted points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1964 <\/strong>Acquisition of Rheinische Zahnbohrer und Kleinfr\u00e4serfabrik Baumann & Co. (Erzett) in Engelskirchen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1968 <\/strong>Production merger of Gebr\u00fcder Lukas Werkzeuge und Maschinen oHG and Rheinische Zahnbohrer und Kleinfr\u00e4serfabrik Baumann & Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1974 <\/strong>Acquisition and integration of Westdeutsche Schleif- und Poliermittel GmbH in N\u00fcmbrecht<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1975 <\/strong>Merger of Gebr\u00fcder Lukas Werkzeuge und Maschinen oHG with Rheinische Zahnbohrer und Kleinfr\u00e4serfabrik Baumann & Co. to create today\u2019s company<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1984 <\/strong>Purchase of the premises and open spaces of Ronda-Plast GmbH in Engelskirchen (today\u2019s Plant 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1986 <\/strong>Entry into the production of cutting and grinding discs with the acquisition of a majority stake in Selco Tools (Pty) Ltd. in Germiston, South Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1987 <\/strong>Acquisition of a substantial holding in the UK sales company Kayson Green Limited<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1987 <\/strong>Establishment of LUKAS AG in Glattbrugg\/Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1990 <\/strong>Expansion and extension of Plant 2 at the main site in Engelskirchen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1990 <\/strong>Shareholding in Selco Tools (Pty) Ltd. is increased from 51% to 100% and the company is renamed as \u201cLUKAS S. A. (Pty) Ltd.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1991<\/strong> Takeover of the sales company Werner Boehm in Vienna and renaming as \u201cLUKAS Fr\u00e4sen-Schleifen-Polieren Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1991 <\/strong>Establishment of LUKAS CSFR spol. s. r. o. in Skaln\u00e1, Czech Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1992 <\/strong>Establishment of the sales company LUKAS Obchod spol. s. r. o. in Skaln\u00e1, Czech Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1994<\/strong> Completion of a new company building in Skaln\u00e1, Czech Republic, in conjunction with the renaming of LUKAS CSFR as \u201cLUKAS Nastroje spol. s. r. o.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    2000<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • 2003 <\/strong>Extension of the site in Germiston<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2004 <\/strong>Inauguration of the \u201cTechnikum\u201d training and demonstration centre at the main site in Engelskirchen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2008 <\/strong>Extension of the site in Skaln\u00e1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2008 <\/strong>Market entry of the innovative LUKAS iQ series product family<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2009 <\/strong>Awarded the \u201cMM Award zur AMB\u201d innovation prize<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2010 <\/strong>Acquisition of the small Hamburg-based company Karl Schriever<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2010 <\/strong>Inauguration of the logistics centre at the main site in Engelskirchen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2011 <\/strong>Takeover of grinding disc manufacturer Schleifscheibenfabrik Rottluff GmbH in Chemnitz<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2012 <\/strong>Company anniversary: 75th anniversary celebrations <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Aktuell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • 2018<\/strong> Establishment of the advisory board with participation of the shareholders<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2019 <\/strong>LUKAS online shop for DIY and craftsmen goes live<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2020 <\/strong>Company is renamed as \u201cLUKAS-ERZETT GmbH & Co. KG\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2020 <\/strong>Development of a comprehensive product data delivery concept for online retailers <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2020 <\/strong>Presentation of the new brand identity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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