1971 Company founded in Remscheid-Lennep on 1 March by Wilhelm Oberste-Beulmann1980 Company leases a warehouse of its own1984 Set-up of the first export department (Latin America)1987 Establishment of OB Gereedschapstaal B.V. branch (Zaltbommel/NL) with warehouse and sawing facilities1987 Construction of new office building with adjoining warehouse1989 Founder’s son Stephan Oberste-Beulmann joins the company1992 Initial contacts with Russia1995 Round bars, semi-finished billets and bright bars added to range of stainless products; procurement of materials from Spain and India1996 First certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 to mark the company’s 25-year anniversary1998 Construction of new administration building with larger warehouse; size of workforce tops 50 for the first time2002 Tool Steel established as a department in its own right (workforce of more than 60)2004 Establishment of a sawing service centre2006 Strategic partnership with a Chinese supplier2008 Construction of a second warehouse/logistics centre in Bergisch-Born enterprise zone2010 Launch of marketing activities on the CIS markets and in the Baltic states2011 Upgrading of the sawing service centre to
10 band sawing machines/increase in sawing capacity to up to 1,000 mm2017 “Best strategic partner” award from our main supplier2019 Sheets and plates in tool steel and high-speed steel added to product range