History
| 1988: | Foundation of the company FILZRING in Witzenhausen / Hessen as a mail-order business for spare parts for Scandinavian vehicles. |
| Since 1990: | Continuous development from a pure retailer to a service provider. |
| 1992: | Opening of a warehouse with a connected shop in Arenshausen / Thuringia. Expansion of the product range by car and industrial coatings. |
| 1998: | Opening of a branch operation in Bad Sooden-Allendorf / Hessen with a complete product range and emphasis in the coatings sector. Introduction of the LECHSYS system from LECHLER Coatings: 60 (today 90) different paint types in all RAL, NCS, Pantone and commercial vehicle color shades. |
| 1999: | Opening of LECHLER Coatings GmbH in Kassel: Until 2003, FILZRING OHG will take over the complete logistics for Lechler in Germany with over 200 pallet spaces. |
| Since 1999: | Receipt of nationwide distribution rights for ERGONcar products: distribution of high-quality clearcoat, putty and filler. |
| 2000: | Present with ERGONcar products at the Automechanika 2000 in Frankfurt. Since 01.04.2000 official trading partner of Gurit-Essex AG Switzerland. Expansion of sales as a result of the takeover of Gurit-Essex AG by DOW Automotive AG (Oct 2001) with customers in other European countries as well as in Asia and America. |
| Since 2001: | Since 01.01.2001 official base partner of Stahlgruber (automotive parts sector). |
| 2002: | Foundation of the partnership with Bodo Möller Chemie GmbH due to the restructuring of Dow Automotive Sales in Northern Europe. Extension of the product range with Huntsman adhesives and potting compounds. Presentation of the new Araldite adhesives, Roberlo Futura Spachtel and the Lechler paint systems at the Automechanika 2002 in Frankfurt Presentation of the NautiCoat yacht colors: Extension of the delivery program to the boat and ship repair. |
| 2003: | Development of another large customer base in vehicle construction and manufacturing by expanding the industrial paint program to more than 90 types of paint. |
| 2005: | Transfer of the FILZRING headquarters to Bad Sooden-Allendorf, favored by modern logistics and data processing, and closure of the site in Arenshausen. Significant increase in efficiency in personnel and services. |
| 2009: | For the purpose of quick sales processing and uncomplicated new customer recording, the concept and creation of the online portal filzring24.de (now filzring.de) with emphasis on adhesives and sealants and their preparation and cleaning chemicals and the corresponding processing equipment takes place. |
| Since 2010: | Extension of the adhesive program by Permabond, Bluestar Silicones and the NorthStar StarStuk spray adhesive (from 2015 change to TensorGrip spray adhesives). Promotional Member on Wikipedia (WIKIMEDIA). Promoting member of Amnesty International. |
| 2012: | New company building in Werrastraße 3-4 (also in Bad-Sooden-Allendorf). DIN EN ISO 9001: 2008 certification in November 2012. Expansion of the customer base in European and worldwide foreign countries. |
| 2013: | Conversion of the complete merchandise management, finance and personnel management to SAP systems. |
| 2015: | Privileged supplier of the DB AG due to the receipt of the Deutsche Bahn AG supplier qualification.
Delivery of adhesives and sealants for ICE repair. |
| 2016: | DIN EN ISO 9001: 2015 extension certification. Supplier qualification at BMW AG. Application for Customs AEO-S Certificate "Customs Security" |
| 2017: | AEO-S license "Customs security" Electronic outgoing invoices can be created in the ZUGPferD format. Hazardous substance management for SIEMENS AG. |
| 2018: | Registration at SupplyON. Registration at the BOMcheck register. Publishing of the Compliance Declaration and the CSR Code of Conduct. |
| 2019: | Registration at the ZSVR packaging registry LUCID. Registration at the LEI register (Legal Entity Identifier). Complete chemical disposal line with all relevant waste groups. |
| 2020: | Specialist trade partner of NORDWEST Handel AG (group in the production connection trade) |