b"Thisyearmarksthe75thanniversaryforWessels+In diesem Jahr feiern wir ein ganz besonderes Event: Mueller,SSFspartnersince2012,andoneoftheWessels + Mueller, seit 2012 Partner von SSF und einer Europes largest Aftermarket distributors. der grten Aftermarket-Distributoren Europas, wird 75!This is a very special event: It was 75 years ago, justEs war im Sommer 1945 als Franz Wessels und Hans before the end of World War II when Franz Wessels Sr.MuellerihreAutoteileHandelsunternehmen andHansMllerSr.foundedtheirautomotivepartsgrndeten.AlssprichwrtlicheUnternehmerder1945 - Hans Mueller & Franz Wessels open their doorsdistribution companies. As proverbial entrepreneurs ofersten Stunde bewiesen sie Weitblick und setzten kurz the \x1drst hour, they had the vision of the aftermarketsvorEndedes2. WeltkriegesdenGrundsteinfrdie potential and laid the foundation for today's WM SE.heutige WM SE. Everyone starts small: Franz set up his company in aJeder fngt mal klein an: In einer Garage in Osnabrck garage in Osnabrck on April 1, 1945. Only four monthserrichtete Franz am 01.April 1945 sein Unternehmen. later, on August 1st, 1945, Hans Mller Sr. opened hisNur vier Monate spter, am 1. August 1945 er\x1fnete warehousein Hans in Osnabrck Osnabrck.sein erstes Verkaufshaus. Today WM is one of the leading automotiveHeute gehrt dieWM SE distribution companies inzu den fhrenden1948 - More space is needed for the growing businessEurope; o\x1feringtheUnternehmen im Handel mit broadest range of automotiveKfz-Teilen und Zubehr, parts and -accessories, tools andWerkzeugen und workshop equipment.With moreWerkstattausrstung in Europa. Mit than 200 branches across Europe, WMmehr als 200 Verkaufshusern in commissions around 45 million items aDeutschland, sterreich, den year and delivers to their customers up toNiederlanden, Tschechien, der Slowakei \x1dve times a day. And for 75 years now,und den USA kommissionierenim Jahr WM has been a strong and reliablerund 45 Mio. Artikel und beliefern Sie bis partner by the side of independentzu fnfmal tglich just in time.repair shops.WMistseit75Jahreneinstarkerundzuverlssiger In2012,Wessels+MuellerAGandtodaysSSFCEOPartneranderSeiteunabhngiger WerkstttenundHans Muellers headquarters in 90sThomasBeerhadtheopportunitytopurchaseSSF. wird auch in Zukunft sein Versprechen halten: schnell, KnowingaboutSSFscommitmenttothehighestzuverlssig und \x1eexibel.qualityEuropeanbrandsandtheirdedicationto meeting its customers every needs Bastian Mller, 3rdWir alle bei SSF gratulieren WM zu 75 Jahren Erfolg als generation Chairman of WM, and Thomas realized thatBranchenfhrer und wnschen uns viele, viele mehr!SSF was an ideal match for WM. The deal was made, openingWMs\x1drstmarketoutsideofEuropeand giving both companies many more opportunities to become ever better partners to their customers.All of us at SSF congratulate WM for 75 yearsof success as an industry leader, and wish for many, many more!Wessels Headquarters before the merger with Hans MEMBER MuellerHans Mller, Hans-Heiner Mller, Bastian MllerLike SSF, Wessels & Mueller is, and will remain, a family- owned company.For me this stands first and foremost for reliability, trust and quality. I am proud that our company is already in the third generation of family ownership and I am very much looking forward to continuing this tradition.SSFs Largest Warehouse, Carson CA- Bastian Mller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board 2020 - WM Central Distribution Center in Hedemuenden"