From the inventor of the angle valve to leading fitting specialists.
1932 | Company founded by Hubert Schell in Olpe. Production of draw-off fittings. |
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1935 | Manufacture of WC flushing valves. |
1949 | Production start of angle control valves. |
1957 | Dipl. Ing. Günther Schell, son of the company founder, enters the company as managing associate and expands the business in Olpe - Finkenstrasse to 10,000 m². |
1962 | Manufacture of heating fittings. |
1974 | Construction of a new building with a production and logistics centre in Olpe - Sassmicker Hammer on an area of 40,000 m². |
1989 | Expansion of sales network by technical field service. |
1998 | Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Joachim Schell, son of Dipl. Ing. Günther Schell, enters the company at management level. |
1999 | Ongoing development of sanitary electronics in the field of electronically controlled wash basin fittings. |
2002 | Foundation of the SCHELL subsidiary in Poland. |
2004 | Construction of a new building for production, administration, training, research and development in Olpe - Raiffeisenstrasse on an area of 65,000 m². |
2006 | Dipl.-Kff. Andrea Schell, daughter of Dipl. Ing. Günther Schell, enters the company at management level. |
2007 | Rounding off of the range for public/semi-public sanitary rooms with the LINUS shower and wall-mounted draw-off fittings. SCHELL achieves highest international water-saving assessments - Water Rating. |
2009 | Opening of the first representation in India. Membership in the Blue Responsibility Initiative - sustainable sanitary solutions. |
2010 | »SCHELL Inside« – focussing on the public and commercial sanitary rooms with wash basin and shower fittings as well as WC and urinal flush systems. |
2011 | Foundation of the SCHELL subsidiary in Belgium. SCHELL becomes a member of the European fittings association, EUnited Valves. WELL – Water Efficiency Label. |
2012 | Foundation of the SCHELL subsidiary in India. |
2013 | Foundation of the SCHELL subsidiary in Hungary and France. |
2015 | More than 500.000.000 installed angle valves worldwide. Foundation of the SCHELL subsidiary in Singapore. |
2018 | Award as world market leader in the angle valves product segment. |
2020 | The company expands its digital portfolio with the SMART.SWS Cloud Service and receives the German Innovation Award. |