TKG GmbH
TKG is a family-run company with a long tradition and is your competent and reliable specialist trade partner for waste bins, waste collectors, ashtrays and fire protection products for the commercial sector. As a company with a long tradition, we want to make a contribution to making everyday office and working life as pleasant, safe and tidy as possible with our products.
The guiding principle is safety, cleanliness and organisation in the working environment.
TKG mainly supplies catalogue and mail order companies, the hardware trade and some selected direct customers for research purposes. When developing and manufacturing our products, we focus on quality, service and reliability.
Our Company
Many trends in recent years (smoking legislation, relocation to China, industry 4.0) have shown us: On the one hand, one has to go with the times, on the other hand it is worth to constantly put on its strength and apply it where niches are.
The company TKG goes back to the “metalwork Salmen” founded in 1923 by Anton Salmen. The company specialized in the production of brass parts, and from 1967 on components on fine sheet, which were produced by thermoforming, welding, laser cutting and powder coating. Since 1995, ashtrays, ashtrays, waste collectors, waste containers and paper baskets are also part of the range, which was offered under the name “TKG Technische Kunstoff- und Metallteile”.
The company is still family-owned, with managing director Alexander Salmen.
We have strengths as an expert in safety and cleanliness products, as partners in the trade and as companies with production know-how. The philosophy of our products is: Commercial products for operation and building equipment in the area of safety, order and cleanliness In the future, we want to introduce additional products into the market by strengthening the innovative power and to further strengthen our position.
History
1923
Anton Salmen founds in Menden the metalwork Salmen for brass castings and moldings of iron and non-ferrous metals.
1939
With 500 employees, Salmen is the largest employer in Menden/Sauerland and produces parts for the automotive manufacturer Borgward. Anton Salmen is also developing the now common form of fire extinguishing pressure vessels.
1966
As a result of the bankruptcy at Borgward also the company Salmen in slant situation. In 1967 the sons Hubert and Paul Salmen set up GESA Salmen GmbH, a company specializing in the production of pressure vessels.
1970
The company GESA already has 100 employees and produces 6kg pressure vessels for fire extinguishers all over Europe.
1977
The company TKG GmbH is founded as part of the company group and specializes in plastic deep drawing parts and plastic tubs
1981
At the plant in Menden, 1.5 million pressure vessels are built for names like Gloria, Total, and Minimax. The company delivers worldwide from the USA to Sudan and New Zealand. Customers like John Deere, Mahle, Ille and ContiTech can be convinced of products from Menden.
1997
The company is forcing the development of ashtrays. The wall-mounted rugs of the line Rondo revolutionize the market. The products grouped under the TKG brand convince customers such as Kaiser + Kraft, SSI Schäfer and Manutan.
2001
A modern production of wall hydration cabinets is being launched. Until the year
2007
It develops into the leading manufacturer in Germany.
Individual special production
Shipping via dropshipment
Special rates for major customers
Personal consultation
Fast availability of products