History
Via Darmstadt to Neubrunn and all around the world.
We have been active on the market for more than fifty years. In all that time, we have had just one goal in mind: to constantly improve and develop our products and service, to benefit our customers. What does it take to achieve this? Stamina, perseverance and a strong belief in new ideas. Discover our history – from a small business in Bielefeld to the world market leader for production boards.
1960
Company founded as Walter Salje in Bielefeld, Germany
Company founded as Walter Salje in Bielefeld, Germany, to distribute production boards for the concrete block industry
1980
Heinz Bechtold takes over the company, renaming it WASA Unterlagsplatten GmbH
with headquarters in Mossautal, Germany, and expands production, sales, and international partnerships
1990
Heinz Bechtold develops his idea to manufacture production boards made from recycled plastics and files the patent for WASA UNIPLAST®
1991
Production of WASA UNIPLAST® begins in Neubrunn, Germany
1997
Peter Webel joins as the second Executive Partner
2006
Matthias Bechtold joins as Sales Director
2007
WASA WETCAST launches
2009
WASA GRINDING launches
2011
WASA WOODPLAST® launches
2011
Heinz Bechtold steps down; Matthias Bechtold assumes role of CEO
2014
The company is reborn under WASA AG with new administrative headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany
2018
€1.5 million invested in the WASA UNIPLAST® ULTRA production line
2021
Peter Webel leaves; Jannik and Eike Webel join the company
2022
€3 million invested in the WASA WOODPLAST® production line
2022
Partnership established with Eckart Holz GmbH
2024
3D scanning and reverse engineering introduced for WASA CONSTRUCT