1949

Founding of the sole proprietorship Christian Ridder based in Gelsenkirchen

1960

Relocation of the company to Nassau (Lahn) in rented premises with first production of injection molded products

1967

Relocation to Singhofen after building the first production hall and office bulding

The son of Christian Ridder, Jürgen Ridder becomes managing director (2nd generation)

1972

Building of a second hall(warehouse)

1979

Founding of RIDDER GmbH based in Singhofen

Concentration on the production and distribution of sanitary products for the DIY market

1980

Buy of a third hall in the immediate vicinity

Conversion of an existing building into a small building for additional offices

1992

New construction and expansion of warehouse and shipping buildings

1993

Extensive redevelopment of existing halls and buildings

1996

Dirk Busch-Ridder becomes managing director (3rd Generation)

1999

New construction of the injection molding center and relocation of the production of safety mats from Italy to Germany

2003

Marc Ridder becomes managing director (3rd generation)

2004

Building of a new logistic hall

2009

Insovency of Arcandor AG (Quelle and Neckermann)

2011

Start of the production and sales of our Assistent range, products especially for comfort and safety in the bathroom

2013

Insolvency of the Praktiker-Gruppe (Praktiker + Max Bahr)

2014

Jürgen Ridder starts retirement

2019

For the first time our export rate is over 50%, and distribution of our goods in more than 50 countries

Start of supplying the furniture industry and significant expansion of our product range