{"id":4908,"date":"2025-02-04T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T10:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/about-wss\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:07:41","slug":"about-wss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/en\/about-wss\/","title":{"rendered":"About WSS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4908\" class=\"elementor elementor-4908 elementor-44\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6964b4bf clip e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6964b4bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2636a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e2636a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144c36a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"144c36a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe97061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fe97061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About WSS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544473bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"544473bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556faffe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"556faffe\" 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e-child\" data-id=\"6e4058e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccaf550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"7ccaf550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-chevron-down\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle_icon_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;shrink&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-7ccaf550\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-692\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/ueber-wss\/human-resources\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Human Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-693\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/ueber-wss\/qualitaetsmanagement\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sustainability<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-694\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/ueber-wss\/konstruktion-entwicklung\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Design &amp; Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-695\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/ueber-wss\/produktion\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-696\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/ueber-wss\/vertrieb\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Distribution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe492c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fe492c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d68b08d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d68b08d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e9433e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32e9433e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479f37cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"479f37cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">... because there is more to it.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bc4e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24bc4e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><p>We are WSS, Wilh. Schlechtendahl &amp; S\u00f6hne GmbH &amp; Co. K.G. We are people at the heart of the key region. We are around 300 employees at the Heiligenhaus site from all areas that we need for the value chain through to the finished product. All under one roof on 20,000 square meters.   <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525b0ba3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"525b0ba3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa345d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fa345d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c92f6f e-con-full hover-scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53c92f6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3496cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3496cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We reshape and edit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e27d37a e-con-full hover-scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e27d37a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679d95ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"679d95ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We evaluate and procure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615e288b e-con-full hover-scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"615e288b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b1d462 elementor-widget 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data-id=\"2bcc638f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e8c12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e8c12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We install and assemble.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a30be3 e-con-full hover-scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75a30be3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc96533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc96533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We advise and sell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51d37e e-con-full hover-scale e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b51d37e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb958d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb958d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We plan and design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8716add e-con-full e-transform elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8716add\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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This also enables us to realize special solutions and small series. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3669238 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3669238\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974cfd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"974cfd8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5030dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5030dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our fittings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182c79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"182c79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><p>We sell our hardware nationally and worldwide through direct sales.<br>We can advise you with the expertise of an experienced manufacturer and configure and supply complete cross-system solutions for doors, windows and fa\u00e7ades.<\/p><p>Get an impression on site or let our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/en\/contact-us\/regional-sales\/\">field service advise you on site<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1262319 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1262319\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6e9ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e6e9ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Mitarbeiter_4d2830d4ca.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"csm_Mitarbeiter_4d2830d4ca\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjg4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy53c3MuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAyXC9jc21fTWl0YXJiZWl0ZXJfNGQyODMwZDRjYS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Mitarbeiter_4d2830d4ca-1024x377.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Mitarbeiter_4d2830d4ca-1024x377.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Mitarbeiter_4d2830d4ca-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Mitarbeiter_4d2830d4ca-768x283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Mitarbeiter_4d2830d4ca.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efd4c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3efd4c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de97dd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de97dd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0d27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c0d27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quality management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1710e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1710e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/en\/about-wss\/quality-management\/\">Quality management<\/a> defines the appropriate methods necessary to achieve the required product quality and monitors compliance with the defined measures. AGQS Qualit\u00e4ts- und Umweltmanagement GmbH confirms that WSS has introduced and maintains a quality management system for the scope of development, production and sales of locks and fittings for steel, metal and glass construction. We meet the requirements of the <a title=\"DIN_EN_ISO_9001_WSS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/en\/about-wss\/quality-management\/#c790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIN EN ISO 9001:2015<\/a> standard.  <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb48954 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb48954\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22a28f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d22a28f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9001x2015-500.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"9001x2015-500\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjg4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy53c3MuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAyXC85MDAxeDIwMTUtNTAwLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9001x2015-500.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9001x2015-500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9001x2015-500-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9001x2015-500-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6be077 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6be077\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc78d1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc78d1c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97d2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c97d2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We train<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfd9d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbfd9d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\"><div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><p>We want to continue to contribute to the further development and improvement of the Heiligenhaus site, our quality standards and our fittings in the future, which is why we are recognized by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/en\/career\/\">training company<\/a> for the professions of <em>industrial clerk (m\/f\/x), tool mechanic specializing in stamping and forming technology (m\/f\/x), mechatronics technician for technical maintenance (m\/f\/x) and technical product designer (m\/f\/x)<\/em>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49af807 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49af807\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52b328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b52b328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000x741px_IHK_Wir_bilden_aus_Website_Sticker_Hier_Koennenlernen_2026.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1000x741px_IHK_Wir_bilden_aus_Website_Sticker_Hier_Koennenlernen_2026\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjI3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy53c3MuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC8xMDAweDc0MXB4X0lIS19XaXJfYmlsZGVuX2F1c19XZWJzaXRlX1N0aWNrZXJfSGllcl9Lb2VubmVubGVybmVuXzIwMjYuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000x741px_IHK_Wir_bilden_aus_Website_Sticker_Hier_Koennenlernen_2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000x741px_IHK_Wir_bilden_aus_Website_Sticker_Hier_Koennenlernen_2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000x741px_IHK_Wir_bilden_aus_Website_Sticker_Hier_Koennenlernen_2026-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000x741px_IHK_Wir_bilden_aus_Website_Sticker_Hier_Koennenlernen_2026-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e1505 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40e1505\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bbc03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36bbc03\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c71f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c71f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key region<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beaafa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beaafa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\"><div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><div id=\"grid84_519\" data-navtitle=\"\"><div class=\"row wpContentElementGridRow wpContentGrid\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-4\"><div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><p>We are not just anywhere, we are right in the middle of the key<a title=\"Key region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schluesselregion.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> region<\/a> and have been for as long as we have been around, since 1906.<br>The Velbert\/Heiligenhaus key region is the world&#8217;s leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/en\/visiting-wss\/\">location<\/a> for security technology. Every day, 15,000 people work here to make homes and cars even more secure. Velbert and Heiligenhaus are home to more than 70 security and fittings technology companies with a total of more than 7,000 employees. Together with a further 8,000 jobs in supplier industries, this makes the key region the leading location for innovative security technologies.   <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698716c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"698716c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07123ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07123ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Landkarte_be1ba5bb8e.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"csm_map_be1ba5bb8e\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjg4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy53c3MuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAyXC9jc21fTGFuZGthcnRlX2JlMWJhNWJiOGUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Landkarte_be1ba5bb8e-1024x818.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2889\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Landkarte_be1ba5bb8e-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Landkarte_be1ba5bb8e-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Landkarte_be1ba5bb8e-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wss.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/csm_Landkarte_be1ba5bb8e.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed7a38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ed7a38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c2fdd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9c2fdd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508bdd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"508bdd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WSS has tests carried out at the following testing institutes:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2213d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2213d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\"><div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><div id=\"grid84_519\" data-navtitle=\"\"><div class=\"row wpContentElementGridRow wpContentGrid\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-4\"><div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piv-velbert.de\/piv\/kontakt.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PIV &#8211; Testing Institute for Locks and Fittings, Windows and Doors<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ift-rosenheim.de\/startseite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IFT &#8211; Rosenheim<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/anlagen-produktsicherheit.dmt-group.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DMT &#8211; Plant and product safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skgikob.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SKG &#8211; Certificatie<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/agqs.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AGQS Quality and Environmental Management GmbH<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c495a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7c495a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b1cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12b1cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WSS - Memberships:\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f2e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f2e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\"><div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><div id=\"grid84_519\" data-navtitle=\"\"><div class=\"row wpContentElementGridRow wpContentGrid\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-4\"><div class=\"wpContentElement wpContentElementText\"><div class=\"wpContentText\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fvsb.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lock and Fittings Industry Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guetegemeinschaft-schloss-beschlag.de\/Die-Guetegemeinschaft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Quality Association for Locks and Fittings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schluesselregion.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schl\u00fcsselregion e.V.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About WSS &#8230; because there is more to it. We are WSS, Wilh. Schlechtendahl &amp; S\u00f6hne GmbH &amp; Co. K.G. We are people at the heart of the key region. We are around 300 employees at the Heiligenhaus site from all areas that we need for the value chain through to the finished product. 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