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1977 |
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Company founded by Jürgen R. Viertelhaus in Rastede/Germany.
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Take-over of commercial dealerships for leading German and Italian automotive parts suppliers in Germany and European countries.
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Consulting activities for leading European companies in the automotive sector.
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Project manager for setting up the production of transmission parts for GKNUni-Cardan, 1982 - 1988.
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1988 |
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Company headquarters relocated to Theaterwall 34-36, Oldenburg/Germany.
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Start of automotive parts purchasing activities for German wholesalers and foreign importers on our own account.
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1994 |
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Relocation to the present administration building in Peterstrasse 6, Oldenburg.
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Sales organization established for VIEROL’s product range in Europe and overseas.
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1995 |
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Excellent business success in the USA and Asia propels VIEROL’s expansion.
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VIEROL supplies business partners in more than 30 countries.
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Rental of new warehouse with approx. 1,000 m² floor space in Oldenburg.
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1996 |
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With worldwide expansion of the internet, early registration of web domains www.vierol.de, www.autoteile.de, www.automotive.de and www.autoparts.de
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1998 |
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Start of sales for proprietary brand car parts. Registration of VEMO autoelectric brand with the patent office (VierolElektro Motoren Oldenburg)
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Larger warehouse with 2,400 m² floor space rented in Oldenburg.
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VIEROL supplies top quality car parts to more than 50 countries.
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1999 |
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Registration of VAICO autoparts brand for mechanical car parts with the patent office
(Vierol Automotive International Company)
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2000 |
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VIEROL Automotive GmbH is changed into an incorporated company.
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2001 |
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Product range modified and reduced from more than 20,000 items to a special line with proprietary quality brands VAICO and VEMO for chassis and engine parts together with electric, electronic, sensory and A/C car parts primarily for AUDI/VW, BMW and MERCEDES BENZ with approx. 5,000 items, thus making the company independent of the major OEMs and suppliers of VIEROL AG.
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VIEROL Asia Ltd. founded in Singapore for all commercial activities in Asia including China, Japan and Australia/New Zealand.
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2004 |
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Product range now includes approx. 7,000 top quality special items supplied under the premium brands VEMO autoelectric and VAICO to VIEROL dealerships in 117 countries.
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Planning completed for construction of a new logistics warehouse with 12,000 m² of floor space in two construction phases.
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2005 |
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Purchase of commercial land covering 25,110 m² in Rastede near the highway interchange Oldenburg North.
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Start of construction of the VIEROL logistics warehouse, 1st phase with 6,000 m² providing more than 15,000 bin locations, with Lower Saxony Minister President Christian Wulff laying the foundation stone on February 3, 2005.
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VIEROL branch opened in China at the German Center in Shanghai on November 18, 2005.
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2006 |
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Commissioning of the new logistics warehouse in Handelshof 1, Rastede near the highway interchange Oldenburg North.
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Opening of the internet portal www.autoparts-worldshop.com for foreign business partners.
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2009 |
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Start of planning for a new VIEROL administration center.
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2010 |
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Purchase of commercial land covering 3,515 m² in Karlstrasse 19, Oldenburg, directly adjoining the main railway station.
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Start of construction for the new VIEROL administration center with Lower Saxony Minister President David McAllister laying the foundation stone on October 27, 2010:
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3,061 m² office area and effective floor space
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13,542 m³ enclosed space
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More than 200 modern workstations with integrated child daycare facility
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Completion date: December 2011
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Start of planning for extending the second building phase of the VIEROL logistics warehouse in Rastede as an automated small parts warehouse. Construction scheduled to start mid/end 2011.
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VIEROL supplies more than 14,500 top quality car parts under the premium brands
VEMO autoelectric and VAICO autoparts to dealerships in 127 countries.
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2011 |
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Completion of the 2nd construction phase of our logistics warehouse in 26180 Rastede. VIEROL AG has an excess of about 35.000 storage places:
Floor space: 10,000 m”
Enclosed space: 96,142 m“
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Installation of a 4,000 m” photovoltaic plan to generate our own needed electricity
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Planning of a new automated small-parts warehouse, installation and operation in 2012
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The construction of the new VIEROL headquarter is going according to plan, moving-in date: 15 March 2012
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Establishment of the VIEROL corporation in Atlanta, USA. Opening March 2012
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VIEROL supplies over 18,000 quality spare parts under the name of our two premium brands VEMO Leading air con & electronic systems and VAICO Autoparts Germany to contract partners in 128 countries.
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VIEROL AG 
