About the brand
We are blazing new trails
... with experience and competence.
The origins of the Produs brand can be traced back to the 1950s. Since then, however, it has made a real 180 to adapt to the expectations of the modern customer, one who demands much more than a customer of the last century did. That's why we have expanded our offer to include everything needed to arrange the interiors of shops, airports, industrial and logistics facilities - from customer guidance systems to trolleys - as well as services supporting their implementation.
As a producer of comprehensive store equipment, we know how much it affects not only the aesthetics of the space, but also the orientation of customers in the store, and, as a result, even purchasing decisions. A well-planned store interior design can determine whether the business will bring the expected profits.
Although the Produs brand has a long tradition, we do not live only by our history. We focus on innovation and take care to develop our business in line with technological innovations. We constantly pursue information about what is happening in the industry, monitoring the market on an ongoing basis and participating in international trade fairs.
History
Rudolf Wanzl and brothers Franz and Josef Siegel set up the Wanzl & Siegel metalworking plant in Leipheim near Ulm on the Danube.
Franz and Josef Siegel leave the company to found the Siegel Brüder GmbH & Co. KG Draht- und Metallwarenfabrik, also in Leipheim near Ulm.
With 300 employees and a rapidly growing factory, Siegel Brüder GmbH & Co. KG Draht- und Metallwarenfabrik establishes an independent distribution company, Siegel Polska Sp. z o.o. based in Raszyn near Warsaw. The president of the management board of the company is mgr inż. Marek Uliński, who for several years held managerial positions in the production department of Brüder Siegel Ges.m.b.H. in Rekawinkel near Vienna.
Establishment of Siegel Group S.A. in Lugano (Switzerland) - a holding company and majority shareholder of Siegel GmbH + Co. KG.
Siegel Group S.A. takes over the Polish PRODUS factory of metal products in Koszalin and establishes the company Produs Retail Technology Sp. z o.o.
Bankruptcy proceedings are opened on the assets of the German company Siegel GmbH + Co. KG. Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH in Leipheim founds the company SieWaMetallwarenfabrik, which was taken over by the bankrupt Siegel GmbH + CO. KG i.I. Marek Uliński, managing the existing Siegel branch in Poland, acquires Siegel Polska Sp. z o.o.
Siegel Polska Sp. z o.o. gains a new majority shareholder - Damix Sp. z o.o., a large metalworking plant located in Rypin. Damix itself is a branch of the Polish company BIN Sp. z o.o. in Aleksandrów Kujawski near Toruń. The BIN company is a recognized producer of grain silos, bus shelters and garages.
Siegel Polska Sp. z o.o. changes its name to Produs Shop Services Sp. z o.o. and simultaneously takes over the Produs Retail Technology Sp. z o.o. company in Koszalin from Siegel Group S.A.
At the EuroShop trade fair in Düsseldorf, the Produs Shop Services company presents not only a wide range of self-service and transport trolleys, but also load-bearing systems and customer guidance systems with infrared and radar-controlled entrance gates.
Produs Shop Services already employs 400 people in three plants (Raszyn, Rypin and Koszalin) and two factories. The company designs, manufactures and sells innovative, high-quality self-service devices. Produs products make their way to the first supermarkets in Germany.
Produs Shop Services opens a warehouse in Naumburg/Saale. The company optimizes its customer service system in Germany and Europe by establishing new business contacts.
New Produs products from the sector of self-service trolleys, transport trolleys and entrance gates are presented at two attractive stands at EuroShop 2011. Thus, they strengthen the position the company gained as a significant European manufacturer of self-service devices.
Produs takes part in the Horeca Show in Lebanon.
Produs Shop Services creates a sales network in Germany and develops cooperation with new partners around the world.
Produs takes part in the Arabia Shop fair in Dubai.
Automation of the shopping cart production line through the purchase of manipulators and welding robots.
Another EuroShop 2014 fair - the latest products were presented on almost 200 m2 of floorspace. In 2014, we also opened a subsidiary company in Moscow, OOO Produs Serwis.
Expansion of production plants by another 5,000 m2.
Acquisition of the Czech company Polidar s.r.o. in České Budějovice, which in the past was the Czech branch of Siegel.
Further expansion of production plants and a general renovation of the office space in Rypin.
Our fourth participation in EuroShop 2017.
Acquisition of a majority stake in Caddie, a French company which has been producing shopping carts for almost 100 years.
The next edition of EuroShop 2020 we attended, this time unfortunately overshadowed by the first cases of Covid-19 in Europe.
Maintaining the continuity of production and supply during the ongoing crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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