1949
1949
Founding of the sole proprietorship Christian Ridder based in Gelsenkirchen
1960
1960
Relocation of the company to Nassau (Lahn) in rented premises with first production of injection molded products
1967
1967
Relocation to Singhofen after building the first production hall and office bulding
1967
1967
The son of Christian Ridder, Jürgen Ridder becomes managing director (2nd generation)
1979
1979
Founding of RIDDER GmbH based in Singhofen
Concentration on the production and distribution of sanitary products for the DIY market
1992
1992
New construction and expansion of warehouse and shipping buildings
1996
1996
Dirk Busch-Ridder becomes managing director (3rd Generation)
1999
1999
New construction of the injection molding center and relocation of the production of safety mats from Italy to Germany
2003
2003
Marc Ridder becomes managing director (3rd generation)
2004
2004
Building of a new logistic hall
2006
2006
Start of the product group „Assistent“
2014
2014
Jürgen Ridder starts retirement
2019
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
2021
2021
New construction of a warehouse