Who is Ardex?
ARDEX GmbH is a manufacturer of special materials for the building trade with its global headquarters based in Witten, Germany. The company is operated as an independent family-owned business by Mark Eslamlooy, CEO ARDEX Group and CEO of ARDEX Germany. In 2018, the ARDEX Group, represented by 18 successful brands, made a turnover of €850 million with 3,300 staff. The company belongs to the market leaders in the field of chemistry-based construction materials, and is represented in more than 100 countries through 55 subsidiaries and 44 production facilities. Founded in 1949, under the name Norwag-Werke GmbH Chemische Fabrik, Witten, the company initially manufactured metal-working oils, window putty and waxes. At the beginning of the 1950, the company was renamed Ardex Chemie GmbH. The company managed to reduce the drying periods of sub-floor smoothing compounds. This invention enabled the company to manufacture "quick-setting" screeds, which become fully usable after 24 hours, i.e. i...