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Suppliers

The new hall covering nearly Traditional yet
11 000 m² houses the production
and warehouse facilities as well
entirely modern
as the R & D department.

Wahl has moved to new premises in St. Georgen in the
Black Forest in Germany. This is the latest of six production
plants worldwide and demonstrates the company’s

commitment to Germany.

Leo J. Wahl invented electric hair Created in Germany outsourced, and the workforce
clippers over 100 years ago. Since 2021, all appliances under numbering 250 meant that ac-
Since then, the Wahl Clipper Cor- the Moser Animal brand that are tion was called for. A new site
poration, based in Sterling (USA), exported globally for use in coat was found in St. Georgen, a few
has led the field in hair clippers care have not only been devel- kilometres away and located di-
and the company has six produc- oped but are also manufactured rectly on the B33 just before get-
tion plants, as well as sales of- at Wahl in Germany. “Made in ting to Villingen-Schwenningen.
fices in 20 countries. Germany” is a key to success Here the new premises were con-
The German brand Moser has in the global complex of compa- structed on a former industrial
been synonymous with coat nies. In particular, no clone from site, bringing all departments
care for pets for over 70 years. Asia has so far come close to of the core business back under
In 1996, the Wahl Clipper Corp. the durability of the clipper sets one roof. As well as the admin-
in the USA acquired the brand made from German steel. istrative functions, production,
and company. Completing this The growing business cre- warehousing and logistics, in-
takeover meant primarily that ated space problems, however, house research, development
Wahl acquired competence in and the previous location in Un- and testing are also accommo-
working with steel that origi- terkirnach was no longer big dated here. Work on developing
nated in traditional Black Forest enough for the expanding com- and improving the appliances is
craftsmanship. pany. Several aspects had to be carried out on an ongoing basis,

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