With the Wesco brand, Westermann & Co. GmbH stands for metal manufacturing in the classic sense. Founded in 1867 as a plumber's workshop in Arnsberg, industrial production soon began - initially of coffee bottles for miners andstable lanterns.
Increasingly, the company specialised in the processing of sheet metal for household goods and steadily expanded its product range.
In the 1920s, the waste bin made its way into the product range. After war, the company produced its first "waste bin with pedal". The innovative feature was the pedal device on the inside. With the constant increase in household waste quantities, the pedal bin range was expanded in the 1950s and 1960s. Although the range became more colourful and the first stainless steel products appeared, the waste bin was still a necessary evil in the kitchen and bathroom and was primarily designed according to functional aspects. Rising mountains of waste - and its disposal - were just a hotly debated topic among experts in the 1980s when Westermann & Co. was the first manufacturer to launch the "eco double collector" in 1985. The company had already thought about the increasing importance of waste separation at an early stage and developed a practical solution for separating household waste.
The "eco-collector" and its siblings, which were developed in the following years, make a double to quadruple separation of household waste possible. In 2019, this range will be expanded to include the new Multi Collector. The idea of waste separation also found its way into the range of built-in bins - part of the Wesco product range since the 1970s. Today, the built-in bin range alone comprises more than 250 articles with solutions for every need and every kitchen.
At the end of the 1980s, Westermann & Co. began its design offensive in the field of waste bins. The starting point was the company's close relations with the USA. The American idea of "Think Big" found its way into the Wesco range. The Pushboy -today a classic - was designed and further developed according to the American model. Kickboy, Kickmaster & Co. followed.
New product ideas from the "Boys 'n Masters" series revolutionised the industry again and again. Today, the main focus of the range is on built-in products for kitchens and the Wesco design line. This includes waste bins such as the Pushboy, Kickboy, Kickmaster or Baseboy. Their capacity ranges from 8 to 50 litres and their height is usually adapted
to common dimensions of fitted kitchens. Other members of the design family are the bread bins Breadboy, Grandy, Spacemaster and the Elly model, which was launched on the company's 150th anniversary. The range of kitchen accessories has been continuously expanded in recent years.
Since 2018, the company has expanded its portfolio to include outdoor kitchens. Through decades of close cooperation with the kitchen furniture industry, but also the experience gained through Villa Wesco on Mallorca, the company has gained expertise in this area. Initiated by the demand on Mallorca, but also in Germany, Wesco offers a well thought-out modular system that can be assembled into kitchen blocks or entire kitchen islands according to the customer's wishes. The materials used are 100 % outdoorproof and even suitable for the Mediterranean climate.