Leading German BMW parts and accessory specialist Wunderlich has broken ground on its new corporate headquarters in the Innovation Park Rheinland at Grafschaft Ringen. The Wunderlich Performance Scrambler was the highlight of the cornerstone-laying ceremony in July, with more than 120 guests from the worlds of politics, industry, trade associations and press at the invitation of Wunderlich GmbH’s two managing directors - Erich Wunderlich and Frank Hoffmann.
Wunderlich has established itself as an internationally successful company and worldwide specialist in the production and sale of high-quality components for BMW motorcycles. The company continues to enjoy steady growth and has reached the limits of the space available at its current site in nearby Sinzig.
Reiner Brendicke, the General Executive Manager of the German Motorcycle Industry Association (IVM), delivered a welcome speech to the guests after which Erich Wunderlich, who founded the company in 1985, celebrated their “innovativeness, creativity and the pleasure we take in top quality” by having one of their concept bikes, a BMW R 1200 GS LC, heavily modified as a performance scrambler, showcasing many of the company’s latest products, lifted by crane into the foundation.
When the facility is finished it will be the centre piece of an exhibition area that will be included as an homage to Wunderlich production excellence - “the entire building has been designed to showcase Wunderlich design and production quality values”. Atmospheric lighting will be added, and a top cover made of walk-on sapphire glass, so future visitors will be able to see it from above.
Wunderlich currently employs 70 people, sells 3,700 products and components, with 20,000 items in stock at any time. The new building will have a 5,000 sq m surface area and is being built using “innovative, sustainable building technology, featuring a cantilever cube as its administrative wing.
