1988 Foundation of VR Dichtungen GmbH as member of the Vredestein group by Dipl.–Ing. Siegmar Kreutzer. Sales office in Aachen, Germany. Production and development in the Netherlands. 

Number of employees: < 5

1992 Foundationof VR Dichtungen BV by Vredestein International BV, Netherlands Production, development and sales in Würselen, Germany, in a leased sorting depot.

Number of employees: > 5

1995 Construction of a new production facility in Übach-Palenberg, Germany
480m²production area and 180m² office space

1996 Transfer of place of business from Würselen to Übach-Palenberg

1999 Initial certification DIN ISO 9001:2001

2011 Expansion of the production faciltity, 480 m² production facility and 120 m² office space

2014 Recertification DIN ISO 9001:2008

2017 Number of employees in Übach-Palenberg: > 20 

2017 Recertification DIN ISO 9001:2008

today Number of patents: >20; prouction of up to 1.000.000 shafts seals per year