1940 - 1989
The aftermath of Worldwar II and the death of Hermann Wendler in 1943 as well as the following communist paternalism and tax arbitrariness put up an enormous challenge to the leadership of the company after 1947. But in the end the company managed to overcome the heavy struggle and survived these hard times. Especially Hermann Wendlers son in law, Edwin Schlesinger, and his son Richard Schlesinger, who took on the leadership of the company during this period, earned the credit for this survival. After Richard Schlesinger passed away in 1975 his wife Marga Schlesinger together with their son Hans-Christian picked up the leadership of the family enterprise. In the following years rubber-form assortments and metal cable protection hoses have been delivered into the whole German Democratic Republic.
1990 - 2000
Also after the reunification of Germany in 1989 the Hermann Wendler GmbH remained in great demand as a reliable partner for technical needs. Technical full spectrum trading remained the core business. With the change of the political environment in 1989 new perspectives appeared: new products expand and modernize the assortment. New contacts were made, which transformed into a wide, expanded network.
Amongst roughly 400 german companies specialized in this field the Hermann Wendler GmbH is a member in the „VTH – Verband Technischer Handel e.V.“ (Association of Technical Trade). This connection to the Association of Technical Trade enabled a close partnership with the Erwin Telle GmbH from Nuremberg in 1992. One year of close and successful partnership led to the foundation of the Hermann Wendler & Erwin Telle GmbH. Thanks to this co-operation our clients have fast access to about 20.000 items. Another huge advantage was the implementation of the fabrication of semi-finished products, selected small batch assortments and protective hoses / conduit for cables and last but not least the processing and finishing of synthetic materials, plastics and elastomeres. The company also consequently developed the new business segment „Technical Services“ in addition to the classical core segment of technical full spectrum trading.