On June 1, 1933, Erwin Klein senior founded our company, which specialised in the field of industrial safety from the very beginning. Even then the manufacture and sale of respiratory protection devices were one of the main fields in which the company worked.
- EKASTU
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- History
History of EKASTU Safety GmbH
1933
1950
The trademark "EKASTU" - Erwin Klein Arbeitsschutz (= Personal Protection) Stuttgart - is legally protected and develops in the specialist trade into a hallmark for industrial protection products of high quality over the years.

1962
With its participation in DIN committees - and later CEN and ISO committees - the company is in an ideal position for ensuring that its products are always in line with state of the art technologies.
1965
The company moves into its new business premises at Gutenbergstrasse 75, where headquarter it is located until 2012. The expansion of the product range and the high level of merchandise turnover had made this move imperative. The C 60 gas mask is successfully introduced at this time, as the first version of the Colorex half mask.
1986
In April 1986 the business management graduate Wolfgang Klein joins the company and is appointed managing director in January 1987.

1992
Participation as the largest shareholder in the firm DPI S.r.l., a former Pirelli subsidiary, with an associated transfer of production to Italy.
1998
Our company becomes a number of the "Interessenverbund Persönliche Schutzausrüstungen e.V." ("Association for Personal Protective Equipment"). Certification of our Italian production according to ISO 9002.
2007
Opening of EKASTU Safety AG in Nendeln/Principality of Liechtenstein with own web site: www.ekastu.li.

2008
EKASTU Safety celebrates its 75th anniversary.
2012
Relocation of EKASTU Safety Group headquarters inclusive the main production plant to Waiblingen/Germany
2017
EKASTU Safety AG in Nendeln/Principality of Liechtenstein celebrates its 10th anniversary.
2018
Be even more up-to-date: EKASTU Safety launches the new Home Page.
TODAY
We remain "on the ball" for you!