Wartberg im Mürztal lies in Styria, a province in mid Austria. Surrounded on all
sides by forest, the town is often referred the "Grüne Mark".
The founding company Vogel & Noot was founded in 1872 along the river "Mürz".
The original business consisted of a forge, a steel refinery and a rolling mill
together with workshops for agricultural tools.
Wartberg has a proud manufacturing tradition. The origin of the manufacture on
this site of hot-water-boilers and the steel-radiators goes back to 1929.
In 1969 Vogel & Noot built itself the first automated radiator production line and the
first powder coated radiator was also produced.
In 1971 a modernized powder coating line came into operation. The origin of the 40mm
pitch with sandwich technique can also be traced to Wartberg.
In 2002 Vogel & Noot Wärmetechnik AG with the locations Wartberg, Mosonmagyarovar,
Walcz, Diemlach and Lilienthal was acquired by the Rettig Heating Group, known today as
Rettig ICC.
At the end of 2006, overcapacity within the steel panel industry together with a
geographic shift in market demand meant that the Wartberg production was no
longer required and the Wartberg plant was finally closed.
Today, Wartberg serves as a distribution and warehouse hub for Austria and
also as the head office for the Rettig Austria GmbH and the Vogel & Noot Brand
Umbrella incorporating the following functions: Management, IT, R&D, Purchase,
Finance, Controlling, Sales and Marketing.
Wartberg plant link
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