Private company

VEW

VEW is a former energy company in Germany founded in 1906.¹ It is headquartered in Dortmund.¹ It ceased to exist in 2000.¹

Die Vereinigte Elektrizitätswerke Westfalen (VEW) war ein regionales Energieversorgungs-Unternehmen in Westfalen bzw. Nordrhein-Westfalen und Niedersachsen mit Sitz in Dortmund.² From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1906Founded¹

Industryenergy supply¹
HeadquartersDortmund, Germany¹
Legal formAktiengesellschaft¹

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Corporate structure

VEW sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

VEW Dortmund, Germany
- Gewerkschaft Caroline Subsidiary · Germany
- Vereinigte Gaswerke Westfalen Subsidiary · Germany

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Gewerkschaft Caroline
Vereinigte Gaswerke Westfalen

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2000Dissolved Dissolved¹
1906Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataVEW on Wikidata
2
WikipediaVEW on the German Wikipedia