The company, founded by Paul Dürr (1871–1936) as a metal shop for roof flashing in Bad Cannstatt in 1895, has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 4 January 1990.

The company is registered in Stuttgart, but its actual location (mailing address) has been in Bietigheim-Bissingen since 1 August 2009 after the relocation of various business units.

While a modern production site is established in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, a workshop for apprentices is set up in Cannstatt, since the company is training more and more new recruits.

It was also during this period that Dürr first hired engineers and began performing internal design work.

In 1963, Dürr installed the first equipment for electrophoretic dip-painting in the Ford factory in Genk, Belgium.

In addition to exhaust air purification systems, that includes processes for utilizing energy recovered from industrial waste heat.

2014 Dürr acquires the majority of HOMAG Group AG, the world market leader for woodworking machines.