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| 1867 |
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1. October foundation of a cigar company in Bilstein by Josef, Johann and Heinrich Berens.
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Manufacturing of cigars and smoking tobacco in Bilstein |
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| 1870 |
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Additional production of tobacco in branches of Kirchveischede and Oberveischede
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| 1904 |
Emil Berens joined the company (active 1904-1951). |
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| 1914 |
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Foundation of a company in Aachen. The company had to be closed during the First World War (1916)
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closed during the First World War (1916) |
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| 1928 |
Foundation of a new company in Kleinlinden (Upper Hesse) due to missing |
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employees at the main plant in Bilstein.
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| 1934 |
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Expansion of the plant in Kleinlinden (approx. 190 employees)
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| 1937 |
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Hubert Berens (active 1937-1968) and Hermann Berens (active 1937-1966) joined the company
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| 1938 |
Takeover of company Wilh. Stroh incl. its plant in Großlinden (ca. 300 employees) |
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| 1950 |
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Due to the positive development of the production in Hesse (manufacturing of cigars)
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plants in Kirchveischede and Oberveischede werde closed in the post-war period.
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Manufacturing of smoking tobacco was only done in Bilstein ( approx. 150 employees)
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| 1966 |
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Franz-Josef Berens (active 1966-2003) and Heinz Berens (active 1966-1980) joined the company
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| 1972 |
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Building of a new plant in Kirchveischede. Integration of all other plants (approx. 50 employees)
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Manufacturing of smoking tobacco and pipe tobacco.
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Importer of the Danish Cigarillo "Nobel Petit".
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| 1973 |
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Building up of a second production business – plastic injection moulding
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| 1979 |
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Expansion of the main company building
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| 1981 |
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Marlies Berens joined the Management (active 1981- 1995)
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| 1982 |
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2. expansion – building of a new warehouse
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| 1992 |
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3. expansion – building of a new dispatch hall
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| 1995 |
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Klaus-Dieter Berens joined the company
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| 2006 |
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Closing of the tobacco production and at the same time expansion of the plastic sector
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| 2007 |
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Objective and reforming was the optimization and rationalization of the entire company organization
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| 2009 |
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Modernization of the complete company building
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Expansion of the plastic area (purchase of additional injection moulding machines and
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removal devices with a clamping force of 60 - 400 kN)
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| 2010 |
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Relocation of the mould shop
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| 2014 |
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Expansion and reconstruction of production planning and quality management
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