Albert Ackermann (entrepreneur, 1882)

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Albert Ackermann (* 1882 in Ehringhausen (Halver) ; † May 1954 in Gummersbach ) was a German entrepreneur. He was born the son of a farrier and tool blacksmith.

After his apprenticeship and traveling years, he came to Gummersbach in 1899 . In 1919 after the end of the First World War , he ventured into self-employment with little equity . The basis of his company was a light switch model he designed. In the 1930s he expanded his company and exported to the Balkans and even to South America . In 1945 after the end of the Second World War , Albert Ackermann was allowed to reopen his business. This time the focus was on the production of telecommunications articles. In 1951 he left the company for health reasons and died three years later. His sons Hans Gert and Werner continued to run the company. They too have both died in the meantime.

The company founded by Albert Ackermann employed up to 2000 people at peak times. It was sold to the UK group Novar in 2001 and split up in 2005. Ackermann Nurse Call was taken over by Honeywell International at the end of March 2005 , and Ackermann Data Connectivity by Brand-Rex in October. In January 2006, Ackermann Cable Management with around 140 employees was taken over by OBO Bettermann .

In Gummersbach, a street in the Rospe district is named after Albert Ackermann.

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SURNAME Ackermann, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Ehringhausen (Halver)
DATE OF DEATH May 1954
Place of death Gummersbach , Germany