Albert Berner
Albert Berner (born July 12, 1935 in Künzelsau ) is a German entrepreneur and founder of Albert Berner Germany , based in Künzelsau and BTI Fixing Technology GmbH & Co.KG in Ingelfingen .
He went to school with the entrepreneurs Reinhold Würth and Gerhard Sturm before completing his training as a wholesaler at Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG .
In 1957 he opened his own screw business in Künzelsau with a car and DM 3,000 as start-up capital, thus laying the foundation for today's Albert Berner Holding.
Over the course of 40 years he built up a company with numerous domestic and foreign subsidiaries. Since 1997 he has largely withdrawn from day-to-day operations and has been running his family business from the background ever since.
In 1995, Berner founded the Albert Berner Foundation , which is committed to promoting children and adults in the social, cultural and sporting fields in the Hohenlohe region .
Honors
- 2004: Knight of the Legion of Honor
- 2005: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2011: Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg
- 2012: Honorary citizen of the city of Künzelsau
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prime Minister Stefan Mappus awards the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg. Archived from the original ; Retrieved May 1, 2011 .
- ↑ List of the order pretenders 2011. (PDF; 23 kB) (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on May 1, 2020 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Online edition of the weekly newspaper Echo from January 8, 2012, accessed on January 9, 2012.
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| SURNAME | Berner, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Künzelsau , Baden-Wuerttemberg |