Bremen rope factory
| Bremen rope factory | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited partnership |
| founding | 1793 |
| Seat |
Bremen , Germany
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| Branch | textiles |
The Bremer Rauwerk-Fabrik (BTF) was a medium-sized company based in the Grohn district of Bremen .
history
In 1793, the Altona- born rope master Claus Hinrich Michelsen (1772-1854) built a Reepschlägerbahn in Grohn near Vegesack . In the second generation, under the management of son Claus Hinrich Michelsen (1801–1881) II., The company employed 20 people in 1845. The ropes enjoyed increasing demand and in 1880, after the purchase of the first steam engine, twine was also produced for agriculture. The further necessary mechanization required considerable financial resources and so the sole proprietorship was converted into a limited partnership in 1886 . In 1892 it was converted into a stock corporation . Until his untimely death in 1902, CH Michelsen (1849–1902) III., The last active family member of the founder, held the board. From 1903 to 1927 Erich Seyffert was the company's board member.
In 1927, the Bremen businessman Fritz Tecklenborg (1888–1964) acquired the majority of the shares in Bremer Tauwerk-Fabrik AG. CH Michelsen . In his function as a board member of BTF, he expanded the business, among other things, through company acquisitions.
Tecklenborg acquired the Harburg hard fiber spinning mill from Felten & Guilleaume . Furthermore, the company Anders, Kieler Hanf- und Drahtseilwerk GmbH (founded in 1775) was taken over by Tecklenborg in Kiel.
During this time, members of the supervisory board included Victor Nawatzki , Otto Freise and Wilhelm Tecklenborg (brother of Fritz Tecklenborg). In 1937, the BTF, on the basis of the Law on the conversion of corporations of 5 July 1934, as a limited partnership converted and changed its name since that time under Bremer rope factory F.Tecklenborg & Co .
In 1945 Fritz Tecklenborg's eldest son, the businessman Franz Tecklenborg (1918–2006), joined the company and from 1952, like his father, became a personally liable partner. In 1950 the sister company Bremer Teppich-Fabrik F.Tecklenborg & Co KG was founded.
In 1962 the companies of the Tecklenborg Group employed over 1200 people. The two companies (Tauwerkfabrik and carpet factory) were combined in 1972 and 1973 as firmierten BTF Textilwerke Tecklenborg & Co . After 31 years in the company, Franz Tecklenborg left the company management and became a partner in 1976.
In 1988 the company Leifheit AG took over BTF . The production facility at the Bremen-Grohn location was shut down.
Company profile and business areas
Under the umbrella of the company Bremer Tauwerk-Fabrik F.Tecklenborg & Co KG , the original business with cordage and twine made of natural fibers was initially operated.
At the beginning of 1947, the production of woven carpets and rugs made of sisal and wool was started and from 1950 onwards it was part of an independent company, the Bremen carpet factory F.Tecklenborg & Co KG .
The network production was operated from 1963 by Tecklenborg in the specially founded company Netzfabrik Ahlers GmbH in Bremerhaven.
In 1968 the production of bath rugs made of synthetic fibers began under the brand name Kleine Wolke Teppiche . Today the company operates under the name of Kleine Wolke Textilgesellschaft mbH & Co KG and is part of the Possehl Group .
Others
Klaus Trittin was the company's authorized signatory for many years.
literature
- Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen , Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .
- The Bremen rope factory, in: Fritz Müller u. Johann von Harten (arr.): Grohn in past and present, Vegesack 1926, pp. 36–40.
Individual evidence
- ↑ History | Little cloud. (No longer available online.) In: www.kleinewolke.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016 ; accessed on October 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Article in Stern Stern on November 12, 2012
