Fassmer

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Fassmer AG

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legal form Corporation
founding 1850
Seat Berne , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management
  • Holger Fassmer
  • Harald Fassmer
Number of employees approx. 1,500
sales 250 million euros
Branch shipbuilding
Website www.fassmer.de

Administration building in Berne
Company premises seen from the Weser

The Fassmer shipyard in Berne -Motzen in the Wesermarsch district in Lower Saxony is an international family-owned shipbuilding company. When it comes to the design and production of lifeboats , Fassmer is one of the world's leading providers.

history

The company was founded in 1850. That year, the boat builder Johannes Fassmer in Bardenfleth began building wooden boats for the farmers, shipowners and fishermen in the area. His son, the boat builder Friedrich Fassmer, expanded the company in 1910 and started manufacturing wooden sports boats. Hans Fassmer took over the business in 1920 after the death of his father and in addition to the previous boat building program, dinghies were also built for the navy. The first steel boats were built in 1938, the first light metal boats in 1948 and the first plastic boats in 1958. A lifeboat with a Porsche engine for a lightship was built in 1956.

Friedrich and Heinz Fassmer joined the company in 1960 and in 1961 a new shipyard was built in Motzen , north of the Weser ferry Motzen– Blumenthal . Five years later, the entire company was relocated to Motzen. In 1973 Fassmer began building high roofs made of glass fiber reinforced plastic. The construction of heavy-duty ferries and fire- fighting boats began in 1974, followed by a wide range of work and lifeboats for various clients. The boats and ships became larger and more demanding, and research was also carried out, such as carrying out fire tests on closed tank rescue boats.

Holger Faßmer and Harald Faßmer joined the company in 1985 and 1992 respectively. Closed lifeboats and larger tender boats for cruise ships became an important pillar of the shipyard, but fishing ships, customs cruisers and police boats also emerged in the years to come. The company Markos and Fassmer formed a cooperation in 1992 that continues to this day. In 1995 Fassmer started building spinner and nacelle cladding for the wind power industry. The subsidiary Fassmer Schiffsservice GmbH was founded in 1996 in Rechlin .

In 2008 Fassmer formed a cooperation with Marland Bootsservice in China.

In 2012, the Fassmer shipyard took over the site of the former Schweers ship and boat yard in Bardenfleth and now has two locations in Berne.

Fassmer shipyard today

Today Gebr. Fassmer AG is an international company with the product areas shipbuilding , boats and davits, plant construction , wind power and fiber composite technology . The fifth generation of the family company, founded in 1850, has production facilities in Germany, Poland and China. The annual turnover is around 250 million euros (2019) with around 1,500 employees worldwide (2019).

shipbuilding

Fassmer's shipbuilding program includes ferries, pilot boats, work boats, buoy tiers, offshore supply and service vessels, research vessels, rescue cruisers , patrol boats, police boats, multi-purpose vessels and naval vessels. The shipbuilding department includes research and development, design, construction and production.

Fassmer is a manufacturer of rescue cruisers and lifeboats of the German Society for Sea Rescue Service (GMRS). The Hermann Marwede (46 m class), the Harro Koebke (36 m class), two ships of the 28 m class and four cruisers of the 20 m class to date have been built at this shipyard. The shipyard also produced 17 lifeboats of the 8.5 m class between 1987 and 1994. There are also four boats of the 10.1 m class, and in 2015 the order was placed for a further three boats of this type. The four jet-powered Bodden boats (7 m class) and some daughter boats also come from the production of this shipyard.

Company premises in Berne - Motzen

In 2011 the Rainbow Warrior III for the environmental protection organization Greenpeace was completed at Fassmer. The high-tech motor sailing ship is the flagship of non-violent protest and is committed to protecting the environment.

With the seaside resort ship Helgoland , Fassmer built the first new building in Germany to be powered by liquid gas.

Boats and davits

The Fassmer company is one of the world market leaders in the design and manufacture of rescue, rescue and tender boats. Fassmer produces boats and tenders for passenger ships, such as ferries and cruise ships, as well as for yachts. The company also builds special boats for the navy and other authorities.

Plant construction

In the field of plant construction, the company deals with the design and manufacture of technical ship components and systems such as landing stairs, gangways , boarding systems for yachts, cranes and other special equipment components for the shipbuilding industry.

Wind power

An additional mainstay of the shipyard is the manufacture and assembly of spinner and nacelle cladding through to complete systems for wind turbines. Since these systems are often located in offshore areas, high corrosion resistance and low weight are required. That is why fiber composite materials and seawater-resistant aluminum are mainly used. Fassmer also produces helicopter platforms, wind lifts, emergency cabins and access systems for the offshore sector.

Fiber composite technology

Fassmer produces fiberglass-reinforced plastic components for the automotive, caravan, construction machinery and rail vehicle industries as well as for the entertainment and leisure sector.

After-sales services

More than 200 authorized employees in over 40 countries worldwide ensure technical support. They carry out inspections, maintenance, repairs and crew training.

Fassmer Service GmbH & Co. KG

The Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Fassmer Industrial Service GmbH & Co. KG

Fassmer Industrial Service GmbH & Co. KG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.

Products (selection)

Ships

Boats

gallery

  • Car and passenger ferry Rönnebeck

  • Police boat ( FPB 29 ) Mayor Weichmann

  • Police boat Werder

  • Aline Sitoe Diatta ro-pax ferry

  • The Helgoland at the equipment pier of the shipyard

  • Emergency cruiser Hermann Marwede

  • Emergency cruiser Harro Koebke

  • Emergency cruiser Ernst Meier-Hedde

  • Rescue cruiser Theodor Storm

  • Rescue boat Nausicaa

  • Lifeboat Stralsund

  • Tender AIDAbella 13

  • Partially closed lifeboat AIDAbella 12

literature

Web links

Commons : Fassmer-Werft  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Florian Langenscheidt , Bernd Venohr (Ed.): Lexicon of the German world market leaders. The premier class of German companies in words and pictures . German Standards Editions, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2 .
  2. ↑ Consolidated financial statements of Gebr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG as of December 31, 2017 in the eBundesanzeiger
  3. ↑ Fassmer buys Schweers-Werft Weser-Kurier on August 14, 2012.

Coordinates: 53 ° 10 ′ 49 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 15 ″  E