Hans Weber (entrepreneur, 1936)

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Hans Weber (born September 28, 1936 in Pangalan-Brandan on Sumatra ) is a German entrepreneur and founder of the Baden prefabricated house company WeberHaus .

Life

Hans Weber grew up in Indonesia, where his father worked as a civil engineer for a Dutch company. The father was interned by the Dutch at the outbreak of World War II and is considered missing. In 1942 the family was brought to Japan by Japanese forces. It was not until 1947 that the family was able to travel to Linx , their parents' hometown. Hans Weber attended school there and learned the carpentry trade in the neighboring village.

After taking his master craftsman's examination at the age of 22, Weber founded his own company in Linx in 1960 with start-up capital of DM 800 by taking over a two-man carpentry business that specialized in the manufacture of wooden frame houses . In 1961 he built the first three prefabricated houses. In the following years he developed the company into a Europe-wide company. According to the company (as of 2017), 35,000 houses have been built since it was founded.

In 2000 Weber opened the “World of Living” in Linx, the first European infotainment park for everything to do with home.

Honorary positions

  • 1959–1997: 1st chairman of the SV Linx sports club
  • 1986–2004: President of the Federal Association of German Prefabricated Buildings
  • since 1996: Member of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Children with Cancer V. in Freiburg
  • since 1992: President of SV Linx

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personal data
SURNAME Weber, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur (WeberHaus)
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Pangalan-Brandan in Sumatra