Josef-Severin Ahlmann
Josef-Severin Ahlmann (born June 8, 1924 in Büdelsdorf , † January 23, 2006 in Abano Terme , Italy) was a German inventor and entrepreneur .
Life
"Seppel" Ahlmann was the youngest son of four children of the industrialists Julius and Käte Ahlmann, born Brown. He was the founder and partner of ACO Severin Ahlmann GmbH & Co. KG ( ACO Group ), Büdelsdorf .
At the age of 22 he founded SAB Severin Ahlmann Betonindustrie, a workshop with three employees, in 1946. In post-war Germany , many people kept rabbits and did not have suitable feed containers. Ahlmann recognized this and started producing feed bowls for rabbits. This was the beginning of his career and the foundation for the ACO company.
Severin Ahlmann developed the wheel / swivel loader in 1952 , which he made ready for series production. In the 1960s, his company was the first to mass-produce wheel loaders with power-controlled, hydrostatic drive.
He expanded his business areas to include building construction , civil engineering and building services as well as the wastewater treatment segment . Finally, the company expanded into the manufacture of cast iron and special stainless steel construction .
With the processing of drainage systems made of polymer concrete , new design options arose from 1972, which were mainly used in the construction of stadiums. In addition to developing systems for animal husbandry , Severin Ahlmann was very successful with products for the protection of species in amphibians .
Between 1981 and April 7, 2003, the childless Josef-Severin Ahlmann gradually gave almost the entire company shares to the son of his brother, Hans-Julius Ahlmann, who died at an early age, and handed over the management of the company to him. The nephew Hans-Julius Ahlmann continues the global expansion of the ACO Group. The ACO Group, headquartered in the “horse holding” in Büdelsdorf, was an employer for around 3,800 employees in 40 countries in the 2013 financial year.
patron
Following the example of his mother Käte Ahlmann, who founded the Eisenkunstguss-Museum Büdelsdorf and made the private collection of the Carlshütte available, he used the Gottorf Castle Museum to inherit his private fortune, which was worth millions.
death
Josef-Severin Ahlmann died at the age of 81 in Abano Terme. According to his wishes, the burial at sea took place off the coast of Sylt on St. Joseph's Day , March 19, 2006. An official memorial service took place after his burial at sea with the families and employees.
Web links
- ACO homepage with photo of Josef-Severin Ahlmann and Hans-Julius Ahlmann
- History of Groupe MECALAC SA into which Ahlmann Baumaschinen GmbH was merged.
- Iron art casting museum in Gottorf Castle
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahlmann, Josef-Severin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ahlmann, Seppel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German inventor and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Büdelsdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 2006 |
| Place of death | Abano Terme , Italy |