List of commercial trade associations

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List of commercial trade associations

1885

(1) Knappschafts-Berufsgenossenschaft in Berlin; later renamed the mining trade association
(2) Quarry trade association in Berlin
(3) Professional association for precision mechanics in Berlin
(4) Süddeutsche Eisen- und Stahl-Berufsgenossenschaft in Frankfurt a. M.
(5) Southwest German iron and steel trade association in Saarbrücken
(6) Saxon-Thuringian iron and steel trade association in Leipzig
(7) Northeastern Iron and Steel Employer's Liability Insurance Association in Berlin
(8) Silesian Iron and Steel Employer's Liability Insurance Association in Breslau
(9) Northwest Iron and Steel Employer's Liability Insurance Association in Hanover; in the 1990s renamed North German Metal Employers' Liability Insurance Association ; 2007 incorporated into the trade association Metall Nord Süd
(10) Rheinisch-Westfälische Hütten- und Walzwerk-Berufsgenossenschaft in Düsseldorf; later renamed the metallurgical and rolling mill trade association; In 2011 it was incorporated into the professional association for wood and metal
(11) Rheinisch-Westfälische Maschinen- und Kleinisenindustrie-Berufsgenossenschaft in Düsseldorf; later renamed the mechanical engineering and metal trade association ; In 2011 it was incorporated into the professional association for wood and metal
(12) South German Precious and Base Metal Industry Professional Association in Stuttgart; later renamed to precious and base metal professional association; In 2005 it was merged with the Metall Süd trade association
(13) North German Precious and Base Metal Industry Employers' Liability Insurance Association in Berlin; also called the North German Metal Employer's Liability Insurance Association
(14) Professional association for the musical instrument industry in Leipzig
(15) Glass trade association in Berlin
(16) Pottery Trade Association in Berlin, incorporated into the trade association for the ceramic industry in 1945
(17) Ziegelei-Berufsgenossenschaft in Berlin, incorporated in 1945 into the employers' liability insurance association for the ceramic industry
(18) Professional association for the chemical industry in Berlin
(19) Trade Association for Gas and Water Works in Berlin
(20) Linen Trade Association in Bielefeld
(21) Seiden-Berufsgenossenschaft in Krefeld
(22) North German textile trade association in Berlin
(23) South German textile trade association in Augsburg
(24) Silesian textile trade association in Wroclaw
(25) Alsace-Lorraine textile trade association in Mulhouse i. E.
(26) Rheinisch-Westfälische Textil-Berufsgenossenschaft in Mönchengladbach
(27) Saxon textile trade association in Leipzig
(28) Professional association for papermakers in Berlin;
(29) Paper processing trade association in Berlin;
(30) Leather industry trade association in Mainz
(31) Saxon timber trade association in Dresden
(32) North German timber trade association in Berlin
(33) Bavarian timber trade association in Munich
(34) Southwest German timber trade association in Stuttgart
(35) Professional milling association in Berlin
(36) Food industry trade association in Mannheim
(37) Sugar Trade Association in Berlin
(38) Distillery Trade Association in Berlin; In 1902 it was renamed the Dairy, Distillery and Starch Industry Employer's Liability Insurance Association
(39) Brewery and malting trade association in Frankfurt a. M.
(40) Tobacco Trade Association in Berlin
(41) Clothing industry trade association in Berlin
(42) Professional association for master chimney sweeps in Berlin
(43–54) twelve construction trade association
(55) German professional association for book printers in Leipzig
(56) Private railway trade association in Lübeck, merged in 1948 into trade association for trams, private and small railways
(57) Tram trade association in Berlin; In 1901 it was renamed the tram and small railways trade association, in 1948 it was merged into the trade association for trams, private and small railways
(58) Freight forwarding, storage and winery trade association in Berlin
(59) Fuhrwerk-Berufsgenossenschaft in Berlin
(60) West German inland waterway trade association in Duisburg
(61) Elbe shipping trade association in Magdeburg
(62) East German inland waterway trade association in Bromberg

1887

(63) See-Berufsgenossenschaft in Hamburg
(64) Civil engineering professional association in Berlin

1897

(65) Butchers' Liability Insurance Association in Lübeck; split off from the food industry trade association; In 2011 merged with the professional association for food and hospitality

1912

(68) Insurance cooperative of private vehicle and mount owners, renamed in 1921 to cooperative for the national accident insurance of vehicle and mount husbandry, in 1929 renamed to cooperative for accident insurance under the law of the Reich, renamed in 1954 to professional association of banks, insurance companies, administrations, professions and special companies - administration -Business Association

1929

Professional association for health services and welfare

1945

Professional association for the ceramics industry, created from the merger of the brickworks professional association and the pottery professional association, merged in 1947 into the professional association for the ceramic and glass industry

1947

Professional association for the ceramic and glass industry, created from the merger of the professional association for the ceramic industry and the glass professional association, merged in 2009 into an administrative professional association - professional association for banks, insurance companies, administrations, independent professions, special companies and companies in the ceramic and glass industry

1948

Trade association for trams, private and small railways, created from the merger of the private railway trade association and the tram and small railway trade association, renamed in 1954 to the trade association for trams, underground trains and railways

2000s

Trade association for the construction industry ; created through the merger of the regional construction trade associations and the civil engineering trade association
Trade Association Raw Materials and Chemical Industry ; originated from the merger of the trade association for the chemical industry with the quarry trade association and the mining trade association

2005

Berufsgenossenschaft Metall Süd, created by the merger of the Süddeutsche Metall-Berufsgenossenschaft with the Edel- und Unedelmetall-Berufsgenossenschaft, merged in 2007 into the Berufsgenossenschaft Metall Nord Süd

2007

Berufsgenossenschaft Metall Nord Süd, created through the merger of the Norddeutsche Metall-Berufsgenossenschaft with the Berufsgenossenschaft Metall Süd, merged into the Berufsgenossenschaft Holz und Metall in 2011

2008

Professional association for trade and goods distribution, created through the merger of the wholesale and storage trade association and the trade association for retailers , renamed in 2015 to the trade association for trade and goods logistics

2009

Administrative professional association - professional association for banks, insurance companies, administrations, independent professions, special companies and companies in the ceramic and glass industry, created through the merger of the administrative professional association and the professional association for the ceramic and glass industry

2010

Berufsgenossenschaft Energie Textil Elektro Media products , created through the merger of the Berufsgenossenschaft Energie Textil Elektro with the professional association for printing and paper processing
Trade association for transport and traffic management , created through the merger of the See-Berufsgenossenschaft and the trade association for vehicle maintenance, merged in 2016 into the trade association for traffic management, post-logistics and telecommunications
Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft - professional association for banks, insurance companies, administrations, liberal professions, special companies, companies in the ceramic and glass industry as well as companies in the trams, underground trains and railways , created through the merger of the Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft, founded in 2009, and the employers' liability insurance association of Trams, subways and railways

2011

Professional association for wood and metal , created through the merger of the steel and rolling mill trade association, the mechanical engineering and metal trade association, the trade association for metal north south and the wood trade association
Professional association for food and hospitality , created through the merger of the professional association for food and restaurants with the butchers' liability insurance association

2016

Berufsgenossenschaft Verkehrswirtschaft Post-Logistik Telekommunikation , created through the merger of the Berufsgenossenschaft für Transport und Verkehrswirtschaft and the Unfallkasse Post und Telekom