BESSEY Main Catalogue Clamping- and Cutting Technology Page 9
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1889 Max Bessey founds a bright steel drawing plant in Stuttgart. 1912 Continuation of the firm by his nephew Karl Bessey. 1926 The company is taken over by Dr. Ing. Eugen Mayer. Under his leadership, the range of products produced is significantly expanded, both in terms of dimensions and grades of steel offered. 1928 1928 marriage of Dr. [Eng.] Eugen Mayer and Erna Bessey, widow of Karl Bessey 1936 Patents granted for a new type of malleable cast iron screw clamp, thus marking the beginning of the production of clamping tools by Bessey. 1944 Founding of a subsidiary in Bietigheim for producing clamping tools. 1952 Patent granted for a tempered all-steel clamp. 1961 Expansion of the Bietigheim works and beginning of bright steel production. 1966 Dr. Mayer succeeded by his daughter, Dr. Erna Fetscher and son, Dr. Theodor Mayer, who becomes Managing Partner. Start of a dynamic phase of corporate development: Q Q 1971 Production of bright steel is doubled and complemented by the manufacture of stainless steels. New patents and developments, combined with modern marketing, make BESSEY into the market leader in the global clamping tools sector. A further increase in bright steel production is achieved at the Stuttgart works thanks to the purchase of the neighbouring Aldinger engineering works. Founding of BESSEY FILS in Strasbourg, from which the company BESSEY-SER arose in 1988. 1979 Purchase of the Diener shears factory in Esslingen, with a satellite factory in Solingen. 1983 Consolidation of bright steel production in new mill buildings at the Bietigheim works and sale of the Stuttgart site. 1985 Purchase of additional land in Bietigheim, including the area of the former worsted spinning mill, which has protected status. After proper restoration, tool production begins at this facility. 2003 Takeover of our sales partner in the strategically important North American market. 2004 Takeover of the GROSS STABIL clamping tool brand as part of our global growth strategy. 2007 Integration of GROSS STABIL TOOL to enhance effects of synergy with additional leverage. 2011 Klaus Fuchs becomes Managing Partner – after 11 years, the BESSEY Group is once again owner-managed. 2019 The company celebrates 130 years. 2020 Carsten Spang becomes managing director of BESSEY Tool GmbH & Co KG and BESSEY Präzisionsstahl GmbH. 9
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