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Baumann’s company history
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1888Heinrich Baumann sets up a haulage company in Engelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.At that time, goods are still being transported through the mountainous region on horse-drawn carts. Yet, this businessman quickly realises that economic progress will take place in metropolitan areas. |
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1914He relocates his haulage company to the city of Bonn. |
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1918Three of his sons assist him in his haulage company.Clay and glass products are collected from the villages surrounding Bonn and transported to the Rhine port on horse-drawn carts. Crawler trucks later replace the horses. |
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1933His son Viktor Baumann takes over the company.The first modern-type truck is purchased. The vehicle fleet is constantly getting larger. |
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1939The vehicle fleet comprises 8 trucks and 25 to 30 trailers.At the outbreak of war, half of the fleet is confiscated and used for military purposes. |
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1944Christmas: During a bombing raid, the company premises and the whole fleet of vehicles are completely destroyed. 12 bombs are thrown onto the premises in just one night. |
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1945Reconstruction starts at the end of the war. A new fleet is assembled from the vehicles that are now no longer needed by the army. Clay and aluminium are the predominant goods to be transported. |
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1948Bonn becomes the German capital. Construction machinery and building material is required in order to build the new federal capital. A military flatbed truck is converted into a commercial vehicle.BAUMANN starts its HEAVY HAULAGE business. |
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1950The first self-made mobile crane is assembled. A crane is mounted on a US-military tractor. |
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1957Purchase of the first new truck-mounted crane: a PH lattice boom mobile crane with a lifting capacity of 20 t. |
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1961Rudolf Baumann takes over the company management from his father.During his time in office, the company develops into one of the leading heavy haulage and lifting companies in Germany. |
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1974The company expands to such an extent that the limited space in Bonn’s city centre makes the relocation to one of the city’s outskirts inevitable.Today, the company is located in the north of Bonn, in Bornheim-Hersel, and comprises an area of 48,000 sqm. |
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1990The branch office in Leipzig is founded. The company premises have a size of 20,000 sqm. |
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2009The daughter, Sabine Baumann-Duvenbeck, joins the management.At present, the company has more than 100 employees. |