Milestones

1892 Foundation of the building company

1900-1920 First public and industrial orders:

Construction of the wall surrounding the Niederdresselndorf station (client: Deutsche Reichsbahn)
Construction of ballast silos in Lützeln and loading silos near to the Dresselndorf station (clients: the companies Storch and Schöneberg)
Reconstruction as general contractor of the dynamite production plant in Würgendorf (client: Dynamit Nobel Würgendorf)

1947 Construction of the first company building in Hickengrundstraße

Fifties/Sixties Core activity: complex building construction projects, e.g.:

Construction of the post office in Holzhausen
Construction of the post office in Haiger
Construction of the Blue Cross family hostel in Holzhausen
Reconstruction of the goods station in Wetzlar
Construction of the furniture store “Franz” in Haiger

1959 Purchase of a tamping machine at a time when track laying started to become more technological

1969 Construction of the precast concrete sections factory
First big project: construction of the central furniture warehouse “Franz” in Haiger

1971 Introduction of a profit share scheme for staff, the so-called “partnership model”

Early Seventies Development of first standard products (weather shelters, Hering WC facilities)

1975 Successful completion of first turnkey projects:
fire stations and gymnasiums

1986 Acquisition of the dynamic track stabiliser DGS 62 N

1991 Setting up of a new branch in Leipzig
Purchase of a second track laying crane

1995 First building company in Europe to be validated according to EMAS

Starting 1996 Development of foreign markets

1996 First external audit according to DIN ISO 9001

1997 Development of the system platform type modula^®

2001 Closure of the pre-assembled turnkey activity and focus on prefabricated high-quality facades

2003 Award “Supplier of the year 2003 by DB AG” (German Railways)

2004 Extension of rail crane fleet by a 150 tons crane

2008 Winner of the BMAS "design a job" competition

2010 Takeover of VolkerRail Deutschland GmbH and foundation of Hering Gleisbau GmbH, Wesel.