Rekers Betonwerk

Rekers Betonwerk GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized, family-owned German company in the concrete and precast concrete industry, headquartered in Spelle in the Emsland region of Lower Saxony. The business traces its origins to 1919, when Gerhard Rekers founded a construction company after returning from the First World War. A building materials trading business followed in 1921, and by around 1928 the company had begun producing concrete goods — mainly pipes and gratings — partly to keep employees occupied during the winter months. Over the following decades the firm expanded its precast concrete activities, survived the disruption of the Second World War, and grew substantially in the post-war period under the leadership of the Rekers family. Today Rekers operates four production sites and serves customers across Germany and into neighboring countries. Its business fields cover precast concrete elements, prefabricated concrete garages, angle retaining walls, and concrete goods for road, garden and landscape construction. The company also produces ready-mixed concrete. Its precast elements have been used in prominent projects including the Arena auf Schalke (Veltins-Arena) and the Ostseestadion in Rostock, both built in 2000. Since 2005 Rekers has also manufactured tubbing segments for tunnel construction. Rekers positions itself as a technically competent, reliable partner offering system-based concrete solutions from design through manufacturing to on-time delivery. The company emphasizes quality, precision and dependable processes across its business areas. As a family-run enterprise with decades of experience in precast construction, it combines a strong production and logistics infrastructure with engineering expertise. Its product range spans classic applications as well as forward-looking areas such as wind energy and infrastructure. The company remains privately held and is not listed on any stock exchange.

Rekers Betonwerk traces its origins to 1919, when Gerhard Rekers founded a construction company after returning from the First World War. At that time the firm employed around 15 people. In 1921 a building materials trading business was added, selling general construction materials and especially timber. Around 1928 Gerhard Rekers began manufacturing concrete goods, mainly concrete pipes and gratings, in part to keep employees occupied during the winter when bad weather halted construction work. The Second World War interrupted the company's development, leaving only five employees. After the war, son Anton Rekers joined the firm and concrete goods production was expanded. In the summer of 1960 Anton Rekers died and his brother Hubert Rekers took over management. The company continued to develop positively, and in 1969 a new production site was planned and built on Portlandstraße in Spelle. By the 1970s the company employed around 500 people. In the 1980s and 1990s demand for concrete products rose sharply. The company acquired a concrete plant in Gelsenkirchen and built a new production site near Magdeburg in the new federal states of former East Germany. In 2000, precast concrete elements from Rekers were used for the first time in a football stadium, the Arena auf Schalke (now Veltins-Arena). In the same year, production of prefabricated concrete garages began in Groß Ammensleben, and the Ostseestadion of Hansa Rostock was also built using concrete elements from Rekers Betonwerk. After the preservation of the threatened section of the Rheine–Spelle railway line by RVM-Eisenbahn over the Tecklenburger Nordbahn was secured, the company invested in upgrading and expanding its rail connection. Since 2004, prefabricated concrete garages and angle retaining walls have also been produced in Ochenbruck near Nuremberg. In 2005 Rekers Betonwerk entered the production of tubbing segments for tunnel construction. Today Rekers Betonwerk GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized family-owned company in the concrete and precast concrete industry, headquartered in Spelle. It operates four production sites and serves markets from Germany into neighboring countries. Its business fields are precast concrete elements, prefabricated concrete garages, angle retaining walls, and concrete goods for road, garden and landscape construction. The company also offers ready-mixed concrete. Its precast elements have been used in sports facility construction, furniture stores and shopping centers, logistics properties, industrial buildings, administrative and office buildings, cooling towers, wind energy, and tubbing segments.

• 2005

  Rekers enters the production of tubbing segments for tunnel construction.

• 2004

  Production of prefabricated concrete garages and angle retaining walls begins in Ochenbruck near Nuremberg.

• 2000

  Rekers precast elements are used for the first time in a football stadium, the Arena auf Schalke; production of prefabricated concrete garages begins in Groß Ammensleben; the Ostseestadion in Rostock is built with Rekers concrete elements.

• 1980

  Demand for concrete products rises sharply; a concrete plant in Gelsenkirchen is acquired and a new production site is built near Magdeburg.

• 1970

  The company employs around 500 people.

• 1969

  A new production site is planned and built on Portlandstraße in Spelle.

• 1960

  Anton Rekers dies; his brother Hubert Rekers takes over management.

• 1928

  Production of concrete goods begins, mainly concrete pipes and gratings, partly to occupy workers in winter.

• 1921

  A building materials trading business is added, selling general construction materials and especially timber.

• 1919

  Gerhard Rekers founds a construction company after returning from the First World War, employing around 15 people.

Family-owned, technically competent provider of system-based concrete solutions from design to on-time delivery, emphasizing quality, precision and reliable processes.

• Precast concrete elements

  Used in sports facility construction, furniture stores and shopping centers, logistics properties, industrial buildings, administrative and office buildings, cooling towers, wind energy, and tubbing segments.

• Prefabricated concrete garages

  Single and double garages, exclusive garages, large-capacity garages, and element-built garages.

• Angle retaining walls and special components

  L-shaped and T-shaped angle retaining walls for various load cases, special components, seating blocks, and block steps.

• Concrete goods for road, garden and landscape construction

  Slab coverings, design pavers, embankment systems, urban furniture, and civil engineering products.

• Ready-mixed concrete

  One of the company's business areas.

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