Blecher HistorY

German cutting excellence since 1859

1859

foundation of the company by Carl August Blecher on October 1st. as a trade firm initially

1882

on October 1st his son, Hermann Blecher, joins and takes up manufacturing of saw blades of all kinds; the 2nd. son and co-owner, August Blecher, is appointed as the managing director

1884

2 more sons, Adolf and Otto Blecher, join as employees

1888

construction of a new manufacturing building which is expanded in 1894 and 1910

1910

Rudolf Blecher succeeds his father, Otto Blecher

1943

total destruction of all facilities by war damage

1947

reconstruction of the company and resumption of manufacturing under most difficult conditions

1949

grandson Hermann Blecher returns from having been Russian prisoner of war and succeeds his father Hermann Blecher sen. who passed away before

1956

Hermann Blecher becomes sole managing director

1971

Hermann Blecher jun., son of Hermann Blecher is appointed successor for administration of the business

1972

expansion of manufacturing and administration capacities

1977

further capacity expansion by doubling manufacturing space; export relations to all 5 continents are established

1984

the first electronic data processing system is introduced to cope with the growing business

1986

Henner Blecher, brother of Hermann Blecher, joins the company as 2nd managing director; Hermann Blecher retires later and Henner Blecher becomes sole owner and sole managing director which he still is until today

1990

construction and moving into an entirely new facility for manufacturing and administration at the current address after the capacity of the old facilities exhausted

1991

the affiliate company BE-Maschinenmesser is founded close to Berlin during the German re-unification which is being sold a few years later

2000

the affiliate company BST Blecher Sägeblatt-Technologie for the production of TCT circular saw blades is founded
CARUBE (Carl Rudolf Berger) after prior part-ownership is acquired by 100% to integrate the laser cutting technology

2005

DIS Dortmunder Industriesägen is acquired by 100% to complete the manufacturing capacities for blade diameters up to 2500 mm; all affiliated companies BST, Carube and DIS are integrated into the August Blecher GmbH & Co. KG

2008

the company name is changed to August Blecher KG; both, turn-over and quantity of produced saw blades gain a record level in the company’s history

2011

having successfully passed an apprenticeship, university studies for German MBA equivalent and multiple internships with German and foreign companies, Jörg H. Blecher, son of Henner Blecher, joins the company preparing to accept responsibility in the 6th generation