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1976: Prudence and hope

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Horst Sobirey (center), President of the German Precast Concrete Association (BDB - Bundesverband Deutsche Beton- und Fertigteilindustrie) at the annual meeting in 1976. Kommerzialrat Helmut Katzenberg, President of the Austrian sister association and President of Bureau International du Béton Manufacturé (BIBM), is sitting on the right next to Sobirey

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Development of turnover in the concrete and precast industry of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from 1969 to 1975

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Development of the employment figures in the concrete and precast industry of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from 1969 to 1975

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Henke Maschinenfabrik based in Holtrup was among the exhibitors at the trade fair Hannover Messe in 1976. Later Masa took over the company.

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The Omag company also presented its portfolio at the Hannover Messe

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The BetonTage Congress is celebrating its 60-year anniversary in 2016. An excellent reason for the BFT International trade magazine, the long-time exclusive media partner of the leading event of the sector in Europe, to have a look into the archives, reviewing some stages of the development history once again. We will focus on the anniversary years of 1976, 1986, 1996 und 2006 in the issues 10/2015 to 01/2016, ending with the proceedings of the then 60th BetonTage congress in issue 02/2016. We wish you, dear readers, to enjoy the articles, stepping back into the past. And we congratulate the...