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About This Company |
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1974
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Established by Harry Bertrandt
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1978
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Entered the vehicle development sector
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since 1980
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Continuous expansion in Europe
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1982-86
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New branches in Heilbronn, Ingolstadt, Bièvres (France)
and Stuttgart
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1989
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New business area: Rapid Prototyping
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1993
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Management buy-out
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1995
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New business areas: experimental work, trials,
prototype construction; 1st UK branch
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1996
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Flotation on the stock market
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1997
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Transfer to Neuer Markt stock exchange
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1999
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25th anniversary, first ready-to-drive car exhibited (Bertrandt
Competence Car)
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2000
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Acquisition of a majority interest in the Spanish
company, Novel Lahnwerk Engineering S.A. (now called Novel Bertrandt
S.A.), relocation of Bertrandt AG (Holding) and Bertrandt
Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH to the Technology Centre in Ehningen.
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2001
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Management Board restructured with Dietmar Bichler as
chairman; representative office opened in Detroit (USA)
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2002
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Branch opened in Gothenburg (Sweden); Bertrandt now one
of the leading development partners within Europe
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