“Everyone has probably had a cleaning cloth from our factory in Borken in their household. This not only makes us proud but also reflects our commitment”

Dr. Frank Bierbaum Managing Director
Bierbaum Unternehmensgruppe GmbH

Tradition and
innovation
since 1895

Kornbusch & starting
over the years
1895

Josef Bierbaum and Alfons Lünenborg founded the weaving mill “Bierbaum & Lünenborg” in Borken in 1895

1900
1910
1920
1926

The family business grows. On October 1, 1926, Fritz Bierbaum, son of Josef Bierbaum, joins the company as a personally liable partner. The second generation joins the company.

1930
1933

The company is renamed J. Bierbaum & Söhne and Dr. Ewald Bierbaum, son of Alfons Lünenborg, joins the company as the second generation.

1940
1950
1959-1963

Joe Bierbaum (1959), son of Fritz Bierbaum, and Dr. Ulrich Bierbaum (1963), son of Dr. Ewald Bierbaum, took over the company as managing partners in the 3rd generation. In the meantime, the successful company was renamed the “Bierbaum Unternehmensgruppe ”.

1960
1970
1979

Kornbusch & Starting is taken over – Since then, the company has developed into the market leader in the field of cleaning cloths.

1980
1989

Dipl. Ing. Jan Frederic Bierbaum, son of Joe Bierbaum, joins the company in the fourth generation.

1990
1994

Dr. Frank Bierbaum, son of Dr. Ulrich Bierbaum, joins the company in the fourth generation.

1995

100th anniversary of the group of companies.

2000
2010
2020

125th anniversary of the group of companies.

2020
2021

Takeover of Sito International GmbH & Co. KG. and its production facility for sponges.

 

2022
2024

Takeover of Sito International GmbH & Co. KG. and its production facility for sponges.

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