Company

Our company history and milestones

1981: Company founded

The Edewechter Baumaschinen- und Ersatzteil-Vertriebs-GmbH company, referred to below as E.B.E.V. for short, was founded in 1981 by Mr. Otto Wiechmann and Mr. Heinz Westphal. Production and distribution of Spare and Wear Parts for road construction machines was started in a small leased hall with an adjacent office building. For production, the company first acquired the most important machines, of which several are still in operation.

1985 and subsequent years: Development of a permanent staff of employees

After the company made a name for itself and demand was constantly growing, more employees were hired in the commercial area.

1995: Changes in executive management

On December 30, 1995, Mr. Wiechmann left his position as a shareholder of the E.B.E.V. company. Since this point in time, Mr. Westphal has been the sole executive shareholder.

1996: Deployment of the most modern technology

In order to fulfill the most demanding technical requirements, the first CNC processing center was acquired in 1996.

Subsequent years through 2001: operational expansions and new areas of activity

As a result of the constant expansion of the machine park and the number of personnel, the initial available space rapidly became too small. After we moved to a new office in the same premises, we finally started to plan an entirely new building in 1999. It was started on a neighboring parcel of real estate acquired by the E.B.E.V. company itself, and was ready for use by the end of the year 2000.

It includes a large production hall, a warehouse with modern high-rack system and a two-story office. The approximately 30 employees now have sufficient space, and the same applies with respect to the size of the machine park, which currently accommodates more than 10 CNC processing centers in addition to several manual machines.

While the main focus continues to be on the production of Spare and Wear Parts on Road Paving Equipment, various CNC work enhances the offerings from the mid-sized operation. The machining and processing of HARDOX wear plates has grown into one of the E.B.E.V. company's special strengths. The thermal storage silos developed and sold in the middle of the 90's by E.B.E.V. can still be constructed to special customer requirements. Since 2001, the impact protection field has created an entirely new product line. The company has a patent in this field. A "mini crane" was brought to market as another special product in the year 2005.

2004: Additional construction projects

The space in the new hall rapidly became too small as a result of constant growth. An additional hall was developed in the year 2004. Wear plates are prepared for additional processing here. In addition, the hall provides sufficient space for repair and assembly work.

2006: Anniversary

In October of 2006, the E.B.E.V. company was able to proudly celebrate its 25th anniversary.

2010: Restructuring measures - New company name

Because of internal restructuring measures the company EBEV GmbH & Co. KG will take over the complete operative company business of Edewechter Baumaschinen- und Ersatzteil-Vertriebs-GmbH on march 1, 2010.