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Siepmann
The Siepmann family () is an over 200-year-old entrepreneurial dynasty originally from Hagen notable for their activities in the North Rhine-Westphalian coal, steel, ammunition, armaments industry as well as important supplier to the automotive, maritime and energy industries. The family business known as Siepmann-Werke GmbH & Co KG (previously Siepmann-Werke A.-G.) was among the largest employers of the region with over 3,000 employees and a major supplier for Germany during World War I and World War II for everything made out of steel such as curb chains for tanks. Today the company is still among the largest employers in the region and has the following subsidiaries: PERSTA (industrial fittings), VALTRA Armaturenhandels GmbH, SD Machining GmbH as well as Esspart AB in Odensbacken (Sweden) and Siepmann Sverige AB in Gothenburg. Since 1922, respectfully 1926, the growing company was managed by the sons of Emil Siepmann and Hugo Siepmann. In 1968, Ernst L. Siepmann (1906–1968) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Siepmann
Richard Rudolf Walter Siepmann known as Walter Siepmann, Sr. (March 11, 1902 – December 16, 1985) was a German industrialist, engineer and inventor. He was the youngest son of Hugo Siepmann and prominent member of the Siepmann, Siepmann family. He was the majority owner of Siepmann, Siepmann Group, an industrial concern, as well as a board member of Commerzbank and board director of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA). Since 1940 he served as a councilor of Belecke (Warstein) for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Early life and education Walter Siepmann was born March 11, 1902, in Warstein, Kingdom of Prussia, the youngest of three children of industrialist Hugo Siepmann and Luise Emilie Johanna Lämmerhirt. His mother was a daughter of Alfred Lämmerhirt, who founded the predecessor company of Westfalia Dinnendahl Gröppel in 1872. He grew up on his father's estate loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
