{"id":10365,"date":"2017-10-17T03:29:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T03:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picard-deutschland.de\/historie\/"},"modified":"2022-03-07T10:39:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:39:59","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alt.picard-kg.de\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Picard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; min_height=&#8221;35&#8243; min_height_units=&#8221;vh&#8221; cesis_content_effect=&#8221;cesis_row_e_fade_stick&#8221; cesis_content_effect_depth=&#8221;0.7&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530030184591{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 160px !important;padding-bottom: 160px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/picard-kg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/old.jpg?id=9741) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-bottom-color: #ebebeb !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221; overlay=&#8221;rgba(0,105,174,0.85)&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;History of Picard&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:36|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; text_resize=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_minimum=&#8221;22&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1534892697443{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cesis_line_d_center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1550628461893{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On this page you will experience more than 110 years of Picard history: From its foundation at the beginning of the 20th century to one of the leading manufacturers of grinding, polishing, brushing and deburring tools. Let us begin the journey.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_accordion active_tab=&#8221;1&#8243; style=&#8221;cesis_acc_5&#8243; mt=&#8221;40&#8243; mb=&#8221;&#8221; at_t_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; at_p_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; at_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(6,84,146,0.67)&#8221; at_b_color=&#8221;rgba(6,84,146,0.67)&#8221; it_t_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; it_b_color=&#8221;#0069ae&#8221; it_bg_color=&#8221;#0069ae&#8221;][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1907 \u2013 How it all began\u2026&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544068252269{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s founder, Friedrich August Picard, opened a store for plumbing and manufacturing supplies on the 2nd of January 1907 at Freiheitstrasse 23 in Remscheid, Germany. The business\u2019s reputation was soon established thanks to his farsightedness both as a businessman and as an engineer.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11478&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11238&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1916 \u2013 Entry 2. generation&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544068269118{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Friedrich August Picard was called up for military service in November 1916, and his wife, who had worked with him from the time the company was founded, assumed the direction of the business together with their daughter, Dele, until the end of the war.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11242&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221;]<span id=\"[0,3]\" class=\"word\">The<\/span> <span id=\"[4,11]\" class=\"word\">company<\/span> <span id=\"[12,19]\" class=\"word\">founder<\/span> Friedrich August Picard <span id=\"[44,48]\" class=\"word\">with<\/span> <span id=\"[49,52]\" class=\"word\">his<\/span> <span id=\"[53,59]\" class=\"word\">family<\/span> <span id=\"[60,66]\" class=\"word\">around<\/span> <span id=\"[67,71]\" class=\"word\"><\/span> 1916<br \/>\n(<span id=\"[74,77]\" class=\"word\">far<\/span> <span id=\"[78,82]\" class=\"word\">left<\/span> <span id=\"[83,87]\" class=\"word\">wife<\/span> Adele Picard, <span id=\"[102,108]\" class=\"word\">fourth<\/span> <span id=\"[109,113]\" class=\"word\">from<\/span> <span id=\"[114,118]\" class=\"word\">left<\/span> <span id=\"[119,127]\" class=\"word\">daughter<\/span> Dele)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1919 \u2013 After the 1. World War\u2026&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544068298784{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>After the war, they continued together to develop the business. The production of poplar wood discs and grinding supplies began in the factory space acquired for this purpose at Knusth\u00f6he 21 in Remscheid-Lennep.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11244&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11417&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11415&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/picard-kg.de\/download\/11253\/&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1920 \u2013 The son-in-law&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544068320521{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Walter Keller, the future son-in-law and partner, entered the business and after a time, together with his wife, Dele Keller, took over the store in Remscheid.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11480&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11259&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1931 \u2013 New products against grinder\u2019s illness&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Friedrich August Picard was now able to devote himself to manufacturing. Having come from an established family of grinders, he knew the hardships and concerns in the grinding trade. It was a matter or course therefore that, already 1931, he took up the manufacturing of grinding wheels which replaced sandstone and played a part in putting an end to silicosis, the dangerous grinder\u2019s illness. Grinding wheels and grinding rings, used later in machines, prove their quality more and more in local industry.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11423&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/picard-kg.de\/download\/11265\/&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11425&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1943\/1945 \u2013 The 2. World War inflicted deep wound&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>The second world war inflicts deep wounds. Air raids completely destroyed the store in Remscheid in 1943 and almost completely destroyed the factory in Remscheid-Lennep in March 1945, shortly before the end of the war.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1945 \u2013 Hard blows of fate&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Following the founder\u2019s death in October 1945, there was little possibility to begin with rebuilding in the years directly following the war. In the location not destroyed in the war, the manufacture of poplar wood discs and the trade in technical industrial supplies was continued.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11271&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11273&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1949 \u2013 The reconstruction&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>With the support of an always loyal employee base, the factory for grinding wheels was built to resume the manufacture and supply of tradition based quality products.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11488&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11277&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1953 \u2013 Another stroke of fate&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]In a second stage of construction, offices and flats for factory employees were built. In December 1953, the always restlessly active managing director and partner, Walter Keller, passed away far too soon. His wife,\u00a0 Mrs. Adele Keller, assumed the direction of the business.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11281&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11279&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1955 \u2013 Entry 3. generation&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646649308836{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]With Edmund Vahrenholt, Mrs. Keller\u2019s son-in-law, the third generation enters the business on 15 March 1953. Previously, in just four years he had completed his apprenticeship and received his master tradesman qualification as a painter.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11283&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1960 \u2013 Further development of belt grinding&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Belt grinding displaces the poplar wood discs, the so called Pliesst discs at an ever increasing rate. Consequently development of the belt grinding contact disc is pursued and the company, as a recognised manufacturer of these products, is soon able to present a comprehensive product range both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11437&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11484&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1970 \u2013 Extension of the product range&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>To extend its range of grinding and polishing materials, manufacturing of cloth and sisal polishing rings and discs commences.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11291&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11730&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1976 \u2013 Following a number of attempts\u2026&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Following a number of attempts, a new kind of wood profile grinding disc is produced, the FAPI Elastic, with which an optimum grinding quality is achieved on profiles, edges and borders of all types of wood. An ever increasing number of companies in the woodworking industry are supplied in addition to the customers in the metal industry.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11297&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11443&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;January 1982 \u2013 Picard celebrates 75 years of existence&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;9\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>The enterprise can look back over 75 years of company history. This success was achieved due to farsighted management and to a great extent, the work and loyalty of the employees. A number of employees have celebrated 25 or even 40 years of service with the company.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11447&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/picard-kg.de\/download\/11301\/&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;July 1982 \u2013 Entry 4. generation part 1 \u2013 J\u00f6rn Vahrenholt&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544068570375{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>With J\u00f6rn Vahrenholt, Edmund Vahrenholt\u2019s son, the fourth generation entered the business. The certified Corporate Business Administrator introduced a new computer system in the following years that supports the business operations and supplies essential data quickly and comprehensively.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11307&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;March 1993 \u2013 Entry 4. generation part 2 \u2013 Dirk Vahrenholt&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544068588195{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Dirk Vahrenholt, Edmund Vahrenholt\u2019s oldest son, enters the business and takes over responsibility as director of production.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11309&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1997 \u2013 Development for the wood industry&#8221;][vc_column_text]A new type of profile grinding wheel, the FAPI-FLEX, is developed for fine wood grinding and intermediate varnish grinding and attracts great interest in the the wood working industry. The sisal cord leather brush, used for the reworking of oiled and waxed wood surfaces, is introduced.<\/p>\n<p>Long-time managing director, Mrs. Adele Keller, passes away on 29 November. She had been active in the business for more than 75 years.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11449&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11313&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;1999 \u2013 The cradle of the deburring discs &#8220;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>A new type of profile grinding wheel is developed for the machining of MDF boards on CNC routers and edging machines. In addition, the profile grinding wheel FAPI-Flex-Radial SW6 and the FAPI-Flex-Radial for intermediate varnish grinding of rebate areas in doors, developed from the abrasive buffing mop.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11315&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Profile grinding wheel FAPI-Flex-Radial SW6<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11451&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Profile grinding wheel FAPI-Flex-Radial<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11453&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Profile grinding wheel<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;October 2001 \u2013 Picard remains a family business&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530047871771{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>With a change in the articles of incorporation on 01.10.2001, Dirk and J\u00f6rn Vahrenholt are made partners, each with a quarter interest in the business. The remaining shares in the business are held by Edmund Vahrenholt and his wife, Anita Vahrenholt.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11321&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;cesis_lightbox&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;March 2005 \u2013 Edmund Vahrenholt is celebrated&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544068736274{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Edmund Vahrenholt has been active for 50 years in the Friedrich August Picard GmbH &amp; Co. KG. Initially as employee and later, due to his contributions to the business, as partner and managing director. 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