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nons<strong>to</strong>p: You supply equipment housings <strong>to</strong> all the leading
international turbine manufacturers. Not exactly typical for
a shipyard. How did this come about?
Fassmer: This business is based on our experience in the
building of lifeboats. After demand plummeted in September
2001, we analysed the market and recognised the need
for large GRP mouldings. Then we very quickly identified the
wind turbine producers as potential clients. Business has developed
well; further expansion of these activities will follow
when demand increases.
We also make high roofs for delivery vans and, within
the scope of single-sourcing concepts, have developed justin-time
production methods for a major au<strong>to</strong>mobile firm.
Offshore.
For about 15
years now,
Fassmer has
been delivering
components
– such as
helicopter
winching
platforms – <strong>to</strong>
the manufacturers
of wind
turbines.
nons<strong>to</strong>p: Where do you see the Fassmer shipyard in ten
years?
Fassmer: What the next ten years will bring is difficult <strong>to</strong> predict.
But we believe that the wind energy sec<strong>to</strong>r will grow
and that this will enable us <strong>to</strong> compensate for market fluctuations
and workload problems in other areas. There is still a
lot of innovation potential in shipbuilding through the use of
new materials, such as composites and aluminium. The progress
in welding alone has advanced shipbuilding technology
considerably in recent years. At present, ourorder book
is by no means as full as it was in the boom years. Still, we
have enough work for the next two years, and I am looking
forward <strong>to</strong> a number of newbuilding contracts we expect <strong>to</strong>
receive in the course of the year. OM
For Further information:
Dirk Lange, Business Development Manager
Phone: +49 40 36149-7907, E-Mail: dirk.lange@gl-group.com
Fassmer – A S<strong>to</strong>ry of Success
SHIPYARD CENTRE. Fassmer’s headquarters are
located in Berne on the Weser River.
In 1850, Johannes Fassmer founded
the shipyard in Berne on the Weser
River. In the early years, business
was concentrated on the building
of small wooden ships and lifeboats.
Today, Fassmer is an international
enterprise that is successfully diversified
with six divisions: Shipbuilding,
Lifeboats, Deck Equipment, Wind
Power and Composite Technology as
well as After-Sales Service.
The brothers Holger and Harald
Fassmer are already the fifth generation
<strong>to</strong> lead the company; production
facilities in Germany, Poland
and China – amongst others –
employ a <strong>to</strong>tal of more than 900
workers. The internal development
and design department plays a central
role: it allows a high level
of cus<strong>to</strong>mer focus and individual
support.
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