ZECK - THE STORY

MASTER ACHIEVEMENT.
EHRENFRIED DUSOLD: HALF A CENTURY AT ZECK
A story about ZECK wouldn't be complete without mentioning Ehrenfried Dusold. Dusold joined
the company in 1960 as an apprentice for the skilled occupation of "agricultural machinery technician"
with Michael Zeck senior and spent his entire working life with the company until his well-deserved
retirement in 2011, i.e., more than half a century, and knows many stories to tell. For example,
the weekly pay as an apprentice was 6.25 marks, but the train fare Bamberg-Gaustadt to the
vocational school alone cost 2.90 marks, and they had to walk from Gaustadt to the Bamberg train
station to save money.
For him, the foreign employments were always impressive. A particularly remarkable experience
was in 1982 during the project with SIEMENS in Saudi Arabia. In this strictly Muslim country, engineers
faced the challenge of ensuring the supply of alcohol. They solved this problem by brewing
home-made beer in the bathtub and making schnapps from various fruits.
On a Friday, the Muslim holiday, Ehrenfried Dusold went on an excursion with an Austrian technician
and the two wives of SIEMENS project employees who were regular visitors to Saudi Arabia.
Suddenly, a sheikh came by in a luxurious limousine and was very impressed with the female escort.
In fact, he offered 15 camels in exchange for one of the women....
Fritz Zeck and Ehrenfried Dusold in October 2018
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