diebautechnik - ThyssenKrupp Bautechnik

Successful management trio (from left):
Godehard Drees, Christian Walter, and Tilo Quink
Dear readers,
We would like to welcome you to the current issue of our magazine "diebautechnik" with the quotation:
"Good parents give their children two things - roots and wings." These words originate from none other
than Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. So why this quotation in particular? Because we are including a
report about our commitment in Dortmund. It is there that an erstwhile industrial site covering 30
hectares is being converted to a new urban area which, together with the artificial "Phoenix Lake" at its
centre, will provide an excellent quality of life. What is particular about this project is that this site in the
middle of the Ruhrgebiet area used to belong to ThyssenKrupp and is an outstanding example of
structural change. As a "child" of ThyssenKrupp, we are proud of having been able to contribute to the
success of urban renewal on the very site where we have our roots.
And the "wings"? Well, in this issue of "bautechnik" you'll once again see many examples of how fresh
ideas, commitment and an entrepreneurial spirit are lending us wings for our business to soar on
upward. For example, the work on the largest quay wall building site at the Predoehlkai in the harbour of
Hamburg. Or the extension to the Short Sea Terminal at Bremerhaven, where we can modestly claim to
announce world records. A further uplift to business is being provided by the opening up of Eastern
Europe, for it is there that we see many opportunities. It is also particularly here that economic
development is always making a contribution towards better living conditions for people.
We wish you interesting and entertaining reading!
Godehard Drees Christian Walter Tilo Quink