1898 Meusel & Gerling, the root
of Ernst Westphal is
founded in Hamburg
1904 Walter König acquires Meusel
& Gerling, Relocation to Neuer
Wall 59 in Hamburg
1938 Meusel & Gerling is taken over
by Ernst Westphal | 1942 A severe bomb impact
destroys most of the
precious stock
1944 Another bomb attack applies
heavy damages, Reopening at
the end of war at Neuer Wall 57
1954 Claus Westphal starts his
career in the family business | 1965 Claus Westphal becomes
President of the company
1975 Relocation to Altstädter Twiete
2001 Jürgen Marquadt acquires the
traditional company
2006 Moving to the present adress
at Nagelsweg 28, Thomas Krim
enters as co-owner |
1939 Meusel & Gerling is renamed
to Ernst Westphal and
becomes the biggest material
house in Northern Germany | 1955 The company with more than
twenty employees moves into
more approbiate office space
for its fast growing business | 2008 One-hundred-ten years of
Ernst Westphal, Thomas Krim
becomes sole owner of the
company and leads it into
future.. |
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History
