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First mention of brick production by the Gillrath family.<\/p>\n
Contract for the delivery of approx. 200,000 bricks for the construction of the church St. Valentin in Venrath is signed by Leopold Gillrath and the church council.<\/p>\n
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Construction of the ring kiln brickyard on Wockerather Weg in Erkelenz<\/p>\n
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Purchase of the brickyard by Wilhelm Gillrath<\/p>\n
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Death of Wilhelm Gillrath, transfer of property to his wife Helene<\/p>\n
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Adolf Gillrath takes over the management of the company.<\/p>\n
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Construction of an artificial drying<\/p>\n
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Conversion of the main fuel source from coal to gas, clinker bricks with coal scorch marks continued to be produced.<\/p>\n
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Death of Adolf Gillrath; he is succeeded as owner and managing director by his son Heinrich Gillrath.<\/p>\n
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First delivery to the Zollverein Coal Mine – UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/p>\n
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Major Project %22Art House%22 by Sergey Skuratov in Moscow<\/p>\n
To project (DE only)<\/a>” timeline_main_image=”https:\/\/gillrath.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gillrath-geschichte-2008-arthouse_P1020838-1680×1119.jpg” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2008″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2009″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Major fire in the brickworks, whereby the entire roof of the hall above the ring kiln was destroyed. The ring kiln itself was not damaged.<\/p>\n ” timeline_main_image=”https:\/\/gillrath.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gillrath-geschichte-2009-Feuer-Gillrath-007-1680×1120.jpg” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2009″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2010″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n resumption of production<\/p>\n ” timeline_main_image=”https:\/\/gillrath.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gillrath-geschichte-2010_Luftaufnahmen-013-1680×1116.jpg” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2010″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2013″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Bastian and Marcus Gillrath join the company. Bastian Gillrath as ceramic engineer takes over the management of the plant. Marcus Gillrath takes over the sales management and the marketing as a business administrator.<\/p>\n ” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2013″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2014″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Commissioning of a Petersen water-struck press. As a result, the product range was expanded by a variety of new clinker brick types.<\/p>\n More information on the water-struck clinker ” timeline_main_image=”https:\/\/gillrath.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gillrath-wasserstrichpresse_MG_9267-2560-1680×1120.jpg” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2014″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2014″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n First ‘Energy Consulting for Medium-Sized Companies’ and thus the start of our intensified efforts on the way to sustainable clinker production.<\/p>\n More about sustainability at the clinker plant<\/a><\/p>\n ” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2014″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2015″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n First major project in London with the %22Bartlett School of Architecture%22 at UCL. This is associated with further expansion into new export markets.<\/p>\n to project (DE only)<\/a><\/p>\n ” timeline_use_image=”off” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2015″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”link_option_url” _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9yZWZlcmVuY2VzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjEzMjgifX0=@” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2016″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n To celebrate the 150th anniversary, a large festive event with numerous invited guests takes place.<\/p>\n ” timeline_main_image=”https:\/\/gillrath.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gillrath-geschichte-2016_150Jahr-Feier_153-1680×1120.jpg” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2016″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2018″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Installation of a microturbine to produce heat and electricity for the drying plant.<\/p>\n More information on our sustainability efforts<\/a><\/p>\n ” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2018″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2019″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Move into the new office building<\/p>\n ” timeline_main_image=”https:\/\/gillrath.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gillrath-neues-office-2019-IMG_0889_2560-1680×945.jpg” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2019″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2019″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Start of the largest project to date: the W&W Campus for W\u00fcstenrot & W\u00fcrttembergische Versicherungs AG in Kornwestheim<\/p>\n ” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2019″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2020″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Commissioning of our own steaming kiln for the finishing of our clinker assortment.<\/p>\n Steamed clinker (DE only)<\/a> ” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2020″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2021″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Project in Juist, for which our clinkers had to be transported to the construction site by horse-drawn carriage.<\/p>\n ” timeline_use_icon=”off” timeline_date=”2021″ timeline_use_button=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dnxte_timeline_child][dnxte_timeline_child timeline_title=”2022″ timeline_content=”<\/p>\n Second energy consulting for 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Water-struck brick types (DE only)<\/a>
Projects with water-struck clinker bricks (DE only)<\/a><\/p>\n
Projects with steamed clinker (DE only)<\/a><\/p>\n1866<\/h2>\r\n