| 1887 |
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Gottfried Eigelshoven starts manufacturing wooden clogs |
1918
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The clog factory is enlarged by the addition of a sawmill and a cereal mill |
| 1940 |
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The company acquires its first bandsaw |
| 1961 |
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Karl Eigelshoven is engaged as CEO |
| 1966 |
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Change of the firm’s designation to Limited Partnership Company |
| 1968 |
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Founding of Eigelshoven + Co. SPRL in Belgium, and of the Eigelshoven + Co. warehouse operation |
| 1982 |
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Rolf Eigelshoven joins the company
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| 1988 |
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Frank Eigelshoven joins the company
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| 1992 |
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Rolf und Frank Eigelshoven become managing partners
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| 1992 |
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Founding of the company HOTEG Holztechnik GmbH |
| 2000 |
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The sawmill dating from 1982 burns down |
| 2001 |
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The new sawmill, erected on a greenfield site, enters operation |
| 2005 |
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Karl Eigelshoven passes away, and his grandchildren Stephanie and Carolin Eigelshoven become managing partners |
| 2008 |
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After investment in an automatic sorting and stacking unit, a new edge-trimming machine, new chipping machine and profiling system allow annual sawmill output to be increased to 200,000 fm per shift. |
| 2011 |
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The old mill building, constructed after the war, was blasted to create more embark places. |
