The traditional and successful Hamburg family business for demolition, dismantling and recycling H. Ehlert & Söhne was founded in 1907 and is now in the fourth generation.

The goals lived at the time, to offer holistic services from a single source and to provide high-quality work at fair prices, still form the recipe for success and the core of our corporate philosophy.

More than 100 employees ensure that projects of various sizes are completed at short notice and always on time to the fullest satisfaction. Furthermore, our company trains young people in various fields.

History

1907

In May 1907 our company was founded under the company name HCW Ehlert - Abbruchunternehmen. The founder is Heinrich Ehlert, whose brother and father also joined the company a short time later. As a result, the company got its name, which is still valid today: H. Ehlert & Sons. Even then, the operational focus was on the demolition and evacuation of private properties and factories as well as the processing and sale of the removed material.

1914

At the beginning of the First World War, Heinrich Ehlert and his brother Wilhelm were drafted into the military and assigned to France. The father runs the company in the absence of his sons and is largely on his own. While Heinrich returned in 1918, he and his father had to mourn the death of their brother Wilhelm. You take over the joint management of the company and bring it to a new peak in the post-war years.

1918

The business, which flourished again after the end of the war, is expanded further. In the course of the development, Theodor Ehlert, Heinrich's younger brother, and Martin Nolte, who is his brother-in-law, join the company and actively support father and son in the expansion of H. Ehlert & Sons.

1928

The prosperous company developed excellently at this time. Heinrich Ehlert's brother-in-law Friedrich Strauch joins the company as co-owner. He brings in additional capital to help the company expand. The result is a significant expansion of capacity and an increase in operational success.

1938-1945

During the Second World War, H. Ehlert & Söhne had to struggle with considerable problems. In the first year of the war, the company moves to the new property at Grevenweg 121 to reorganize. After the peace treaty in 1945, Friedrich Strauch continued to run the company, which was slowly recovering. With Heinz and Wilfried Ehlert and Günter Nolte, there are young people at his side. They are the sons of the previous co-entrepreneurs.

1958

After Friedrich Strauch died in 1952, his son Friedemann took over responsibility for his father's former company following his legal training. Together with Heinrich Ehlert jun. he succeeds in making the demolition sector a success again and in building on the tradition of H. Ehlert & Söhne, which has now lasted for half a century.

1996

The sons Friedemann Strauch, Matthias and Christian, as well as his son-in-law Hartmut Pieper join the company. They should take over the fate in the long term and ensure the success of the family business in the long term.

2004

The managing directors of H. Ehlert & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG, who are still active today, take over the helm following the retirement of Friedemann Strauch from the company and have since been primarily responsible for all areas.

2007

The big celebration, which is celebrated on the occasion of the company's centenary, is crowned by the move to the new company premises at Sorbenstrasse 50, on which the office and workshop buildings are being built from scratch and which offers the right setting for a successful future.

2012

Ehlert & Söhne employs almost 80 people and is active nationwide in all areas related to demolition and dismantling. Prestigious major projects such as the Elbphilharmonie are implemented flexibly and successfully.

2020

Today Ehlert & Söhne employs over 100 people and is active nationwide in all areas related to demolition, dismantling and recycling. Prestigious large-scale projects such as the Klosterwall in the middle of downtown Hamburg are implemented flexibly and successfully.