40 Years of Boerger
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From Weseke into the World Chronology of a Success Story IDEEN WERK STATT

Greeting 40 years of Börger Review of Alois Börger » Think of all that I have been able to experience during these 40 years ... An anniversary is a good opportunity to see where we come from and in which direction things will change. The future market, the customer and the customer’s desires have always been the most important things to us and have spurred us forward on a daily basis. Very often we have taken risks, whether with new products, the markets or world locations. We have always met these challenges with the desire to develop special products and methods out of them. Especially in...

The 25-year old agricultural machinery master mechanic Alois Börger founds his first company in the barn on his parent‘s farm. His goal: agricultural machinery sales and repair. Relocation to the first factory workshop (20 m long and 15 m wide) and to the newly built home for the Börger family on Benningsweg in Borken-Weseke, where the parent plant still stands today. Thus begins the way to a new idea. While Alois Börger founded the company with agriculture in mind as the target sector, his original product range soon encounters its initial limits. In the search for alternative business...

The company’s success is also reflected by its number of employees: The original 1-man operation has become a 10-member team. The targets are achieved, the customer base expanded and Börger establishes itself as a specialist through its production, assembly and planning operation. The year of superlatives! Around 500 pumps, mixers and associated tanks, valves etc., are sold to customers in Münsterland. Besides the sales figures, the number of employees also continues to grow. Of the now 25 people, some are already working in sales and in planning. To accommodate this growth, the company...

The first patent publication of the Börger rotary lobe pump, with a feature that has retained its novelty through today, and one of the major advantages of the larger pumps: the quick-change, rubberized lobe tips. The year of changes: The first trials of the new Börger FL pump series with the subsequent market launch confirm the development from an agricultural machinery operation to pump manufacturer. A new role that would become more and more successfully fulfilled through hard work and dedication. The birth of an idea: an original Börger rotary lobe pump. Reason: Nothing that suppliers...

1991 The Borger principle: “Everything that the market does not offer, we develop and build ourselves” continues to guide the very details of our activities. In 1991 the simple and rock-solid mechanical seal is developed, tailored especially to rotary lobe pumps - to date, a novelty on the market. To a constant provider to the agricultural sector, applying high-quality and solid products in other sectors seems almost self-evident. Good operational experience with the treatment of liquid animal waste suggests actively approaching companies with waste water and sludge operations as a new...

The sales organization is divided into the target markets of agriculture and industry. Sales in agriculture rise rapidly. The industry demands pioneering work for publicizing and establishing the rotary lobe pump for conveying solid-laden fluids. A new challenge arises: The industrial market requires a smaller pump. Borger's answer: the development of the smaller PL series. A short time later the even smaller AL series comes on the market. The Borger world is becoming bigger. Appearance at trade fairs and travel to potential customers now become a matter of routine. The growing size is also...

Back to the roots: The generally intensive design and market development in the industrial sector was occurring somewhat at the expense of the agricultural business. To re-establish its firm footing here, Börger needs an attractive new product. Sought is a marketable tank with Börger quality. And Alois Börger remains true to his principle that “What the market doesn‘t offer, we‘ll develop ourselves”. The WBA stainless steel tank in segmental design is created – tailored to the needs of agricultural customers. After the successful market launch it does not take long until these high quality...

Börger finds another partner for international business in Alsace. Near Hagenau (Strasbourg), the BÖRGER France S.A.R.L. is founded, which will also serve the North African countries. Minneapolis, Minnesota, becomes the new location for the entire American market. Today, the US contains the largest Börger subsidiary with its own production of unit components. A new idea takes shape: the development and launch of the screw rotors for practically pulsation-free delivery (patented). For the design philosophy the MIP label is created. MIP stands for Maintenance in Place and signifies that...

2001 A new administrative building is constructed, the present 600 m² Office 1. Realization of this idea of Börger requires demolition of an existing building. The workforce is growing worldwide; in Poland, a new subsidiary is founded. At the same time, Börger begins the design and production of the Multichopper and Multicrusher macerating units. While the Multicrusher is based on the dual-shaft design of the rotary lobe pump, the Multichopper is a perforated disk macerator. Pump and macerating combination

2002 Börger moves with the times and responds to the growing requirements of customers from various industries: The new products are designed with increasing professionalism and with the aid of CAD and subsequent field testing. 2003 Our success proves Börger right: In 2002, the company becomes completely independent of banks. Progress and technology – this is our direction! Börger also changes its appearance. The logo and the overall market presence are re-launched. From 1985 to 1990 our pump was being created. Then came the market launch and things became tight financially. At the time I...