In 1941, Fritz Böning took over the Maschinenfabrik Joh. Wefer and on this basis created the company “Fribo”. With the transfer to the second generation in 1972 the registration of the engineer Fritz Böning KG took place. Later, Bönings son-in-law, Dipl.-Ing. Magnus F. Barghorn, another change of name: since 1984, the company has been expanding as a Barghorn GmbH & Co. KG at the Brake location. Up to the end of the year, up to 11 trades were created under one roof. Under increasing pressure of specialization, this constellation was no longer up-to-date, so that between 2000 and 2017, the company had steadily expanded the departments of steel construction, mechanical engineering and metal construction, while at the same time diversifying through other departments. Today, Barghorn employs more than 110 people and offers training places for 30 young people.

1941
Joh. Wefer was taken over by Fritz Böning, shortly afterwards expanded by the heating, plumbing and electrical departments as well as the opening of an electrical specialist shop and a car repair shop

1966
25 years barghorn (“FRIBÖ”) and start of the steel construction division by Dipl.-Ing. Magnus F. Barghorn

1972
Operation and delivery to the Böning subsidiaries: 1. Motor vehicle workshop (Ruth Haase) and 2. Steel and mechanical engineering, house technology and electrical specialist shop (Lilo Barghorn)

1981
New construction on the Weserstraße, construction of the metal construction department

1991
50 years barghorn and operation extension around the metal building

2001
Operating handover to Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Gunnar Barghorn

2009
Expansion of the plant over the 1700 square meter production hall

2010
Expansion of the mechanical engineering department by a 180 square meter production hall for aluminum constructions

2015
Justification of a craftsman’s cooperation with Langer E-Technik GmbH, based in Varel, take over our electrical department by Langer and integrate the Braker location of Langer into our premises

2016
75 years barghorn

2017
Displacement of the area windows, doors facades made of aluminum by expanding the departments steel construction, mechanical engineering and metal construction