1951

1981

behr today

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behr a family business with tradition

Internationally focused, constantly innovative, close to our customers and deeply rooted in our location in Düsseldorf for over 65 years.

 

Historic company milestones of behr Labor-Technik GmbH:

1951

Establishment of Franz Behr Laborbedarf [Franz Behr Laboratory Supplies] as a trade business in the field of laboratory devices and supplies.

1960

Setup of an in-house glassblowing workshop.

1961

Establishment of a workshop for plastics processing and the development of a regeneration station for water inertization.

1970

Manufacture of the first hyaluronic® water inertization.

1975

Mr. Jürgen Behr joins the company to mark the second generation of the family-run business.

1978

behr joins the VGKL ("The association wants to represent and improve the general professional and commercial interests of the wholesale and the foreign trade dealing with nursing and laboratory supplies").

1981

The production of behrotest® devices for environmental and food analysis is launched.

Expansion the of service area and customized manufacture in accordance with customer requirements by setting up workshops for electronics and precision engineering.

1988

Franz Behr Laborbedarf changes to behr Labor-Technik GmbH.

1995

Expansion of the company premises reaching its current size, with training rooms and modern application laboratory.

1997

Takeover of the research and development team of Ströhlein GmbH & Co. KG under the management of  Prof. Johannes Kupka and establishment of a new business unit: Development and production of devices for elementary analysis (AOX, EOX, POX, AOS, carbon and sulfur determination).

2005

The quality management of behr Labor-Technik GmbH is certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2008.

 

Download of the current certificate.

2008

behr Labor-Technik is awarded the Ökoprofit certificate in 2008.

 

Ökoprofit is a project of the Local Agenda Düsseldorf and an element of the Düsseldorf Climate Protection Program.

 

Ökoprofit is awarded to businesses that increase their resource efficiency, minimize their operative risks, secure their jobs and increase competitiveness, particularly with regard to saving energy and energy efficiency.

 

http://www.duesseldorf.de/oekoprofit/beteiligte_unternehmen/2008/behr.shtml

2013

Setup of an in-house export office

Longstanding experience in the field of export, annual training on the latest export regulations.

Approval as a known consignor by the German Federal Office of Civil Aviation.

Service for customers:

Import of special goods from abroad, eliminates costs administration of receivables for our customers.

2014

Mr. Maurice Behr joins company management to mark the third generation of the family-run business.

2014-2016

Modernization and automation of our regeneration system for ion exchangers (mixed-bed resins) pursuant to the latest legal framework conditions

Benefits for our customers:

  • Highest quality of our regenerated mixed-bed resins as a result of a perfectly aligned process of the new regeneration system
  • Quality inspection of each individual batch
  • Simple batch traceability

Sustainability:

  • Efficient saving of raw materials