Orthopädie-Technik
F.Hellwig
Barfüßerstraße 1006108 Halle (Saale)
Tel.: 0345 202 87 16
Fax: 0345 50 39 42
History
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The beginningFriedrich Hellwig established the company 1831Friedrich Hellwig established the company 1831 and managed it for 42 years in a very interesting era of the towns history. The population grew from 20.000 cititiens to almost 60.000. In the medical field Krukenberg founded the first university-polyclinic and moved 1840 to his new hospital at the Dome Place (Today, zoological institute of the Martin Luther University). |
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The 2. GenerationPeriod of promoterismThe second Generation also managed the company for 33 years. It was the period of promoterism and the face of the city changed rapidly. After a new clinic construction and the work of the famous surgeon Richard von Volkmann, the orthopedic industry boomed. |
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The 3. GenerationPaul HellwigThe 3. Generation started, one year after takeover with a conviction in court in the cause of indecent behavior. The delict: They posted condoms in the windowshield. As Grandson of the founder, Paul Hellwig expanded the business and constructed 1910 a new building in the Barfüßerstrasse , which still is our head office. |
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The 4.GenerationFritz HellwigFritz Hellwig guided the company through the second world war and managed to stay privat in the socialistic economy of the DDR. |
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TodayModern store for medical supplies with focus prostheticsAs 5. Generation Volkmar and Martina Hellwig took 1974 the company over. In this era, only a limited amount of work could be done (socialistic economy of the DDR). After the Wall was gone, the company changed to a modern medical supply office with state of the art production lines focused in prosthetics. The 6. Generation, daughter Melanie Hellwig is also involved in the daily business and graduated 2002 as CPO . |