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We
at BBG can look back on a more
than 100 years old history on
the current location.
In good conditions after the World War II, our company had supported
research and development of boat
shapes and manufacturing
techniques. The use of modern
fabrics and highest quality made
our company to become a world
wide well known and acknowledged
producer of rowing shells.
Due to the size of our factory and the structure of working in project
teams, are we able to react
flexible to the needs of our
customers, concerning to the
quantities, construction and
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Our productions is based on ISO
9001 certificated and
environmentally friendly
production procedure.
The high claim of the rowers and
clubs and our awareness of
Quality are the are the rules of
our business. Our target is, to
supply the rowers with the best
possible and individually
assembled material.
BBG Bootsbau Berlin - Made for
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History |
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Although BBG can trace it's
origin back to Claus Engelbrecht
in 1890 the company is
remembered as the former VEB
Yachtwerft Berlin, as it was
first renamed in 1956 as a GDR
state owned enterprise with many
factories and diverse production
of vessels of all kinds. It was
in the seventies that they built
the first composite rowing
shells consisting of a grey
epoxy/glass fiber hull and wood
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The top teams of the Eastern
Bloc countries successfully
raced these boats. Because of
the racing success of DDR crews
using VEB boats the state
strongly supported development
of new materials and testing of
new hull shapes to a level never
seen before or since in any
country.
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics 9
of the 16 rowing gold medals
were won by crews using VEB
boats. By reunification in 1990
over 15,000 boats had been
produced at a rate of over 460
per year. By that time over 580
medals had been won in World
Championship and Olympic
competition by crews using VEB
Berlin Yachtwerft boats and
practically every Western boat
builder had copied the lines and
offered "VEB" hull shapes.
The company was then renamed BBG
Bootsbau Berlin. The record
number of Gold Medals won by
crews from all countries using
genuine BBG Bootsbau Berlin
hulls or copies continues to
grow each year at World
Championships and Olympic
competition. In 2000 at the
Olympic Games in Sydney a number
of finalists from Germany and
other countries chose genuine
BBG Bootsbau Berlin boats, in
fact the only two German boats
to win Gold Medals - the Woman's
Double and Quad won using BBG
Bootsbau Berlin boats. In 2001,
at the World Rowing
Championships, the German Women
again repeated with gold in the
2x and 4x and received a gold
medal in the 4x in 2002.
If you counted the other Olympic
winners using copies of BBG hull
shapes by other manufactures you
quickly come to the conclusion
that no faster hull shape exists!
Today BBG boats are recognized
for their exceptional
workmanship, surface finish, and
overall quality. We are ISO 9002
certified boat builders.
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BBG
Bootsbau Berlin GmbH
Müggelseedamm
70, 12587
Berlin - Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0) 30
64 55 374
Fax: +49 (0) 30
64 55 251
www.bbg-bootsbau.com |
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