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75 years ACO timeline
The history of the growing ACO family The roots of ACO lay far beyond the year 1946. If you take a closer look it all began in 1827. ACO emerged from the foundry Carlshütte (1827). But how? After the death of Hans-Julius Ahlmanns grandfather, his...
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Beginning
Josef-Severin Ahlmann Josef-Severin Ahlmann (1924-2006), son of the owner of the foundry Carlshütte Käte Ahlmann, founded ACO (earlier called SAB (Severin Ahlmann Beton)) on the premises of the Carlshütte. This is where it all began in 1946 Read...
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1968
1968: ACO manufactures garages As the windows product range was quite successful ACO started supplying more products to houseowners. The "ready-made" garage was the first. As the picture shows: Within a very short time the ACO Logo was relaunched...
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1946
10 December 1946: Founding date of ACO ACO (formerly known as SAB - Severin Ahlmann Beton) was founded on a quite unusual day: 10 December 1946 - this had quite severe reasons as nothing was certain during this time shortly after WWII ended. One...
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1960
1960: ACOs expansion begins The first company ACO bought was "Hans Bördlein concrete products" in Reith/Germany. They knew each other well already as Bördlein had a licence agreement for the production of concrete windows with ACO for 6 years...
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1965
1965: A new logo ACO used the Ahlmann emblem quite excessively - 1965 it was relaunched. The company SAB was written on three blue bars - we still have them today. Read more about ACOs switch from the ACO emblem to a new logo, still in blue, on...
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1949
1949: The times of precast conrete ACOs first product range consisted of precast concrete products such as pipes; products desperately needed for the reconstruction of the country after WWII. Read more about the first production facilities on...
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1964
1965: ACOs honeycomb window frames ACO became well known for honeycomb window frames for churches, halls and alike. Read more about this special product on history.aco Watch the (german) documentary about one of the references, the CAU Curch in...
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1954
1954: Concrete windows Concrete windows became a big seller during the 50s. Read about the successful story of ACO concrete windows on history.aco
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1950
1950: New material Terrazzo Terrazzo also known as washed concrete became the leading material in the ACO world. Sanitary facilities such as washbasins and bathtubs became popular quite quickly in the developing markets. Another specialty: ice...