Company
History
Founded in Kassel in 1919, active internationally today: the history of B. Bergfeld & Söhne KG.
- 1919
Bernhard Bergfeld and his sons establish the yarn trade in Kassel.
- 1939–1945
During the Second World War, Kassel's city centre is completely destroyed. Bergfeld leaves the city with the company and finds a temporary base in the Waldeck-Frankenberg region.
- 1950s
Return to the founding site. The founder's house has come through the war almost undamaged. In the post-war years, the new Bergfeld office lays the foundation for the company's development in the second half of the century.
- 1980
Graduate textile engineer Norbert Ott takes over the management and sets the course for a comprehensive expansion of the company.
- from 1990
German reunification brings new markets and customers. By expanding its logistics network, Bergfeld quickly gains a foothold in the new federal states and strengthens its trading position.
- 2009
Bernhard Wander joins Bergfeld and strengthens the company's trading expertise.
- 2019
100 years of Bergfeld: competence in yarn since 1919.
The common thread
The Bergfeld story runs from its founding as a yarn trader in Kassel to today's global trading structure. The location has stayed the same; the routes the goods travel have become longer.
