When you produce high-quality panels under industrial conditions, a long tradition of craftsmanship is not strictly necessary. But it helps.
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1895
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Johann Georg Reich founds the Reich carpenter's workshop in Würzburg
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1918
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Johann Reich, son of the founder and trained cabinet maker, joins the company. The production focus shifts from structural carpentry to furniture making.
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1920
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Sons Franz and (1926) Hans Reich join the company.
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1939
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Relocation to the new industrial area Aumühle. Following the death of Johann Reich, the company continues as "Hans Reich Söhne".
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1945
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The workshop, along with all of its wood supplies, goes up in flames during overnight bombing on 16 March.
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1948
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Reconstruction by the brothers Franz and Hans Reich. Concentration on property-related business (interior finishing, furniture manufacture).
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1963
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Expansion of the production centre. Following the death of his brother Franz, Hans Reich continues to run the company alone.
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1973
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Further expansion. The architect Friedrich Reich joins his father's company and takes over management in 1976. Start of series production for commercial customers.
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1995
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The company abandons the property-related business area and concentrates fully on high-quality veneered panels and tabletops.
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1999
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Inauguration of new production centre.
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