Initial tests on helically reinforced columns
In March 1904, Wayss & Freytag AG acquired the French patent for helically reinforced concrete (spiralumschnürter Beton) (Béton fretté) from Armand…
The first prefabricated reinforced concrete piles
The first prefabricated reinforced concrete piles, the production of which was to be a further mainstay of Wayss & Freytag AG for more than 70…
Shear tests on T-beams and continuous beams
In 1906, the company carried out extensive tests on T-beams and continuous beams in Neustadt an der Haardt, the focus of which were the acquisition of data…
The company health insurance and the staggered daily allowance
At the time the company was founded, workers’ social insurance in Germany was incredibly bad compared to today’s standards. The working…
Matthias Koenen
Matthias Koenen (1848 – 1924) is considered to be the „spiritual father“ of reinforced concrete construction in Germany. After his studies at the Berlin Bauakademie (academy of…
Foundation of the "Deutscher Ausschuss für Eisenbeton" in Berlin
The „Deutscher Ausschuss für Eisenbeton” („German Committee for Reinforced Concrete“) was founded on January 9, 1907 and has its head…
Reduction of working time
As can be seen from a circular letter addressed to the employees, at that time called „civil servants“, the daily working hours were reduced from 10 to 9 hours a day on May…
Groundbreaking A 94 motorway
The Federal Minister of Transport, Alexander Dobrindt, the Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery, Marcel Huber and Dr. Wolfgang Wüst, President of Autobahndirektion…
Launching ceremony, Rhine culvert
On March 3, 2016 the launching for the Rhine culvert Leverkusen took place in the presence of representatives from politics, from the client and the contractor. The…
Corrib Tunnel awarded
In the course of the Tunnelling Awards 2015, the International Tunnelling Association (ITA), with its head office in Geneva, awarded the Corrib Tunnel project the prize for best…
