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Colcrete-von Essen (German Shipping Company)

Colcrete - von Essen Gmbh & Co KG

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[Colcrete-von Essen current flag] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009
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Colcrete-von Essen

[Colcrete-von Essen] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009

Colcrete - von Essen Gmbh & Co KG - The company is located in Rastede with branches in Ückermünde and Ahrensboek. The business is water engineering, dam building and protection of coastal area. The company was established in 1860 by Martin Friedrich von Essen. The company began to erect mud dikes and brushwood fences at river banks. In the 1960ies the colcrete mortar process was invented in order to improve armouring of banks. In the 1970ies matting and injection of concrete were developed. I guess Colcrete is the name of a special processing of concrete. This name was added to von Essen later, probably in the 1960ies. After having made longer tests at Braunschweig’s technical university geotextile mats were developed in the 1990ies.
For further information click: www.colcrete-von-essen.de.

Former flag: It was a blue flag divided by a red centred cross fimbriated yellow. In the lower hoist was a white, serifed inscription “vE”.
Source: www.colcrete-von-essen.de (flag is part of the logo).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009


Colcrete-von Essen current flag

Current flag: It is a blue flag divided by a red centred cross fimbriated yellow. In the centre is a white diamond also fimbriated yellow and containing a black inscription “C-vE”.
Source: I spotted this flag on 30 April 2009 in the harbour of Neuharlingersiel.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009