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Since 1956 the bauku GmbH produce plastic pipe systems and is founder of the nowadays so important produktion area.Meanwhile Mr. Marcus Hawerkamp is leading the bauku in third generation.
In the following a list about the most important steps of the company history.

 
1956  
  The Bau- und Kunststoff GmbH is established in Troisdorf, Germany, on the 21. February. Mr. Manfred Hawerkamp starts as technical manager in the company, his father Werner Hawerkamp becomes a major shareholder in the new business.

1964  
  Invention of the extrusion winding process and submission of the first patent application.
1974  
  Relocation from Troisdorf to Wiehl- Drabenderhöhe
1977  
  The bauku GmbH plays a major role in the compilation and approval of the German DIN 16961 for pipes that are profiled outside and smooth on the inside.
1985  
  All different parts of the company`s machines are developed, manufactured, assembled and put into operation in house - from the welding extruder to the complete bauku system extrusion line.
1990  
  Three generations of the family Hawerkamp are now working at the company.
1998  
  The bauku plays a leading role in the European standardisation for profiled plastic pipes in the working group CEN TC 155.
2000  
  The colour of the plastic pipe systems changed to a light grey. HDPE is still the raw material for the pipe production.