It is with deep sadness and great gratitude that we bid farewell to our company founder Karl Rekers; he sadly passed away on the 20th of July 2023 at the age of 93.
After completing his studies as a mechanical engineer at the Technical University of Hanover, he founded the company “Dipl.-Ing. Karl Rekers” in the locksmith’s shop of his parents’ concrete factory together with his late wife Klärchen on the 1st of October 1955.
With his distinctive inventive spirit and his inexhaustible energy, Karl decisively shaped and developed his company over several decades. He was considered a visionary and pioneer in the development of fully automatic and controlled machines and plants for the building materials industry.
Today, his company, REKERS GmbH, which has around 200 employees, is a globally active manufacturer of fully automatic production and conveying systems, known in the industry for innovations with subsidiaries in Great Britain and the USA.
As a passionate family entrepreneur, Karl would still seek to keep contact with his employees far beyond his well-deserved retirement. The interests of his company and its staff were always important to him. His friendliness, his esteem and his open interest made Karl stand out from others.
In addition, social concerns and voluntary work were also a personal concern of his. Among other things, he was active for many decades as a councillor in his home municipality. In recognition of his services, he was appointed the first honorary citizen of the municipality of Spelle in 1999.
We are very grateful for Karl’s life’s work and with him we lose a person who will always remain a role model for all of us. Our deepest sympathies go out to all his friends and family.
Management, staff and works council of
REKERS GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau