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PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS132 CPI %u2013 Concrete Plant International %u2013 6 | 2025 www.cpi-worldwide.comDesign, planning, production, delivery and installation of sophisticated precast concrete elements are the core business of Befer GmbH in Halberstadt. However, with a steadily increasing proportion of customised components with sometimes significant differences in processing times, production in the precast plant increasingly reached its efficiency limits, as the existing production offered too little flexibility and the entire processes were dependent on each other in cycles. For this reason, the decision was made in Halberstadt not to gradually optimise production, but to make a radical change. As part of an extensive modernisation project, Befer restructured the existing production areas in order to optimise material flows, among other things, and built a new production hall in which a new circulation plant from Avermann raised precast production to a new level. The concrete required comes from the Wiggert mixing plant with an HPGM 2250 planetary mixer as the core component. In addition to the mixing technology, the complete dosing technology was also supplied by Wiggert.Befer's company history dates back to 1947, when F. and H. Conrad founded a limited company for the recycling of rubble. In 1953, the company was expropriated and transformed into the state-owned enterprise VEB Betonwerk Halberstadt. From 1973, the company developed into a sought-after manufacturer of customised precast concrete elements for large construction projects such as the Stendal nuclear power plant, the Palace of the Republic in Berlin and hospitals in Halle and Neubrandenburg.In 1990, the plant was converted into Befer Betonfertigteilbau- und Betonwaren GmbH in the course of reprivatisation. One year later, Tunnel-Ausbau-Technik GmbH (TAT GmbH) took over the company and began producing patented tunnel beams. In 2003, the shares were transferred to Richard Schulz Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG. Under new management, activities were expanded throughout Germany. 2018 saw the introduction of a new ERP system for more efficient planning, combined with a further change in management. Modern mixing technology for the high-quality precast concrete elements from Befer GmbHWiggert & Co. GmbH, 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany n Mark K%u00fcppers, CPi worldwide, GermanyBird's eye view of the Befer plant