Petersen Tegl
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Brick and tile products |
| Founded | 1791 |
| Founder | Peter Andersen |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 180 |
| Website | petersen-tegl.dk |
Petersen Tegl is a family-owned manufacturer of specialized brick and tile products based at Broager in Sønderjylland, Denmark. The company has collaborated with a number of leading international architects. Its Kolumba brick, developed for the Kolumba Museum in Cologne, has been described as "the world's most expensive brick".
Petersen Tegl was founded on 17 May 1791 when local farmer Peter Andersen obtained a royal license to establish a brickworks at Nybøl Nor.[1]
The 28-year-old Christian A. Petersen, seventh generation of the family, returned to Denmark to take over the brickworks when his father died in 1969. He had spent the previous seven years at brickworks and ceramics manufacturers in Germany and Switzerland.[2] Petersen pulled Petersen Tegl out of De Forenede Teglværker in 1993.
Today
Christian A. Petersen owns 51 % of the company while his two daughters each own 24.5 %. [2]
