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The four Baumann brothers established the firm of €˜Gebrder Baumann€™ in ***9. In ***4 the firm of €˜Wilhelm Baumann€™ was established, manufacturing kitchen buffets and also, from ***6, Swedish kitchens. Production of fitted kitchens using melamine-coated chipboard began in ***1. The product name selected was €˜bau-for-mat Einbaukchen€™. By ***0 the business had sales of ‚¬2 million and about *0 employees. In ***1 the €˜Wilhelm Baumann€™ business was taken over by son Wilfried Baumann. By ***4 sales had reached ‚¬*0 million and there were about **0 employees. In ***5 the corporate name was changed to €˜bau-for-mat Kchen€™ Siegfried Westerholz was appointed as Manager. The firm of €˜Burger Kchenmbel€™ in Saxony-Anhalt was taken over in ***1. Delf Baumann was the third generation to join the family business, in ***6. The Haus Beck exhibition and training centre was opened in ***0, following extensive renovations. In ***9 the €˜cube **0€² product line was launched at the company exhibition.