Rekers GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau has developed from a small garage workshop at its foundation in 1955 by Karl Rekers into a medium-sized enterprise with around 180 employees based in Lower Saxony, Germany. Machines and systems are manufactured there for the concrete products industry worldwide. Its product portfolio, which has grown over the decades, includes mechanical grabs, concrete transportation and concrete spreading systems, various handling systems for railway sleepers as well as manhole rings and concrete pipes, in addition to block manufacturing systems and control units for mixing and dosing systems. A wide range of special systems, designed specifically for the customer, round off the programme. Rekers is proud of carrying on the entire production in-house. From engineering to manufacturing to the final control unit, everything takes place at the company’s main location in Spelle, Germany. Since the handover in 2000 from Karl Re- kers, the firm's founder, Annette and Norbert Foppe have been engaged in its management with the same philosophy and objectives – innovations reinforce expertise and safeguard both company and jobs.