Compact News for Our Shareholders, Partners and Friends 03/2016

compact News for our shareholders, partners and friends 03/2016

Dear readers, 40 YEARS OF BAUER ROTARY DRILLING TECHNOLOGY

In 1976, a rotary drilling rig that outshone every other The beginning of a success competitor‘s equipment arrived on construction sites: the BAU- story ER BG 7. It was the start of a success story – for the BG 7 and for Bauer. Today, 40 years later, Bauer is the world market leader providing a full range of specialist foundation engineering equipment. In the latest issue of our publication BAUER compact , learn about the reasons for the success of the new machine and why this was as exciting then as it is today.

Also get to know about a future- oriented project of BAUER Re- sources GmbH that is bringing a smile to the faces of members of a small African community. Furthermore, we give you all the important details about a change in the Management Board of BAUER AG.

We hope you will enjoy reading this issue!

Your BAUERcompact-Team

Topics covered in this Bauer‘s ﬁ rst rotary drilling rig – the BG 7 – The successor: The BG 11 could drill piles with issue: was introduced in the market in 1976. lengths of up to 39 meters.

Changes in the Manage- Schrobenhausen, Germa- innovations, which increased ed anchor invented in-house. ment Board of BAUER ny – Bauer foundation piles the performance capacity as However, the work with the AG support the glass dome of the well as reliability: In addition drilling equipment which was Peter Hingott takes over Reichstag building in Berlin, to the strong mast, there was standard at the time was tech- from Heinz Kaltenecker Germany; the 828-meter-tall a massive kelly bar, an additi- nically unsatisfactory. Those Page 3 Burj Khalifa in Dubai stands onal rope winch, a crowd cy- systems were too light in all on Bauer foundation piles – linder system and a hydraulic aspects. There was not only a Bauer Resources Ghana Bauer has influenced speci- drive with a kind of torque that relatively weak mast, but also Clean water thanks to alist foundation engineering had never been seen before. a delicate square kelly that “Solawa” since the mid 20th century. frequently broke. Other weak Page 4 40 years ago, a rotary drilling Along with the anchor drilling points were a fragile chain rig that outshone every other rig developed a few years pre- feed and a torque that was way Newly published competitor‘s equipment arri- viously, the BG 7 meant a ma- too low. Dr. Karlheinz Bauer, Sustainability Report of ved on construction sites: the jor step in Bauer mechanical the head of the company at that the BAUER Group BAUER BG 7. In 1976, the engineering. At that time, the- time, decided: Let‘s construct Page 4 new machine surpassed the re was a significant increase in the machines ourselves, dril- drilling systems available on the pile drilling work at Bau- ling has to be more efficient. the market with its technical er, primarily using the grout- ►►► BAUERcompact Page 2 03/2016

Mechanical engineer Hans Haberer (left in the picture), then head of Bauer‘s Plant Today, the BG 50, with an operating weight of around and Equipment department, and his team poured a lot of courage and new ideas into 260 tons and a torque of 468 kilonewton meters, is the design of the ﬁ rst BG 7. BAUER Maschinen GmbH‘s largest rotary drilling rig.

►►► Dr. Karlheinz Bauer be re-calculated. Where earlier Spezialtiefbau an economic ad- design and build the first rotary and mechanical engineer Hans two piles could be constructed vantage over others. Finally, it drilling rig. The rapid success of Haberer poured a lot of cou- in a week, the new machine was was decided to sell the machi- the BAUER BG 7 can be seen rage and new ideas into a new capable of constructing several nes. The following years and from the numbers: In the first concept. The individual com- piles in one day. However, the decades proved that the trump year, two machines were built, ponents were focused on what adjustment phase was short, card for the further develop- again two in 1977, then nine was essential – on pile drilling and the teams on construction ment of mechanical engineering in 1978, eleven in 1979, and as – and nothing else. They utilized sites were enthused by the new of Bauer was the close contact many as fourteen in 1980. Bauer the experience accumulated on advantage over the competiti- of practical experience in con- rotary drilling technology was many construction sites. on. A crucial technical leap was struction and machine design. shown at Bauma for the first time soon brought about by a revolu- Construction managers would in 1980 – meanwhile, the larger The BG 7 was first used on tionary new development – the recognize problems when using BG 11 was already in use. Bauer construction sites in North Ba- lockable kelly bar. the machines and would give participated in Bauma 1989 for varia, in Nuremberg and Bay- feedback to the designers. A lot the first time with its own stand, reuth. It had to be worked out The BG 7 was originally inten- of suggestions also came from showcasing the BG 30 rotary how the new machine affected ded only for own construction the construction sites outside drilling rig. Today, Bauer is the the acquisition and calculation operations; however, the com- Germany. world market leader providing a of projects; the time required petition was eagerly looking at full range of specialist foundati- for a construction site had to the machine which gave Bauer It took barely three months to on engineering equipment.

25 years of SPESA Spezialbau und Sanie- rung GmbH Be it the restoration of historical buildings, slope stabilization under the most difﬁ cult conditions, complex concrete repairs, extensive renovation of food markets during operation or the construction of complete retail parks – the service spectrum of SPESA Spezialbau und Sanierung GmbH is highly multi-face- ted. Within the BAUER Group, Spesa is the expert in the areas of specialist construction, remediation and general construction. This year, the company celebrates its 25th anniversary, and it looks back on an colourful history, which began shortly after the fall of the Berlin wall. 03/2016 Page 3 BAUERcompact

NEW MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD Peter Hingott takes over from Heinz Kaltenecker

Schrobenhausen, Germany – three-month transitional period ween strategic leadership and Heinz Kaltenecker, who has should be used for transferring operative management,” says been at Bauer for 38 years tasks as well as reorganizing Peter Hingott. He sees this as in total, the last six of which the allocation of tasks among a great opportunity to play his were spent exclusively on the the members of the Manage- part in further developing the Management Board of BAU- ment Board. group and leading it into a suc- ER AG, is retiring at the end cessful future whilst looking of the year. In September, the “I look forward to my new role at the overall picture from a Management Board appoin- and working together with my different perspective. “Peter ted Peter Hingott as a new new colleagues and emplo- Hingott is an experienced and member. He took up his work yees. Moving from operative committed successor from our on October 1 and is primarily business to the company's Ma- own ranks,” comments Prof. responsible for Group accoun- nagement Board represents a Thomas Bauer, Chairman of ting, Group-wide purchasing Heinz Kaltenecker retires at the new challenge where the right the Management Board of and human resources. The end of the year. balance has to be struck bet- BAUER AG.

About Peter Hingott

Peter Hingott was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. He trained as an industrial administrator and completed dual studies in construction management. After his graduation, he managed major projects for several years and spent three years in Saudi Ara- bia as regional manager. He assumed leadership responsibilities, even before starting his career at Bauer. He worked as a managing director and business manager for various construction companies where his responsibilities included ﬁ nance and accounting. He joined Bauer in October 2006 and together with

Johann Mesch took over the management of BAUER Umwelt GmbH. He was responsible for foreign operations as well as the The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) , one Purchasing, Controlling and Finance departments. In 2009, he of the most important banks in the world, is building a new head also assumed the business management of the parent company ofﬁ ce in Dubai. The 20-storey building complex is located directly BAUER Resources GmbH – then managed by Heinz Kaltenecker on Emaar Square, which is the ﬁ nancial heart of the city, and is – and was the manager of the Environment division from 2010 to expected to be completed in 2018. For the excavation pit, BAUER 2013. At the beginning of 2013, the husband and father of two International FZE is installing a secant bored pile wall at depths of children who now lives in Schrobenhausen, was appointed to the around 11 meters. Several BAUER BG 28 drilling rigs are being Management Board of Bauer Resources where he assumed the used. By the way: In the background, the present tallest building dual management together with Johann Mesch, who had been in the world rises into the sky – the Burj Khalifa, which also stands the Resources Manager since 2010. on Bauer piles. BAUERcompact Page 4 03/2016

BAUER RESOURCES GHANA Clean water thanks to “Solawa”

Alexander Dittmar (3 rd from left), Managing Director of BAUER Resources Ghana Limited, was happy to offi cially hand over the new water treatment plant to the community of Gbalo in Ghana. Gbalo, Ghana – Beaming smi- cently been installed and com- mited, a subsidiary of BAUER sized the positive effect it will les on the faces of the members missioned. Working together Resources GmbH, planned and have on people‘s health and of the small community Gbalo with the Deutsche Gesellschaft built the plant for the “Solawa” appealed to those responsible in Ghana, Africa, where the fi rst für Internationale Zusammen- project. to take good care of the plant. solar-powered water treatment arbeit (German Association Assistant Director of the Com- plant for removing fl uoride for International Cooperation), Prior to this, those living in the munity Water and Sanitation from drinking water has re- BAUER Resources Ghana Li- community have had to drink Agency (CWSA), John Godson fl uoride-ridden water for over Aduakye, announced that there a decade, leading to osteofl uo- are plans to build similar water Sustainability Report 2015 rosis and dental fl uorosis – both treatment plants in other regions of which cause pain as well as of Ghana. Alexander Dittmar, Sustainability demands that we take responsibility – as a place of bone and tooth damages. The Managing Director of BAUER employment and social interaction for the many people who work for new water treatment plant now Resources Ghana Limited, and us, as a reliable partner for our customers, as a part of the economic reduces the level of fl uoride Bauer project engineer Josef base of our society and as a from more than four milligrams Abanga Azongbilla thanked the promoter of volunteerism and per liter to less than 1.5. Around German Association for Interna- initiatives. In other words: As 2,000 liters of purifi ed water tional Cooperation, Chereponi a company, we want to be a can be supplied per hour. District Council and the CWSA „good citizen“. This is a task for their positive cooperation. for all of us, and we specifi - Upon handover of the plant in Alexander Dittmar confi rmed cally face this challenge as Gbalo, District Administrator that further projects are already the BAUER Group. This sus- Hajia Mary Nakobu empha- being planned in Ghana. tainability report is intended to give you an insight into how Imprint: we perceive our responsibili- BAUER Aktiengesellschaft Contact: ty. Our report makes it clear BAUER-Strasse 1 Corporate Communications where we have not yet met 86529 Schrobenhausen Tel.: +49 8252 97-1218 our targets, and where we Registered at the District Court [email protected] intend to improve further. You of Ingolstadt: HRB 101375 www.bauer.de can fi nd further information as well as the report in PDF format,ormat, as printed or online version at http://www.bauer.de/bauer_group/bauer_group/csr/.