A FOUNDER SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY
Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard, the founder of P. Ejlersgaard A/S (later STARCO) is born on 11 September.
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Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard has his photograph taken with his first wheelbarrow – an object which, later, becomes very important for his life.
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YACHTING – NOT JUST FOR FUN
Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard is a keen yachtsman - a passion he inherited from his father, Ejler Ejlersgaard. The family is often out sailing, and later, when Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard becomes self-employed, many summer holidays are spent at sea. Whilst sailing, visiting customers is quite a common phenomenon. The sailing boat is a “Folkebåd”, the fifth made in Denmark, and Ejler Ejlersgaard won it in the lottery.
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TYRES AND WHEELS ON THE PROGRAMME
Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard finishes his education in the firm Middelfart Jern & Stålforretning.
The same year, he is employed at Sygos in Kolding, a company which trades with pneumatic tyres.
Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard and the owner and director of Sygos, Erik Juul Hansen, develop a close relationship. Juul Hansen is later the godfather of Ejlersgaard’s daughter, Anette, and his wife, Lise Lotte Juul Hansen, is godmother for Ejlersgaard’s son Peer.
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THE VIEWFINDER ON DUMPERS
Erik Juul Hansen and Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard attend the Köln fair. Ejlersgaard, a keen photographer, takes a picture of a dumper. Curiously enough, already then he is interested in this type of vehicle. Today STARCO is by far is the largest supplier of these wheels to the European market.
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BUSINESS VISIT TO SWEDEN
Erik Juul Hansen and Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard go on a trip to Trelleborg Gummifabrik in Sweden.
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