History

1946
Founding of Bayha & Strackbein GmbH by Gustav Bayha and Theodor Strackbein
Development, production and sales of devices and equipment for the butcher trade

1947
Development, production and sales of first cooking kettle installations for the butcher trade

1949
As export business is built up, BASTRA becomes a protected trademark

1950
Factory building purchased in Arnsberg-Hüsten

1955
Extension building for spray painting plant

1957
Expansion by adding new production hall 2

1958
Expansion by adding new production hall 3

1960
New building as office and administration building / expansion by adding a dispatch hall

1961
Expansion by adding new production hall 4

1964
Development, production and sales of first smoking installations

1965
Expansion by adding new production hall 5

1968
Development, production and sales of first universal cooking and smoking installations

1969
Presentation of the BASTRAMAT product line

1970
Development, production and sales of universal cooking and smoking installations suitable for industrial use (multi-trolley installations)

1972
Expansion by adding a production hall and warehouse

1974
Günter Bayha and Alfred Strackbein take over as Managing Directors

1978
Development, production and sales of climatic smoking installations

1988
Expansion by adding heightening the warehouse

1998
Thanks to its own patents, BASTRA becomes the innovation leader in the field of liquid smoke technology

2003
Expansion of the range by hygiene technology installations for industry and trade

2007
Presentation of the INDUSTRIAL LINE and CLASSIC LINE product ranges

2008
Claudia Buse takes over the Strackbein family shares and becomes the new partner

2009
Claudia Buse joins the management board and is now running the company in the 3rd generation together with her father.

2013
The BASTRASmart500 is presented to trade visitors at the IFFA in Frankfurt and becomes the “trend product of the IFFA”.

2016
Introduction of the new generation of controllers BASTRAProfi at the IFFA 2016.

2017
BASTRA sells its one hundredth BASTRASmart500