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