Brennet AG

Brennet AG, formerly Mechanische Buntweberei Brennet (MBB), was a fully integrated textile company whose main business from 1881 to March 2013 was the production of high-quality colored woven fabrics. It survived all of Germany's social and economic crises and expanded until the early 1980s. With the gradual abandonment of textile production between 2011 and 2013, Brennet was converted into a real estate company. Today, the company group is engaged in the development, construction, maintenance, and management of commercial and residential properties, the sale of textiles, and the management of energy in the areas of photovoltaics and hydropower. There is still a factory outlet and a museum.

The predecessor company was a Ferggerei in Görwihl in 1873. In 1881, the MBB (Mechanische Buntweberei Brennet) was founded. In 1896, the Stehle family members withdrew from the management and the AG, concentrating management in the hands of the Hipp, Denk, and Schenz families. In 1903, leadership gradually passed from the first generation to the second generation Denk through Carl Denk on the supervisory board, marking the beginning of the Carl Denk era. During World War I (1914-1918), the MBB produced substitute goods with paper yarns. After 1918, there was a new beginning and post-war turmoil, energy issues, and construction of the Humbel power plant. In 1927, the Vortisch spinning mill in Hausen i.W. (Hausen II) was acquired, and production shifted to large clothing manufacturers. From 1929 to 1932, the company overcame the Great Depression by relocating the main administration back to Brennet in 1932 and through modernization and rationalization. In 1937/1938, the Lampertsmühle spinning mill in Kaiserslautern was acquired. During World War II (1939-1945), large parts of production were shut down and armament companies were forcibly quartered. From 1954 to 1956, the Carl Denk era ended with his death and the death of Dr. Anton Denk. In the 1960s, the era of Robert and Albrecht Denk began. The Triatex association was a response to the beginning of the first textile crisis, and many structural expansions were carried out. The MBB was converted into Brennet AG. In 1971, the DLE (Dreiländereck Textilveredelungsgesellschaft) was acquired and converted into a successful commission finishing operation. In 1976/1978, a weaving mill was established in Bad Säckingen. In 1981, there was engagement in Berlin with the establishment of a weaving mill. In 1986, Stephan Denk returned to the company, and leadership was again in family hands. An investment offensive against the textile crisis followed.

1. 1Brennet GmbH / MBB Immobilien GmbH | Vom Textilbetrieb zum Immobilienunternehmenbrennet.de
2. 2Chronik | Brennet GmbH / MBB Immobilien GmbHbrennet.de