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| motto = ''"The FOUNDATION Of Tomorrow !"''

| status = Defunct ''Subsidary of'' [[Walter Corporation]]

| founded = Late 1800s as ''Kleinmann Bauausführung'' Between 1945 and 1977 as ''Bergmann Group''

| industry = Construction

| people = [[Eric Kleinmann]] (deceased) ''Founder, owner'' [[Xeander Berg]] (deceased) ''Co-founder''

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====Founding====

[[Eric Kleinmann]]~~, a German,~~ was a respected building engineer who inherited one of the largest construction companies of Western Europe from his father~~, Edward Kleinmann~~. He was considered one of the greatest entrepreneurs of his generation in his heyday~~. His~~ company ~~was~~ responsible for ~~the~~ development of steel-titanium textile-reinforced concrete.

The Bergmann Group was co-founded by two men: [[Eric Kleinmann]] of Germany and [[Xeander Berg]] of Belgium. Kleinmann was a respected building engineer who inherited one of the largest construction companies in Western Europe from Edward, his father. He was considered one of the greatest entrepreneurs of his generation in his heyday, with his company being responsible for development of steel-titanium textile-reinforced concrete. Beyond the close friendship he shared with Kleinmann, very little is known of Berg's life prior to the establishment of the Group. Prior to his first meeting with Eric, Berg maintained a small research and development facility in Belgium that focused on mining engineering. The two would meet at the International Exposition in Brussels, discovering that they shared many similar ideas about construction and architecture. From that chance meeting the Bergmann Group was born.

~~[[Xeander Berg]], a Belgian~~, ~~was a friend of Kleinmann's and co-founder of the Bergmann Group. Very~~ little is known of ~~his~~ life prior to ~~the~~ the establishment of the Group. Prior to ~~joining up~~ with Eric, ~~he had~~ a small research and development ~~research~~ facility in Belgium that focused on mining engineering.

The two would meet at the International Exposition in Brussels ~~where they found~~ they shared ~~the same~~ ideas about construction and architecture. From that chance meeting the Bergmann Group was born.

====World War II====

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====Bankruptcy====

Much mystery surrounds the events which led to the end of the Bergmann Group. First of these was the disappearance of [[Xeander Berg]]. In his last classified reports of [[Timeline of Events|~~1960~~]] Berg spoke of a new innovation that would "change the building world forever". Shortly after, however, he disappeared, and he was never heard from again

Much mystery surrounds the events which led to the end of the Bergmann Group. First of these was the disappearance of [[Xeander Berg]]. In his last classified reports of [[Timeline of Events|1977]] Berg spoke of a new innovation that would "change the building world forever". Shortly after, however, he disappeared, and he was never heard from again

While Berg's disappearance was a major blow for the company, the event with the biggest impact was the payback of the projects. The innovations team spent almost all of the Group's funds in their development and the company gained little in return for their projects.

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    | motto = ''"The <u>FOUNDATION</u> Of Tomorrow !"''
    | status = Defunct <br /> ''Subsidary of'' <br /> [[Walter Corporation]]
+  | founded = Late 1800s <br> as ''Kleinmann Bauausführung'' <br/> Between 1945 and 1977 <br> as ''Bergmann Group'' <br/>
    | industry = Construction
    | people = [[Eric Kleinmann]] (deceased) <br /> ''Founder, owner'' <br /> [[Xeander Berg]] (deceased) <br /> ''Co-founder''
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 ====Founding====
-[[Eric Kleinmann]], a German, was a respected building engineer who inherited one of the largest construction companies of Western Europe from his father, Edward Kleinmann. He was considered one of the greatest entrepreneurs of his generation in his heyday. His company was responsible for the development of steel-titanium textile-reinforced concrete.
+The Bergmann Group was co-founded by two men: [[Eric Kleinmann]] of Germany and [[Xeander Berg]] of Belgium. Kleinmann was a respected building engineer who inherited one of the largest construction companies in Western Europe from Edward, his father. He was considered one of the greatest entrepreneurs of his generation in his heyday, with his company being responsible for development of steel-titanium textile-reinforced concrete.  Beyond the close friendship he shared with Kleinmann, very little is known of Berg's life prior to the establishment of the Group. Prior to his first meeting with Eric, Berg maintained a small research and development facility in Belgium that focused on mining engineering.  The two would meet at the International Exposition in Brussels, discovering that they shared many similar ideas about construction and architecture. From that chance meeting the Bergmann Group was born.
-[[Xeander Berg]], a Belgian, was a friend of Kleinmann's and co-founder of the Bergmann Group.  Very little is known of his life prior to the the establishment of the Group. Prior to joining up with Eric, he had a small research and development research facility in Belgium that focused on mining engineering.
-The two would meet at the International Exposition in Brussels where they found they shared the same ideas about construction and architecture. From that chance meeting the Bergmann Group was born.
 ====World War II====
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 ====Bankruptcy====
-Much mystery surrounds the events which led to the end of the Bergmann Group. First of these was the disappearance of [[Xeander Berg]]. In his last classified reports of [[Timeline of Events|1960]] Berg spoke of a new innovation that would "change the building world forever". Shortly after, however, he disappeared, and he was never heard from again
+Much mystery surrounds the events which led to the end of the Bergmann Group. First of these was the disappearance of [[Xeander Berg]]. In his last classified reports of [[Timeline of Events|1977]] Berg spoke of a new innovation that would "change the building world forever". Shortly after, however, he disappeared, and he was never heard from again
 While Berg's disappearance was a major blow for the company, the event with the biggest impact was the payback of the projects. The innovations team spent almost all of the Group's funds in their development and the company gained little in return for their projects.