Thomas Hagedorn
{{short description|German entrepreneur and founder of Hagedorn Group}}
{{redirect|Thom Hagedorn|the former member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota|Tom Hagedorn}}
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Thomas Hagedorn (born May 11, 1971) is a German entrepreneur, founder and managing director of Hagedorn Group in Gütersloh.
Life
Hagedorn grew up in Gütersloh.Dietmar Student: [https://www.manager-magazin.de/premium/thomas-hagedorn-holding-das-ist-deutschlands-abrisskoenig-a-00000000-0002-0001-0000-000166559067 Dieser Mann ist Deutschlands Abrisskönig], Manager Magazin, (German), November 2019. He married Barbara Hagedorn, who joined the company in 1999. Thomas and Barbara Hagedorn have two children.Bünder, Helmut (22. Mai 2018): "Wir haben das Abbruchgeschäft salonfähig gemacht", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, access-date=2019-10-17
Career
After working as a locksmith, truck driver, engine operator, foreman and site manager, Hagedorn founded his own company in 1997 in Gütersloh. He bought a small building yard in Freckenhorst and started with demolishing houses. In 2002, Hagedorn bought a {{convert|10000|m2|sqft}} area at the Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse between Gütersloh and Bielefeld, that still holds the headquarter and some facilities of the company.{{Cite web|url=https://allgemeinebauzeitung.de/abz/20-jahre-hagedorn-vom-einzelunternehmer-zur-bekannten-unternehmensgruppe-25106.html|title=20 Jahre Hagedorn: Vom Einzelunternehmer zur bekannten Unternehmensgruppe|last=Germany|first=Patzer Verlag GmbH & Co KG, Berlin|website=ABZ Allgemeine Bauzeitung - Baunachrichten|language=de|access-date=2019-10-16}}Angela Hennersdorf: Der Kohlemacher, Wirtschaftswoche (German),
February 15, 2019, retrieved November 11, 2019.
In 2006, Hagedorn founded the Gütersloher Wertstoffzentrum GmbH that recycles building rubble, followed by the Erdbau- und -erschließungs GmbH for civil engineering in Oktober 2011.Rechlin, Stephan: Zu viel Schotter: Hagedorn baut an, Westfalen-Blatt, 2019-10-17 2013 the Revital GmbH was founded, which focuses on the restructuring of brownfields. In 2016, the Hagedorn group launched their online-platform Brownfield24, which connects sellers and byers of industrial and commercial brownfields.{{Cite web|url=https://allgemeinebauzeitung.de/abz/erfolgreichste-abbruchunternehmen-hagedorn-steigt-im-weltweiten-ranking-23167.html|title=Erfolgreichste Abbruchunternehmen: Hagedorn steigt im weltweiten Ranking|last=Germany|first=Patzer Verlag GmbH & Co KG, Berlin|website=ABZ Allgemeine Bauzeitung - Baunachrichten|language=de|access-date=2019-10-17}} Another start-up called Schüttflix was founded in 2019, an online-platform that provides an app for ordering bulk material.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wn.de/Muensterland/Kreis-Warendorf/Sassenberg/3888978-Hagedorn-uebernimmt-Hollmann-Baustoffe-Transporte-Gleiche-Arbeit-unter-neuer-Flagge|title=Gleiche Arbeit unter neuer Flagge|last=Lieber|first=Ulrich|website=Westfälische Nachrichten|language=de|access-date=2019-11-11}}
Today, the Hagedorn Group is a company with over 500 employees, specialised in the fields of demolition, restructuring, disposal and recycling of building rubble, as well as civil engineering and restructuring of brownfields. The Hagedorn Group holds a total of around 39 individual companies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haller-kreisblatt.de/aus_der_region/22526663_Baggersimulator-In-Guetersloh-lernt-man-baggern-ohne-Schaeden-zu-verursachen.html|title=Baggern wie in echt: So funktioniert Hagedorns Baggersimulator|last=Dünhölter|first=Jens|date=|website=Haller Kreisblatt|language=de|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-11}}
Recognition and Philanthropy
Hagedorn criticized in the largest German newspaper Bild that nobody was prepared to become an excavator driver any more. Shortly after the article was published, the company received more than 250 applications.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_guetersloh/guetersloh/22439764_Wer-hat-Lust-auf-Baggerfahren-Hagedorn.html|title=Warum die Telefone bei Abrissunternehmer Hagedorn plötzlich nicht mehr stillstehen|last=Osterkamp|first=Ludger|date=|website=Neue Westfälische|language=de|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/news/inland/news-inland/bau-unternehmer-mit-dem-bild-bericht-kamen-ueber-250-bewerbungen-61674270.bild.html|title=Bau-Unternehmer: Mit dem BILD-Bericht kamen über 250 Bewerbungen|last=|first=|date=|website=Bild|language=de|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-11}}
Hagedorn is the sponsor of the local football club FC GüterslohFemme, Wolfgang (27. Mai 2019): "Finale" mit getrübter Stimmung, Neue
Westfälische, (German), 2019-10-17{{Cite web|url=https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/OWL/Kreis-Guetersloh/Guetersloh/3674884-Beim-Sponsorenmeeting-des-FC-Guetersloh-analysiert-Ex-Europameister-Thomas-Helmer-mit-Heribert-Bruchhagen-und-Thomas-Hagedorn-die-aktuelle-Situation-Plauderstunde-mit-Promis-und-Pils|title=Plauderstunde mit Promis und Pils|last=Dünhölter|first=Jens|website=Westfalen-Blatt|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-11-11}} and is a partner and fan of the Bundesliga football club FC Schalke 04.Die Glocke: Hagedorn wird Schalke 04-Partner, retrieved October 17, 2019 He also supports several initiatives founded by him. For example, "Einfach Fußball", which enables handicapped children and young people to play football{{Cite web|url=https://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_guetersloh/guetersloh/guetersloh/21920013_Hagedorn-laesst-Kinder-baggern.html|title=Hagedorn lässt Kinder baggern|last=Dünhölter|first=Jens|date=|website=Neue Westfälische|language=de|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-11}} or "MIThelfen", in which Hagedorn employees work together in social projects.{{Cite web|url=https://www.drk-guetersloh.de/leichte-sprache/aktuell/aktuelles/meldung/aktion-mithelfen-gemeinschaftsprojekt-der-unternehmensgruppe-hagedorn-und-des-drk-kreisverband-g.html|title=Aktion "MIThelfen" – Gemeinschaftsprojekt der Unternehmensgruppe Hagedorn und des DRK Kreisverband Gütersloh|website=www.drk-guetersloh.de|language=de|access-date=2019-11-11}}
Awards
See also
References
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Category:Businesspeople from North Rhine-Westphalia