BEMA is founded by Jørgen P. Ravnskov and starts producing conveyors for agriculture. The conveyors are used to move hay bales, grain sacks, beets, and other items, easing physical labor. From the outset, creating tools and machines to move materials from one place to another has been ingrained in BEMA’s DNA. The name BEMA is based on the company’s original name, Bjerning Maskinfabrik.

BEMA launches a conveyor with hardened steel chains. A durable and reliable product, central to the product range well into the 1960s.

BEMA gains momentum with deliveries of high-voltage masts and the installation of machinery at a large feed factory in Haderslev.

BEMA builds its first facilities for drying grass into fodder – an important product until the oil crisis in the late 1970s made grass drying unprofitable.

BEMA decides to leverage its knowledge of material transport to focus on screw flights, conveyors, bucket elevators, and drag chain conveyors. This was an important strategic decision and laid the foundation for modern BEMA.

Two employees, Mogens Jensen and Otto Rasmussen, partially take over ownership of BEMA.

BEMA’s founder, Jørgen P. Ravnskov, sells his remaining shares to Mogens Jensen and Otto Rasmussen.

Two employees, Kim Friberg and Steen Madsen, become co-owners.

The strategic focus on screw flights, rotors, and complete screw solutions pays off, and BEMA builds a new 400 sqm hall dedicated to screw production, etc. The customer base expands to include industries like mineral wool, soil decontamination, incineration plants, paper, and offshore. BEMA develops into a leading specialist in transporting raw materials from process to process in integrated production workflows.

Jørgen Ravnskov, BEMA’s founder, passes away.

BEMA is busy and expands again with an additional 700 sqm production hall. New industries emerge – pharmaceutical companies, slaughterhouses, and other food production businesses.

BEMA prepares to move to new premises with a better location, where production can be optimally structured. BEMA purchases 20,000 sqm of industrial land near the Sønderjyske Motorway.

BEMA begins relocation to the new site, establishing itself at Bredholm 3 in Haderslev. Over the next three years, three new production halls are built.

A third generational shift begins. Jørgen Strøm, Erik Rasmussen, and Tina Poder acquire 45% of the shares, and an external investor takes 35%. The remaining 20% are retained by Steen Madsen.

BEMA buys ACTA Recycling, which manufactures machines for shredding gypsum, insulation materials, household waste, plastics, etc.

BEMA takes over the company Ferreo. Ferreo A/S supplies process equipment made of stainless steel for the industry and operates according to a six-step model under the name Steel Performance. All products are customer-tailored and include both classic products such as tanks, evaporators, and heat exchangers, as well as more specialized solutions such as fluid beds, drying chambers, cyclones, and pressure tanks.

Jørgen Strøm and Erik Rasmussen acquire all shares and now form the ownership group. BEMA reaches 60 employees.

BEMA turns 75 years old. BEMA has a long history and has shown that there is a demand for its products and services.

BEMA acquires Anders Pedersen Maskin- og Specialfabrik in Stouby near Juelsminde, becoming Denmark’s largest manufacturer of screw rotors and solutions.