Brawa - 67311 - Freight Car, Covered, Gms - Kaldewei - 231 146

Road Name History: Over the course of almost 100 years, the company founded in Ahlen by Franz KALDEWEI in October 1918 has developed from being a small business into one of the leading manufacturers of steel enamel bathroom solutions. The story begins with the manufacture of items such as washtubs, frying pans and metal containers with which the master tinsmith Franz KALDEWEI makes a name for himself, thus laying the cornerstone for the company’s advancement. Keys to the company’s lasting success are his iron will, untiring diligence, and his confident feel for promising market niches. After only three years, production space is expanded from an initial 922 to 6,500 square metres.

Brand/Importer Information: Brawa Artur Braun Modellspielwarenfabrik GmbH & Co. was founded in 1948 by Artur Braun in Waiblingen, Germany, to distribute model trains from other toy makers; eventually they began to manufacture their own lighting accessories such as streetlights and signals. In 1963 they acquired the complete line of motorized trolleybus and ski lift models from Eheim. They also began to expand their own line to include scenery items, and by 1993 they'd added locomotives and rolling stock to their product range. This medium-sized business is today jointly managed by the second and third generations of the Braun family: Günter Braun, son of the founder, and his daughter Katrin Braun are the company's managing partners.
Brawa range covers HO, O and N scales. The N scale range is focused on European rolling-stock, German locomotives and accessories like signals, streetlights, clocks and telephone booths.

Here is how the company describes itself:
At BRAWA, continuity and sustainable thinking and action - as the particular strengths of a family business - have a double impact. Changes are carefully considered and strategic decisions taken on the basis of a long-term vision, thus enabling the company to respond quickly and deliberately to the demands of the market. In addition, cross-generation collaboration ensures a vibrant coexistence of tradition and innovation.
In short, our future course is set and all signals are pointing towards continuity and growth. Our presence at our site in Remshalden shows our commitment to this area and highlights the sustainable nature of our company's location in the region. Sustainability is, as it were, an intrinsic value of our family business.