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The process of industrialisation has turned Fr. Petersen Maskinfabrik from a small village workshop into a large, modern enterprise with significant export activities.
Despite the changes, Petersen has yet retained its unshakable faith in the fundamental traditions of the old brick craftsmanship. For several decades Petersen has been specialising in modern production methods, in particular with regard to the manufacture of soft mud bricks. These methods have been further improved and transferred to markets with different brick making traditions.

Close involvement in the specific problems of the surrounding brickworks provides a constant source of inspiration to untraditional solutions and contributes to Petersen’s high degree of innovation and exceptional flexibility.

Fr. Petersen Maskinfabrik A/S is sited in a typical Danish glacial landscape, which is particularly rich in moraine deposits. The raw materials used in bricks are also found here, which is the reason why brick production has played such an important role in the history of the area.
Fr. Petersen has literally grown up with the numerous brickworks that are located along Flensborg Fjord, and Petersen has been an important partner in the rapid industrialisation of brick manufacture during the 20th century. As a result, Fr. Petersen is now regarded as one of the pioneers within the brick making industry.