History

1927

A FOUNDER SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY

Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard, the founder of P. Ejlersgaard A/S (later STARCO) is born on 11 September.

1930

POUL EJLERSGAARD

Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard has his photograph taken with his first wheelbarrow – an object which, later, becomes very important for his life.

1940

YACHTING – NOT JUST FOR FUN

Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard is a keen yachtsman - a passion he inherited from his father, Ejler Ejlersgaard. The family often goes sailing, and later, when Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard becomes self-employed, many summer holidays are spent at sea. Whilst sailing, visiting customers is quite a common phenomenon. The boat is a 'Folkebåd', the fifth made in Denmark, and Ejler Ejlersgaard won it in the lottery.

1954

TYRES AND WHEELS ON THE PROGRAMME

Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard finishes his training in the firm Middelfart Jern & Stålforretning.
The same year, he is employed at Sygos in Kolding, a company which trades with pneumatic tyres.

Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard and the owner and director of Sygos, Erik Juul Hansen, develop a close relationship. Juul Hansen becomes the godfather of Ejlersgaard’s daughter, Anette, and his wife, Lise Lotte Juul Hansen, becomes godmother for Ejlersgaard’s son Peer.

1955

THE VIEWFINDER ON DUMPERS

Erik Juul Hansen and Poul Henrik Julius Ejlersgaard attend the Köln fair. Ejlersgaard, a keen photographer, takes a picture of a dumper. Curiously enough, already then he is interested in this type of vehicle. Today STARCO is by far is the largest supplier of these wheels to the European market.