Premier German manufacturer of pneumatic tools and fasteners for industrial and construction applications. BEA BEGINNINGS Founded in 1910 in Hamburg, Germany, BeA has grown and expanded from its original beginnings as a import and export company into a global market leader for professional tools and fastening systems. BeAs global headquarters moved to Ahrensburg, just outside of Hamburg, in 1951 and global expansion of the brand began shortly thereafter. Today, BeAs products are available worldwide through BeA owned subsidiaries of authorized resellers. The Beginnings In the 1950s BeA introduced the first pneumatic nailer with the BeA logo to the market, forming the basis for the companys success. Since that time, the distinctive BeA blue logo has become a trusted symbol of reliability and maximum efficiency. Tools with the BeA logo consistently remain the first choice among industry and trade professionals. What We Do Quite simply, BeA makes the worlds best staplers, nailers and fastening technologies. We market and sell through our own sales force or authorized distributors. As an innovative quality leader in the industry, BeA complies with the most recent industry standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 to ensure the highest possible quality standards are met. The company Joh. Friedrich Behrens founded in 1910 has, over its 100+ year history, developed into a global group of companies. Today, the brand name BeA is synonymous with professional fastening technologies. The BeA group produces for the furniture and automotive industries, prefabricated housing construction, the packaging industry and trade. As a modern brand with market leading products, we accomplish things our company founders couldnt have even imagined possible, such as running all of our machines through three million operating cycles before theyre ever sent out the door. Innovative technologies that set the standards for fastening technologies thats 100 years of BeA.