About C.Woermann
The Company
Organisation
History
Sustainability
1837
Founding of the company by Carl Woermann (1813–1880) in Hamburg Exporting of linen and pottery on chartered sailing ships to the West Indies/Caribbean and importing of sugar and coffee.
1842
In the Hamburg fire that destroys large parts of the town, town hall and the old stock exchange, no buildings in Große Reichenstraße are damaged.
1847 ...