The two make a big impression: Günter and Renate Auer are demolition experts at Bärnreuther + Deuerlein. Two to three times a week, they drill holes at the quarry’s demolition edge, set explosive charges and backfill the whole thing. Then it’s time to step back and – booom. Thousands of tonnes of limestone come crashing down. Fresh material that is transported by Arocs and Actros to construction sites within a radius of 100 kilometres after being crushed and sieved.
Demolition expert.
They are the people who provide the material for our roads. Not without risk – and yet they are virtually invisible unless you are in a quarry. It requires good physical fitness and at the same time perfect dexterity. A skill combination that not too many people have. But Günter and Renate Auer do. As a team and as lone fighters surrounded by rocks, dust and rubble. Maybe our roads are so good because demolition experts like these two love their work.
Bärnreuther Transport
- Trucks move 150 tonnes of limestone every day.
- 1,000 tonnes of stone can be crushed every hour.
- 12,000 tonnes of limestone and dolomite are mined in five quarries every day.
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Dream team behind the limestone blasts at Weickenhof: Günter and Renate Auer ensure supplies never run dry up to three times a week.
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Günter Auer’s classic vehicle is a proven workhorse for blast preparations.
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Mentally prepare before the blast, gather the necessary dexterity.
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On the works premises, licence plates may look like name plates.
Photos: Matthias Aletsee
Video: Martin Schneider-Lau