October 2nd, 1995 – that is when the story began with the foundation of the 8. 2 Engineering Office in Süderdeich by Manfred Lührs. The company’s name was copied from hexagonal bolts with the data of the respective material imprinted on top. As for wind turbines the most common bolts are  8.8, 10.9 and 12.9.

„Actually, 8.2 does not exist but 8 and 2 are my favourite numbers“, Manfred Lührs reveals the secret of finding the name „At that time, I did not want to found just another office for wind energy technology.“

Therefore, for the very first expert office he chose deliberately a logo which should be kept in mind. Since then, 8.2 characterizes a group of engineering offices the first of which was founded [by Manfred Lührs] in 1995.

_{(Author: Detlef Koenemann)}