In March, three of our Berlin-based colleagues embarked on a joint journey to Asia. In the port city of Xiamen, they were warmly welcomed by our two Chinese colleagues, who support BESCO locally as Production Support Managers. A key highlight of the trip was their time at the Xiamen Stone Fair, the world’s leading trade fair for natural stone. Beyond the exhibition, the team visited selected production partners and quarries across China and India, gaining first-hand insights into local processes and identifying distinctive materials for the European market.

For BESCO, 2025 was more than a series of delivery dates. In his personal review, Managing Director Florian Geyer reflects on a few highlights – from logistical masterpieces on steep slopes to the striking impact of natural stone in modern interiors, and even unexpected encounters in the Alps.

BESCO Supports Emerging Talent: At the Education and Study Fair 2025, the Berlin-based company showcases the diverse opportunities offered by an apprenticeship in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management.

In September, two trainees and a dual-study student, together with their trainer, represented BESCO Berliner Steincontor GmbH at the Bernau Education and Study Fair held at the Paulus-Praetorius-Gymnasium near Berlin.

Matti Mieklei is in his second year of training at BESCO, where he is being educated as a wholesale and foreign trade management specialist. As part of his training, he completed a four-week international internship on the Mediterranean island of Malta. In the interview, he talks about his time there and the valuable experiences he gained.

The Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2024 in Berlin once again offered an opportunity to experience the diversity and depth of science up close. Around 60 scientific institutions opened their doors to visitors of all ages, including universities, colleges, museums and research institutes. BESCO provided belgrano® natural stone slabs to the students of the landscape architecture course at the Berliner Hochschule für Technik for the construction of a show garden.

Four BESCO employees from Berlin went on a joint trip to China in March. In Xiamen, a city on the south-eastern coast of China, they were welcomed by four Chinese colleagues who work as inspectors for BESCO. The highlight of the trip was their visit at Xiamen Stone Fair. At the natural stone fair, the BESCO team was able to maintain existing business relationships, develop new international contacts and explore business opportunities. Away from the fair, the team visited various production partners and gained an insight into the country's culture.

They were given an insight into production and were able to see the complete product cycle, from the stone in the quarry to the finished product. The excursion enabled the four trainees, who are completing their training in wholesale and foreign trade at BESCO, to gain an even deeper understanding of the natural stone industry.

BESCO has completed a generational change: Florian Geyer becomes Managing Director and joins company founders Frank Dickmann and Ulrich Klösser to form the new management team. This marks the start of the rejuvenation of the management team in order to secure the management of the company for the coming decades.