Hans Beck Hans Beck Hans Beck (6 May 1929, Greiz – 30 January 2009, Markdorf) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys. He is thus often called "The Father of Playmobil". Born in Greiz, Thuringia, Beck grew up in the town of Zirndorf. He trained as a cabinet maker and made small toy vehicles and figures for his younger siblings. He presented his model airplanes to Horst Brandstätter, owner of local toy company Geobra Brandstätter, who took him on, and asked him to develop toy figures for children. As a hobby Beck built ultra-lightweight model aircraft for flying indoors. He competed in
Bech-Bruun Bech-Bruun Bech-Bruun is a Danish law firm with offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Shanghai. As of 2013, the firm, has 74 partners and some 400 employees. It is described as one of the "Big Four" in the Danish market for legal services. Bech-Bruun traces its history back to 1872 when it was established as "Bech-Bruun I/S" but in 2001, after numerous mergers, it changed its name to "Bech-Bruun Dragsted Advokatfirma I/S", finally becoming "Bech-Bruun" in 2005. In 2011, the partnership opened an office in Shanghai to provide legal assistance to Danish firms entering the Chinese market. In 2012, the company