Jastram s Founders Histor y M r P et er Jastr am Jastr am C anada L t d F ounder and O wner Educated as a Marine Engineer at T echnische Universitat Berlin Mr Peter Jastram is the 3r d generation Owner of Jastram GmbH Co KG a marine equipment manufactur er founded in 1889 specializing in manoeuvring technology Mr Jastram established Jastram Canada Ltd in 1983 when he saw the potential for a Canadian distribution company specializing in Eur opean marine equipment In 2001 Peter Jastram sold Jastram Canada Ltd to Mr Peter Doetsch M r P et er D oetsch P Eng O wner Mr Doetsch r eceived his mechanical engineering degr ee fr om Aachen Germany He has an extensive backgr ound in the design and application engineering of ship components In 1983 Peter Doetsch was the frst employee of the start up company Jastram Canada Ltd Mr Doetsch was r esponsible for building this company into the North American distribution company it is today Six years later a sister company Jastram Engineering Ltd was formed focusing on the design and manufactur e of marine steering systems Jastram Engineering Ltd is now one of the global leaders in the marine steering market T oday Mr Doetsch r emains actively involved with Jastram Engineering Ltd W agner Engineering Ltd and Jastram T echnologies Ltd Formerly Jastram Canada Ltd Mr Peter Jastram Jastram Canada Ltd established 1983 Company milestones Jastram St Catharine s Of fce opened 1984 Jastram Engineering Ltd established 1989 Jastram GmbH Co KG established 1889