Friedrich Schiedel (* September 13, 1913 - † March 28, 2001, in Grünburg) was born in 1913 in Bad Wurzach (then: Baierz) in modest circumstances. After completing his A-levels in 1931, he began studying engineering in civil engineering and road construction at a technical college. After the end of the war, he founded the company Erbacher Bauwaren in Erbach near Ulm in 1946. This was done, as he always liked to report, "literally with two borrowed shovels and a borrowed wheelbarrow". In the years that followed, the small business grew into an economically strong and successful group of companies with a total of 17 factories. From 1951, Erbacher Bauwaren produced under the name "Schiedel".
the Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (1978) and the Federal Cross of Merit I Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1983), as well as the Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (1989), the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg (1992) and the Bavarian Order of Merit (1996). He was also awarded honorary citizenship of the towns of Hauerz/Bad Wurzach (1971), Puchschlagen/Schwabhausen (1971) and Markt Schöllnach in the Bavarian Forest (1977). In 1971, Friedrich Schiedel was also made an honorary senator of the Technical University (TU) of Munich, with which his company cooperated intensively.
Friedrich Schiedel was an early advocate of the transfer of scientific research findings and technological innovations into commercial practice. However, it was not only the innovative strength and growth of his company or progress in production technologies that were important to him. As a socially responsible and far-sighted entrepreneur, he always paid attention to adequate social benefits for his employees and their families, which is still the company's philosophy today. His extensive commitment as an entrepreneur earned him numerous honors: He received numerous awards for his socially committed and entrepreneurial work, including the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Austria (1975),
