ilities ▁for ▁operating ▁the ▁project ▁after ▁its ▁construction . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁another ▁turn key ▁project , ▁a ▁new ▁gra in ▁sil o ▁in ▁Gen oa , ▁Italy , ▁was ▁both ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁first ▁international ▁vent ure ▁and ▁its ▁first ▁project ▁using ▁rein for ced ▁concrete . ▁Philipp ▁H elf mann ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁with ▁his ▁son - in - law , ▁Hans ▁We id mann , ▁taking ▁over ▁as ▁Chief ▁Executive . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁H elf mann ▁brothers ▁The ▁firm ▁grew ▁rapidly , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁compar able ▁with ▁the ▁major ▁German ▁construction ▁concerns ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁it ▁attract ed ▁invest ment ▁from ▁the ▁industrial ist ▁Hugo ▁St inn es ▁( des cribed ▁by ▁Time ▁as ▁the ▁" New ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Germany " ▁for ▁his ▁wealth ▁and ▁influence ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁the ▁firm ▁moved ▁its ▁base ▁to ▁Ess en ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁St inn es ▁group . ▁St inn es ▁planned ▁to ▁use ▁Ho cht ief ▁for ▁all ▁his ▁construction ▁projects , ▁while ▁the ▁Ho cht ief ▁saw ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁profit ▁from ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes , ▁organ ising ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁construction ▁materials ▁to ▁France ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁German ▁re par ations ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁F ate ▁interven ed ▁as ▁St inn es ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁his ▁industrial ▁emp ire