In 1984, Ludger Glaap followed his father into the forwarding business. At the end of the 1980s, he entered the construction materials business in the Black Forest. After learning the basics of machine technology in the plaster and screed area for approx. one year, Ludger Glaap joint a local manufacturer in Baden-Wuerttemberg in 1994 as sales representative for plastering machines / screed machines. In 1996, he relocated as regional sales manager to the Eastern part of Germany. Starting from 2001, Ludger Glaap worked as sales manager for plastering screed machines. In 2008, he became an authorised officer of the company. He also became an authorised officer of the sister company in Eastern Westphalia, whose executive management he joined in 2009. Starting from 2011, Ludger Glaap was responsible for the entire sales operation of the company group. He left this company group for personal reasons in spring of 2012. In summer of the same year, he returned to the screed machine sector and founded together with Fritz Brinkmann Ludger Glaap & Fritz Brinkmann Machines GmbH & Co. KG.