1971
Foundation
Foundation of BHK Holz- und Kunststoff KG in Büren by Heinrich Kottmann, Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen
Heinrich
Kottmann
Wilhelm
Vogt
Elisabeth
Willemsen
1976
Extension
Foundation of BHK of America in Mahwah N.J
1988
Foundation of BHK UK Ltd. in Peterlee.
Peter Kottmann joins the management team
1992
Foundation of BHK Holz- u. Kunststoff GmbH in Ebersdorf. Takeover of the drawer and profile manufacturer Holzprodukte Wurzbach.
1996
The partners Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen leave the company. The partners Michael Kottmann and Monika Kamp join the company.
1999
Heinz Kottmann joins the management team.
2000
Relocation of BHK UK Ltd. to the new business premises.
Construction of our biomass power plant
2002
Heinrich Kottmann retires as a partner and founds Spedition Heinrich Kottmann GmbH & Co. KG.
2004
Foundation of BHK Lietuva UAB based in Ignalina, Lithuania.
2006
Foundation of BHK UK Flooring Ltd. in Peterlee.
2008
Monika Kamp retires as a shareholder and acquires BHK of America Inc.
2011
Foundation of BHK Saalburg GmbH
Michael Kottmann retires as a shareholder and acquires BHK Holz- u. Kunststoff GmbH, Ebersdorf
Presentation of the trenovo brand at BAU in Munich.
2017
September
Foundation of BHK Polska Sp. z.o.o. (Szczecinek)
2019
September
BHK repositions itself strategically in Büren. The moderna® brand will be continued by MeisterWerke Schulte GmbH under the leadership of Heinz Kottmann as Managing Director.
2021
September
Heinz Kottmann returns to work
2022
September
Heinz Kottmann founds the company trenovo Treppensysteme
2024
November
Renaming of the trenovo brand.
trenovo becomes k-stairs – STAIRCASE IN PERFECTION