{"id":5680,"date":"2024-12-30T17:09:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k-stairs.de\/company\/geschichte\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:23:44","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k-stairs.de\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

1971<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"FOTO

BHK Holz- und Kunststoff KG<\/h2>

in B\u00fcren<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Foundation<\/h4><\/div>

Foundation of BHK Holz- und Kunststoff KG in B\u00fcren by Heinrich Kottmann, Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen<\/p>\n<\/div>

\"FOTO<\/span><\/div>

Heinrich
\nKottmann<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"FOTO<\/span><\/div>

Wilhelm
\nVogt<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"FOTO<\/span><\/div>

Elisabeth
\nWillemsen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1976<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"FOTO

BHK of America<\/h2>

FOTO trenovo historie america mahwah web sw1976.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Extension<\/h4><\/div>

Foundation of BHK of America in Mahwah N.J<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1988<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"FOTO

BHK UK Ltd.<\/h2>

FOTO trenovo historie peterlee web sw 1988.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Foundation of BHK UK Ltd. in Peterlee.<\/h4><\/div>

Peter Kottmann joins the management team<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1992<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Foundation of BHK Holz- u. Kunststoff GmbH in Ebersdorf. Takeover of the drawer and profile manufacturer Holzprodukte Wurzbach.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1996<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The partners Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen leave the company. The partners Michael Kottmann and Monika Kamp join the company.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1999<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Heinz Kottmann joins the management team.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2000<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"FOTO

BHK UK Ltd.<\/h2>

FOTO trenovo historie bhk uk 2000.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Relocation of BHK UK Ltd. to the new business premises.<\/h4><\/div>
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Biomass power station<\/h2>

FOTO trenovo historie biomassenkraftwerk 2000a.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Construction of our biomass power plant<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2002<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Spedition Heinrich Kottmann GmbH & Co. KG<\/h2>

FOTO trenovo kottmann spedition web 2002.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Heinrich Kottmann retires as a partner and founds Spedition Heinrich Kottmann GmbH & Co. KG.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2004<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"FOTO

BHK Lietuva UAB<\/h2>

FOTO trenovo historie litauen ignalina web 2004.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Foundation of BHK Lietuva UAB based in Ignalina, Lithuania.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2006<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Foundation of BHK UK Flooring Ltd. in Peterlee.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2008<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Monika Kamp retires as a shareholder and acquires BHK of America Inc.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2011<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Foundation of BHK Saalburg GmbH<\/h4><\/div>

Michael Kottmann retires as a shareholder and acquires BHK Holz- u. Kunststoff GmbH, Ebersdorf<\/h4><\/div>
\"FOTO

Brand trenovo<\/h2>

FOTO trenovo historie geburtsstunde trenovo 2011.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Presentation of the trenovo brand at BAU in Munich.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2017<\/h2><\/div>

September<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Foundation of BHK Polska Sp. z.o.o. (Szczecinek)<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2019<\/h2><\/div>

September<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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BHK repositions itself strategically in B\u00fcren. The moderna\u00ae brand will be continued by MeisterWerke Schulte GmbH under the leadership of Heinz Kottmann as Managing Director.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/h2><\/div>

September<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"heinz

Heinz Kottmann<\/h2>

heinz kottmann 2021.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Heinz Kottmann returns to work<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2022<\/h2><\/div>

September<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"FOTOS

trenovo Treppensysteme<\/h2>

FOTOS trenovo Teamfoto 2022.jpg<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>

Heinz Kottmann founds the company trenovo Treppensysteme<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2024<\/h2><\/div>

November<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"trenovo<\/span><\/div>

Renaming of the trenovo brand.
\ntrenovo becomes k-stairs – STAIRCASE IN PERFECTION<\/p><\/h4><\/div>

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