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Velfac
{{Primary sources, date=April 2009 Velfac A/S is a Danish company who produces windows for the building industry. The company is part of VKR Holding A/S, which also owns, among other things, Velux and Rationel. Velfac exports to several countries and has sales offices in Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden and Denmark. Velfac A/S is based in Ringkøbing and has over 1,000 employees and an annual turnover of just over £ 1.5 billion (2007) History The company was established in 1952 by the V. Kann Rasmussen & Co., and has manufactured windows for homes and building projects since then. Who sent the first window on the market and later registered the names Velux and Velfac. Three years later opened Leif E. Hansen carpentry business in Ølstrup near Ringkøbing that barely ten years later began producing windows called Windows Ribo A/S. This company was in 1978 part of the V. Kann Rasmussen Company Group. Since then the company has expanded several times. Timeline * 1952: V. Kann Ramus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velux
VELUX is a Danish manufacturing company that specialises in roof windows, skylights, suntunnels and related accessories. The company is headquartered in Hørsholm, Denmark and is a part of VKR Holding A/S. VELUX Group is a founding partner of the global Active House Alliance. The name VELUX originates from the Latin word '' ventus'' meaning wind and '' lux'' meaning light. History VELUX was founded in 1941 by Villum Kann Rasmussen. Kann Rasmussen patented his first window in 1942, which was designed to make use of natural light and let in air to ventilate previously dark and stuffy lofts. In 1952, the company started its international expansion, offering its products in Sweden and Germany. By 1965, VELUX Group had expanded into 12 markets and, by the early 1970s, had grown from around 300 to more than 1,000 employees. In 1975, VELUX Group expanded to the US and a factory was built there in 1978. In the early 1980s, VELUX expanded to Central and Eastern Europe and by the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
