MILESTONES OF OUR SUCCESS STORY

The founders 

Heinrich
Kottmann

Wilhelm
Vogt

ELISABETH
WILLEMSEN

1971

Founding of BHK Holz- und Kunststoff KG in Büren by Heinrich Kottmann, Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen

1976

Founding of BHK of America in Mahwah, N.J

1988

Founding of BHK UK Ltd. in Peterlee, UK.
Peter Kottmann joins the management.

1992

Founding of BHK Holz- und Kunststoff in Ebersdorf, Germany. Takeover of drawer and profile manufacturer Wurzbach.

1996

Shareholders Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen resign, Michael Kottmann and Monika Kamp join.

1999

Heinz Kottmann complements the management.

2000

BHK UK Ltd. move into their new facilities.

2000

BHK UK Ltd. move into their new facilities.

2002

Heinrich Kottmann resigns as a shareholder and founds the haulage Heinrich Kottmann & Co. KG.

2004

Founding of BHK Lietuva UAB in Ignalina, Lithuania.

2006

Founding of BHK UK Flooring Ltd. in Peterlee, UK.

2008

Monika Kamp resigns as a shareholder and acquires BHK of America Inc.

2011

Founding of BHK Saalburg GmbH in Saalburg, Germany.

2011

Michael Kottmann resigns as a shareholder and acquires BHK Holz- und Kunststoff GmbH in Ebersdorf, Germany.

2011

Presentation of the trenovo brand at the BAU in Munich

2017

Founding of BHK Polska Sp. Z.o.o. in Szczecinek, Poland.

2019

BHK changes its strategic approach in Büren: The „moderna“ brand will be continued by „MeisterWerke Schulte GmbH“ with Heinz Kottmann as CEO. 

2021

Return of Heinz Kottmann

2022

Heinz Kottmann founds the company trenovo Treppensysteme