History & Team

With still so strong energy as in the past 70 years the KOHLBACH Group continues ist work with a new structure and implement Projects on all continents with great success.

KOHLBACH opened the new Factory in Bleiburg. With a manufacturing depth unique in this industry, KOHLBACH confirms its high demands for quality, reliability and expertise with the motto "If it says KOHLBACH on it, KOHLBACH is what's in it".

The major business award "Der Primus" from the "Kleinen Zeitung" newspaper for the "Stille Größe" (Quiet Grandeur) category was awarded to the KOHLBACH group.

The ISO 9001 quality management is enhanced through environmental management and acknowledged through receiving the EMAS-certificate from the minister for the environment in person.

The honorary ring of the city of Wolfsberg is bestowed upon Jakob Kohlbach for his life's work and service.

New company structure: Jakob Kohlbach retires. The company is reorganised into KOHLBACH GmbH & Co.

KOHLBACH, further innovation: With the SchuHi Jakob Kohlbach developed a moving grate for wet fuel — later further developed and known as system K8.

KOHLBACH makes a name for itself in neighbouring countries: already, over 50% of the complete turnover is generated through the exporting of systems.

Wood drying and room heating in a single chamber. With the first of many subsequent patents, today's production programme was started.

Post-war era, everything was tight. Even by then supposedly worthless post-war scrap was being converted into usable products. When Jakob Kohlbach founded his company in 1945 with the first self-made pincers he surely did not foresee the dynamics with which our family business would grow to international recognition. As early as 1954 our first product for generating energy from wood was created with KOHLBACH's own combined wood drying and room heating system. Patents, prizes, awards and economic success followed.