History
Success thanks to performance
1960
Company founded as a workshop by the partners KERschl and SchMIdt for manufacturing heating oil tanks.
1967
Start of production of steel panel radiators.
1972
Expansion of the factory by the first fully automatic production line for steel panel radiators.
1973
Takeover by the Salzgitter Group.
1976
Setting up the Shower Enclosure business sector.
1987
Introduction of the NT 2000 V-Compact radiator with an integrated valve fitting.
Owing to the rapid success of the product, the location was extensively expanded and upgraded already by the end of the ’80s.
1989
The first steel panel radiator models specially adapted for use in the bathroom are launched.
Fusion of Salzgitter AG and PREUSSAG AG. Kermi GmbH is now part of the PREUSSAG Group.
1990
Kermi paves the way with the new Infocenter. As an exemplary forum for presentation, training, and interaction.
1992
A completely new steel panel radiator factory with fully automatic production lines and a paint shop come on stream.
1994
Start of production for bathroom and design radiators.
1996
Kermi s.r.o. with manufacturing was founded in Stribro in the Czech Republic.
1997
Convectors and heating panels are included in the product range.
2000
Market introduction of the Kermi all-glass shower enclosure programme
2001
Kermi expands their heating technology competence with the x-net underfloor heating system.
Gaining international market presence and expanding the product programme over the last decade involved extensive expansion of development, production, logistics, and administration.
Since 01.07.2001, Kermi has been part of AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG with its headquarters in Arbon, Switzerland.
2004
Extensive expansion of Kermi s.r.o. Stribro in the areas of production and logistics.
2005
Introduction of the therm-x2 with innovative, energy-saving x2-technology in multi-layer radiators with valves with a centre connection.
2005
Generously proportioned walk-in glass units open up new possibilities in a young, growing trend market.
2007
Introduction of the innovative x2-technology in all multi-layer radiators with valves.
2008
50 million times quality and innovation from Lower Bavaria. In the steady beat of the welding line, the 50 millionth steel panel radiator rolled off the production lines at Kermi in Plattling in 2008.
2010
50 years of Kermi – 50 years of innovation, design, and quality. Originally founded as a workshop , today Kermi is one of the leading suppliers of heating technology and shower solutions in Europe.
2010
The Sanitary department is expanded by the Wet Floor System business unit.
2013
A milestone is set with the presentation of the Kermi x-optimised heating system. Kermi enters the heat source, heat storage, and heat control segments and provides everything from a single source right up to the heat transfer.
2014
Inauguration of the new Kermi seminar centre: Campus at the company headquarters in Plattling.
In 2014 the expansion work in the logistics area was completed.
2015
The x-well domestic ventilation provides a comfortable climate in every room – the ideal extension in the Kermi x-optimised heating system.
2016
Kermi Smart Home. Expansion of the system x-optimised by new, intelligent control products. The key component in the new Homeserver x-center base, by means of which all building technology components can be controlled and programmed.
2018
The result of extensive investments in production & logistics for shower design and thermal comfort.
Like the range of products the Kermi business premises in Plattling has grown over the years.
2019
In the Kermi system x-optimised the individual heating technology components fit together in perfect coordination. The auxiliary “+e” represents the expansion of intelligent electrical solutions. Here, we rely on the use of renewable energies and the intelligent combination of water- and electricity-based system components.