history

1986
After 20 years of experience in the field of mechanical technology and technical customer service Karl Neulichedl founds his company at Prato Isarco, Alto Adige. With only one employee the concept of the drying ironer gets developed. At the beginning of the business activity the productive part was managed, for logistic reasons, by a third partner. The production amounted three machines in the first year.

1987
Daughter Karin Neulichedl joins the company as the head of administration.
The production of the ironers is now done at the company’s site. The regional success of the drying ironer leads to an internationalisation of the commercial activities and relationships.
The first exported machine goes beyond the Italian border to Austria.

1990
First deliveries of the drying ironer in bigger quantities through a well-known company of the Triveneto, which gets the general reseller licence for the Italian territory. By now the company reached a production capacity of 150 machines per year.

1992
Founder Karl Neulichedl gets honoured for his efforts with the diploma “Working Italy Price”, handed over by the president of the Pragma Grandi Congressi in Bologna, Giovanni Agretti.

1993
Construction of the 500th drying ironer.

1997
Beginning of the works for the new administrative and productive buildings in the new handicraft zone of Cornedo, Alto Adige.

1999
Inauguration of the new company site, equipped with a production area, modernized to the state of the art in technology. At the same time also a powder varnishing chamber and a furnace got installed.

2000
The staff has grown to three people in administration and nine in production.

2001
The 15th and 10th anniversaries of two staff members show the loyalty and trust towards the company.

2006
Good commercial relationships have been built in the European territory. The drying ironers are exported all over the world.
Because of the continuously growing demand and the assiduity of our employees we were by now able to produce more than 1.500 drying ironers.
Through effort, diligence and competence we can today look back upon a proud corporate growth. 18 employees and collaborators are now working at our company, also three salesmen.

2008
An employee is celebrating its 20-year commitment to the company.

2010
The Ministry for Economic Development has finally registered the name “KAAN” as a trademark. It represents our products and services and sets us apart from our competitors on the market.
Two 20-year service anniversaries are evidence of loyalty to the company. “KAAN” as a trademark.

2011
An employee celebrates its 15th anniversary in company.
The company KAAN celebrates their 25th anniversary.

2012
Two people celebrate their 15th or 20th anniversary.

2014
Completion of the 2500th drying ironer.

2015
Three employees were celebrating an anniversary in 2015. 2 employees celebrated their 20-year company membership and one employee even celebrated its 25th anniversary.

2016
The company KAAN celebrates its 30th anniversary of the company and donates to “Südtirol hilft”

2017
Lutz Christian celebrates his 20th anniversary.

2018
For 20 years KAAN is based in Blumau.
Farewell party from our long-time representative Siegfried Zemmer.
Our employee Federer Erwin gets the award for “Master of work”.