Elk prefabricated house
| ELK Fertighaus GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1979 (as ELK-Fertighaus GmbH & Co KG, from 1990 as ELK-Fertighaus AG, since 2013 as ELK Fertighaus GmbH) |
| Seat | A-3943 Schrems |
| management | Thomas Scheriau, Stefan Schneider (Managing Director) |
| Number of employees | 1,200 |
| Branch | Prefabricated house manufacturer |
| Website | www.elk.at www.elk-fertighaus.de |
The ELK prefab GmbH is a European prefabricated housing maker headquartered in Schrems , Lower Austria .
We produce and erect prefabricated houses for private customers and multi-storey residential buildings, commercial buildings, municipal buildings, commercial buildings, motels and hotels for corporate customers .
history
The company goes back to an export-import company for production machines and equipment founded in 1959 by Johann Weichselbaum. In 1970 log houses were imported from Finland for the first time , for which the brand name ELK-Haus was registered and the first model houses were built. From 1973, prefabricated wooden houses were also imported from Norway and ELK was the general contractor in house construction. In 1979 the ELK-Fertighaus GmbH & Co KG was founded in Schrems, the first factory was built and from 1980 the first self-produced houses were built. In 1989, a log house plant was opened at the company's headquarters in Schrems.
In 1990 the GmbH & Co. KG was renamed a non-listed stock corporation, the Weichselbaum family remained full owners. In the same year, three plants for prefabricated houses, windows, doors and glued wooden beams were built in the Czech Republic, operated as a subsidiary under Austrian management. As early as 1992 ELK achieved a market share of 30% in Austria. The international orientation was continuously continued, initially through subsidiaries in Germany and Switzerland, later through partners and licensees and finally in 2002 with the majority takeover (89.62%) of the German Bien-Zenker AG.
In 2009 Erich Weichselbaum took over ELK Fertighaus AG with his board colleagues Walter Fischl and Gerhard Schuller. The DEIN Haus Holding GmbH founded for this purpose with managing director Isabella Weichselbaum-Kiskanoglou acquired 66 percent of ELK Fertighaus AG.
In 2013, ELK sold the shares in the German Bien-Zenker AG to the Munich-based Adcuram Group . The Austrian Zenker-Hausbau GmbH was taken over by DEIN Haus Holding, but continued to operate independently. In the same year, the ELK Group adapted its companies to the requirements of a modern group organization. ELK Fertighaus AG became ELK Fertighaus GmbH, DEIN Haus Holding GmbH became ELK Holding AG.
In 2016, the ELK Group produced 935 houses with 1,102 employees. The operating performance in 2016 was 170 million euros.
In April 2015 it became known that the company would like its employees to cut wages by three to four percent by the end of 2016. This is intended to expand business in England and Germany. An employee participation model was launched between 2010 and 2014, with employees paying in seven percent of their gross wages. The promised repayment of the sums failed to materialize, apart from small amounts, so the works council canceled the model.
On July 5, 2016, the takeover of Elk-Fertighaus by Gampen Fertighaus Sarl of the Austrian entrepreneur Matthias Calice, who had already taken over the prefabricated house manufacturer Hanlo in 2015 , became known. Gerhard Schuller remains managing director.
Thomas Scheriau and Stefan Schneider have been managing directors since 2018.
Locations
The headquarters and location of the first plant is Schrems, Lower Austria. Other locations, some as subsidiaries or operated by licensees, are in Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Italy.
About 50 ELK model houses are available to interested parties.
Memberships, awards and certifications
ELK is a member of the Austrian Prefabricated House Association, the European Prefabricated Building Association and klima: aktiv partner. Among other things, ELK received the prefabricated house quality mark and the Austria quality mark . In 1987 the company received the state award and has been allowed to use the federal coat of arms in business transactions ever since .
In 2011, ELK was awarded a prize for a bungalow passive house in a nationwide competition in the Czech Republic in the “Projects” category. This competition takes place annually and is advertised by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Industry / Commerce. In 2012 ELK built a five-storey residential building in London and was nominated for the Lower Austrian Timber Construction Prize as the first prefabricated house company. In 2013, ELK was named "Niche World Champion in Export" by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce.
Subsidiaries and Business Units
As a holding company, ELK Fertighaus GmbH Austria is responsible for the strategic management of the group and also generates the majority of the group's sales. In addition, there are subsidiaries with different focuses and tasks.
- ELK Fertighaus GmbH, branch office Germany
- ELK sro, Czech Republic (100%)
- ELK Fertighaus AG, Switzerland (100%)
- WindowStar sro, Czech Republic (96%)
Brands and Cooperations
Own brands are used for the various business areas of ELK. The most important are:
- ELK BAU: Property developer, built in cooperation with ELK prefabricated house row houses, semi-detached houses and single-family houses which are then sold with land
- ELK Motel: Motel and hotel construction
- ZENKER - single-family houses for upscale private customers
- HANLO - single-family houses with a focus on energy efficiency
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ derStandard.at - Elk wants employees to voluntarily waive their wages . APA notification dated April 7, 2015, accessed April 7, 2015.
- ↑ diepresse.com - Elk-Haus demands wage waivers from employees . APA notification dated April 8, 2015, accessed April 12, 2015.
- ^ Elk sold to Hanlo owner Matthias Calice. In: kurier.at. Retrieved June 28, 2017 .