kov - AUSTRIAN KACHELOFEN association
KOV is a non-profit association, which on the
one hand carries out research for Kachelofen
(tile stoves) and also provides information about findings and innovations for the
general public. Membership in the association is voluntary, and both stove
builders and the supply industry are represented by the association. The association
was founded in 1953 and its registered office has remained in Vienna ever
since. The Austrian Kachelofen Association includes 600 stove-building
enterprises throughout Austria. It also counts about 50 important industrial companies
among its members.
Since its foundation, the Association has run its own research centre, the VFH – Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt der Hafner (Stove Builders' Testing and Research Institute). Its main activities are: · R&D in the field of Kachelofen · technical advice for stove builders · accreditated and notified test laboratory for stoves and kitchen ovens · standardisation work · master class for stove building Technical ContactThomas Schiffert - tschiff@kachelofenverband.at
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