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 Contact

Thomas Schiffert - tschiff@kachelofenverband.at