Company history
Kenvéd was founded by 4 private persons in 1994; it has been family-owned since 2008.
The company started with lubrication technology and black finishing and has been developing ever since.
We started supplying automotive customers in 2002 and today 95% of our turnover comes from the automotive industry. Therefore we have been operating a quality management system certified to ISO/TS 16949 and an environment management system according to ISO 14001 since 2005.
Aside from the automotive parts we also treat components for the electronics, household, toy and machine tool industry.
Kenvéd has more than 130 employees and operates several different surface treatment technologies on a workshop area 20.000 m².
We have direct and indirect relationships with more than 10 European countries.
Milestones:
| 1994 | Foundation Black finishing, consulting services for lubrication |
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| 1998 | Launch of the Rilsan-coating technology | |
| 1999 | Launch of e-coating Certification of ISO 9002 |
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| 2001 | Building of the e-coat hall |  |
| 2002 | Launch of phosphating Entry into automotive industry |
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| 2003 | Certification of ISO 9001 | |
| 2004 | Building of the new production hall and offices Launch of Rilsan-coating by robot |
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| 2005 | Certification of ISO/TS 16949 Integrated certification of ISO 9001 and 14001 Launch of wet painting |
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| 2006 | Launch of zinc-plating | |
| 2007 | Launch of zinc-nickel-plating Establishing of the new laboratory |
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| 2008 | Launch of powder painting Launch of e-coating in grey colour Building of the 2500 m² warehouse |
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| 2010 | Extension of the first production hall (with production area and warehouse) |
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| 2011 | Building of the new maintenance workshop EU tender NYDOP-1.3.1/D-11-2011-0011   |
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| 2012 | Start of building the new painting hall EU tender NYDOP-1.3.1/E-11-2011-0007 |
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| 2012 | Start of installing a new e-coat and powder painting line EU tender GOP-1.3.1-11/A-2012-0060 |
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| 2014 | Complex development of the production and logistic system EU tender GOP-2.1.3-12-2013-0023  |
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| 2014 | Renewing the phosphating technology; pretreating waste with renewable energy resource EU tender OP-2.1.1-12/B-2013-0093 |
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