Over 30 successful years, 60 employees and more than 600 customers
Our History
Dank der Fachkompetenz, dem technologischen Wissen und der Leistungsfähigkeit unserer Mitarbeiter können wir mittlerweile auf über 30 erfolgreiche Jahre Firmenhistorie ab 1990 zurückblicken. In ihren Arbeitsfeldern haben sich unsere Mitarbeiter zu kompetenten Gesprächspartnern entwickelt, die ihrem Kundenkreis ein umfassendes Dienstleistungs- und Produktangebot zur Verfügung stellen.
Entdecken Sie einige Stationen unserer bewegten Geschichte.
2023
October
October
Our first in-house exhibition, the "KRIKO Innovation Days", was a complete success. Over 80 customers attended our presentations on exciting topics from the fields of energy efficiency in drives, modern process control technology, data management, industrial IT and the latest version of our KRIS 4 process information system.
February
2023
February
KRIKO Engineering moves to a new and larger building in Freiburg to give the growing company more space in a modern environment.
2021
December
December
With Achim Frankenhauser and Eugen Reichelt, two more founding partners retire after 32 years in the company.
December
2020
December
The Corona pandemic is changing the way we work and interact with each other, but fortunately it is not harming our corporate success. And almost all our customers are also defying the crisis very successfully. In the end, we can even look back on the best fiscal year in the company's history.
2019
January
Januar
Achim Frankenhauser hands over his post as managing director to Ralf Steinhart and from now on concentrates on sales activities. This step initiates a seamless transition of responsibility to the younger generation.
February
2017
February
We show what drives us in our KRIKO film and thus start a new era.
2015
December
December
Peter Vöttiner, co-founder and managing director retires after 26 years. Jürgen Krischke succeeds him as authorised signatory and takes over responsibility for the commercial area.
November
2015
November
As one of the first companies with ISO 9001:2015 certification, our commitment to quality management is confirmed.
2015
May
May
Our process information and energy management system KRIS turns 20. KRIS combines automation and information technology. With over 100 systems installed, KRIS is making an important contribution to the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).
January
2015
January
We celebrate 25 years of KRIKO with our employees, their families and our customers.
2013
April
April
Norbert Ruprecht retires from the management after 22 years of successful work. Karl-Anton Kleiser takes over as his successor.
January
2011
January
Eugen Reichelt is appointed managing director. In order to give young employees a long-term perspective in the company, the group of shareholders is expanded by seven employees.
2010
January
January
20th anniversary, we have now grown to 35 employees; extension of the strategic partnership with Microsoft (Microsoft Partner Application Development).
July
2009
July
Certification according to the standards KTA 1401 and IAEA 50-C-Q for safety-relevant systems in nuclear facilities.
2005
December
December
The generation change begins. With Jürgen Krischke, the next generation joins the company as shareholder.
December
2004
December
Expansion of strategic partnerships with ABB (Drives-Alliance) and MRP Automatisierungstechnik GmbH (quality measurement and control systems for the paper and plastics industry).
2001
January
January
Achim Frankenhauser succeeds Günther Krischke in the management team as managing partner; introduction of a quality management system according to ISO 9001 and certification by SQS.
October
1998
October
Strategic partnerships with Siemens (as SIMATIC Solution Provider) and VISCOM (as sales partner of the process visualisation software VIScontrol).
1996
August
August
We need more space - move to new premises in Merzhausen, south-west of Freiburg.
October
1992
October
Opening of the branch office in Basel (Switzerland) for a quick and effective support of the customers of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Switzerland.
1990
January
January
Foundation of the company by Günther Krischke, Peter Vöttiner, Norbert Ruprecht, Achim Frankenhauser, Eugen Reichelt, Karl-Anton Kleiser, Klaus Küpper and Klaus Mayer in Stegen near Freiburg
