1981
It all started with joint tapes: In 1981 CEO Jürgen Krasemann sen. has gained four years of experience as a toolmaker and is an expert regarding varying techniques and the production of joint tapes. Born in the quite small city Rhede in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, he uses his expertise to start his own business by renting a 100sm huge hall in his home city. By 1985 he already has to rent further rooms.
1989
In 1989 the company moves into the industrial park in Rhede and builds - in only nine months - appropriate buildings and several off-premises warehouses on 3.300 sm.
1996
A further extension of more than 4.000 sm becomes necessary in 1996; gladly it is possible to get premises on the opposite side of the street: Am Butenpass.
2000
In order to be able to combine production and storage, the company moves again: to Max-Planck-Street 2. The almost 7.500 sm huge areal includes 2370 sm for production and storage halls and about 480 sm for offices. New "special designs around concrete" are constantly developed and become standard. Services and visits on the construction site become more and more important, too. Under the new label KRASO a range of completely new products is developed and promoted. In the meantime about 24 employees take care of a reliable service within the company as well as on the construction site.
2006
Due to the constant rise in production a part of the company has to be outsourced. The additional 380 sm huge production hall in the industrial park is situated in another area which has further 1.550 sm. Here, pump sumps are produced and stored. 2006 – 26 employees– 2007 – 28 employees.
2009
Entry of Jürgen Krasemann Junior.: after seven years of seniority Jürgen Krasemann Junior - apprenticed as skilled building worker - joins the management.
The neighbouring estate at the Max-Planck-Street becomes acquirable. The joined property is more than 11.800 sm huge and a further 2.000 sm production and storage hall is built.
2011
Entry Dennis Krasemann: like father, like son! After becoming a toolmaker and the completion of his professional certificate, Dennis Krasemann joins the family business with further support.
Under the leadership of Dennis Krasemann the production expands: plastic injection moulding machine, CNC table milling machine, high pressure waterjet cutting machine and sandblasting plant. About 45 employees take care of a reliable and thorough service, also regarding development and production as well as distribution and technique.
2013
Our first time as exhibitor at the BAU 2013: the world's renowned fair for architecture, materials and systems.
ausschreiben.de
A portal for architects, building owners and planners that provides tender texts for almost every KRASO Product called ausschreiben.de. Here you are able to download the necessary information of KRASO Products in different file formats for your tenders. Texts are also available in English.
2014
In 2014 further capacity expansion becomes inevitable: a second high pressure waterjet cutting machine and another plastic injection moulding machine have to be purchased. The machine hall has to be expanded for more space.
Several videos showing the installation of KRASO Products can be downloaded on our website or our YouTube channel. Furthermore there are several QR-Codes available for your support. This makes the installation of KRASO Products very simple.
2015
With an even more professional and bigger stand at the BAU Fair in Munich in 2015 the KRASO Team attracts plenty of visitors and a vast interest in our products.
New layouts for our pricelists and flyers as well as a strong packaging of KRASO Products are introduced. The pricelist is edited every two years and now available in German and English.
2016
Another hall extension is necessary for further capacities and enough space to increase the concrete production of pump sumps, inspection shaft and lift pits.
In this year our team attends altogether seven fairs to present our sealing technology to the professional public. Our outstanding and broad product portfolio offers solutions of varying aspects: building installation, sanitary facilities, glass fibre and many more. According to that different fairs need to be attended to meet the different professions.
Dennis Krasemann finally joins the management and takes his place alongside Jürgen Krasemann Sen. and Jürgen Krasemann Jun.
2017
Once more we present our innovative solutions at the world leading fair for architecture, materials and systems: the BAU fair in Munich. Besides other products we introduce our new Cable Penetration System KRASO KDS.
The new edition of our catalogue reaches a hundred pages. The price list is from now on separately available.
With the beginning of the new term we are happy to welcome our first two trainees in our team: Alina Beckmann and Jonas Keiten-Schmitz are on their way to become certified industrial clerks.
By changing the company's name from Krasemann to KRASO GmbH & Co. KG we are able to strengthen the brand KRASO, also in regard to entrepreneurship
2018
The New Year starts with a ground-breaking ceremony: the buildings at Max-Planck-Straße have become pressed for space. The need for bigger production halls and warehouses as well as more offices becomes inevitable. We decide to stay at our home place Rhede and find a new suitable estate just a stone's throw away at Baumannweg 1. A new hall for the concrete production including our own concrete mixing plant, one hall for metal and plastic manufacturing as well as a warehouse and a modern, light flooded office building are built within twelve months.
More than 80 colleagues belong work now for the company.
2019
At record speed, and after only twelve months, production and administration move from Max-Planck-Straße to Baumannweg. Within this period the production continues almost non-stop.
In the meantime the team prepares for the next BAU exhibition: the stand, almost double in size and more spectacular than ever and several new product inventions attract new and plentyful visitors. Beside many other products we present the innovative new floor penetration - belonging to the product category Pipe Penetrations: KRASO Universal Funnel.
The introduction of KRASO Builder's Convenience Box goes along with introducing a brand new product category: House Connection Systems at KRASO. This most convenient box offers builders the opportunity to easily connect their buildings without basement to all major lines like gas, water, electricity and telecommunication; DVGW-tested and certified of course!
In the meantime more than 90 staff members belong to the team KRASO.
2020
To optimise both stock and delivery times we build a logistic centre. Furthermore, our outdoor storage centre is now indoor so that our raw material is protected from wind and weather and therefore ready for the production of special designs without further delay.
For the first time we apply for the Architects' Darling award. The KRASO Builder's Convenience Box - floor - wins the silver award in the category "Best Product Innovation Shell".
With regard to the 40th company anniversary in 2021 we decide to create a new look: logo and website with plenty of new functions and even more information become updated.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic most exhibitions are cancelled. As an alternative we participate the virtual exhibitions "Heinze Architektour Virtuell" and "Utility Week Live" in Birmingham.
2021
Our new catalogue is here: 136 pages represent our sealing competence with several new inventions and a brand new product category: solutions for fresh concrete compound films.
With proud KRASO looks back at 40 years of company history. We have to cancel a huge feast due to the pandemic, but we celebrate all the same, first with our families and afterwards wildly on a party for all employees.
The KRASO Builder's Convenience Box - wall completes our product category house connection systems. It offers solutions for the connection of buildings without basement to supply lines likes water, electricity, telecommunication and gas or local, district and geothermal heating.
And yet another innovation captures the market: The Torque Control Nut KRASO DKM with automated torque limitation - a torque wrench is no longer required. Furthermore, the nut can be loosened and re-tightened to the optimal torque.
We are set up for the future in Rhede by purchasing a further property next door.
2022
Top innovator 2022: KRASO won the Top 100 seal participating as one among many innovators from different branches. Innovation process, management and organisation as well as the products' success on the market are the most important criteria in which KRASO convinced with its above-average performance.
Besides its attractive sealing solutions KRASO also offers attractive jobs! Despite Corona and the lack of specialists: 111 employees work and enjoy above all the good working atmosphere at KRASO.