ATHCO-Engineering A/S in retrospect

With over sixty years of experience in the industry, we have developed a clear business structure, making us a strong partner when dealing with heat recovery for your company.

What is now known as ATHCO-Engineering A/S started back in the late forties. The lack of resources opened up a new market for recycling, that was utilized by two hardworking engineers from “De Danske Mejeriers Maskinfabrik”. In an old dairy on Parcelvej in Kolding, Waldemar Lauritzen and Erik Nielsen founded Elektrogeno that marketed itself on repairing used machines.

The foundation in all of ATHCO-Engineering A/S activities has always been to service the process industry with equipment that fully lives up to the high standards of the trade.

1947

Waldemar Laurtizen and Erik Nielsen founded Elektrogeno in an old dairy in Kolding, Denmark. The purpose of the company was to repair used reapers.

1949

The production of stainless tanks and process equipment was commenced. These products became rapidly a huge succes

1957

The production was steadily growing, and the space became an issue. Better facilities for the company were found on Fabriksvej in Kolding.

1972

Elektrogeno was transformed into a public limited company (A/S) at a time where the American company, DEC International, had financial interest in the company. The first spot welding machine was installed and the manufacture of farmyard cooling tanks was started.

1979

Elektrogeno continued to concentrate their efforts on the spot welding technology, and further investments were made to increase the production machinery. 
The spot welded plates were called “Thermoplates” (now pillow plates).

1981

Elektrogeno changed its name to DEC Elektrogeno A/S.

1986

The company was sold and re-emerged as Genodan A/S, which was later known as Gadan Kolding A/S.

1993

Niro A/S – a large customer – bought its way into the company and created the company Niro Combi A/S.

2000

ACO Holding A/S (a private company) took over the majority of the shares, and the name Niro Combi A/S was replaced by ACO-Engineering A/S.

2004

A larger modernization and renovation of the production machinery were started, e.g. a new lasercutting machine was installed .

2006

ACO-Engineering and ACO-Service moved together at the premises in Kolding.

2009

ACO-Holding A/S took over alle shares of the company.

2016

THP-Engineering GmbH and ACO-Engineering joins forces and adobt a shared name. ACO-Engineering A/S is therefore replaced by ATHCO-Engineering A/S

Future prospects for ATHCO-Engineering A/S:

Future prospects for ATHCO-Engineering:

– Expanding our business with new geographic markets.

– Maintaining and increasing our market position as the leading company with various niche products within heat transfer.

– Continue developing flexible solutions and compact design for customers worldwide.

– Continuous improvement of our quality standards, efficiency and delivery compliance.