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  • CONCISE COMPANY HISTORY

    1912 the BERNDT firm in Teplice - Řetenice established,
    1942 construction of the plant in Komořany launched,
    1943 production launched in the Komořany plant - established as Zentralwekstaff Kommern, a part of Sudetenlandischer Bergbau AG Brux,
    1945 both plants, each individually, taken over into the national administration,
    1950 a shop of heavy-current electrical engineering based in Most affiliated to the Komořany plant,
    1952 individual national enterprises founded from both plants; named as Ústřední dílny Komořany, n. p. (ÚDK), Ústřední dílny Řetenice, n. p. (ÚDŘ),
    1957 technical college in Litvínov affiliated to Ústřední dílny Komořany, n. p.; professional training for the whole North-Bohemian brown-coal field was held there,
    1958 a national enterprise of Ústřední dílny Komořany, n. p established with its plants in:
    01 - Komořany,
    02 - Řetenice,
    03 - Duchcov (electric plant), and
    04 - Litvínov (technical college),
    1960 development centre of mechanization and automation based in Most established; in 1971 the 08 plant was founded from the centre,
    1963 subsidiary of Přerovské strojírny based in Horní Slavkov near Sokolov affiliated to ÚDK, n.p. as the 05 plant. The production range of the plan was construction machinery, which was successfully exported,
    1968 enterprise named as Krušnohorské strojírny, n. p. Komořany,
    1968 the 03 plant in Duchcov shut down, production transferred into the 02 plant in Řetenice,
    1976 change of the enterprise status - from the national enterprise to the concern one, which was subordinated to the concern of Severočeské hnědouhelné doly,
    1982 technical college hived off Krušnohorské strojírny and directly subordinated to the SHD concern,
    1990 SHD concern came to end, Krušnohorské strojírny became an individual state-owned enterprise,
    1991 Krušnohorské strojírny included in the first wave of the coupon privatisation, for which 97% of shares was intended,
    1992 as of May 1, Krušnohorské strojírny became a joint-stock company,
    1993 August 5, first general meeting of Krušnohorské strojírny was held in the presence of shareholders arisen from the coupon privatisation.
    1994 the 08 plant shut down,
    1999 transformation of the Teplice plant into the Teplice production shop,
    2000 the Teplice production shop shut down - affiliated to the Komořany plant,
    2002 on February 1, the Regional Court in Usti nad Labem declared Krušnohorské strojírny, a.s. bankrupt. Our production was maintained.
    2002 Appian Group, an American company which has bought Krušnohorské strojírny, a.s., through VARIMATIK, a.s., becomes its new owner.
    2005 17 May, the new name of the parent company came into force. Appian Group a.s. was renamed to Czech Coal a.s.

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