Company development

1946
Company founded by Karl Markon as a sole-trader firm. In a former armoured vehicle repair workshop in Neudörfl, Karl Markon establishes a cabinet making business. Initially, urgently needed products such as push barrows, windows and doors are made.

1947
Start of office furniture production. This was triggered by a first order for over 300 desks for the regional government in Burgenland.

1956/57
Construction of the factory on the present site. Start of industrial mass production.

1975
Site expansion. A 7,500 m² production hall is commissioned and the production area extended to a total area of 20,000 m². Major investments are made in the fitting out of the production plants - state-of-the-art machine plant is brought in. Due to the size of the company, the owner decides to reorganise what had previously been a sole-trader firm into a public limited company (Ges.m.b.H.).

1977
State coat of arms. The company is granted the honour of being able to display the Austrian coat of arms "Staatliche Auszeichnung".

80er/90er
Increased expansion of production.

1995
Karl Markon (now honoured with the title "Kommerzialrat") retires from the company. The founder hands over to his daughter and son-in-law.

2003
Taken over. A group of investors acquire in full Neudörfler Möbelfabrik Karl Markon Ges.m.b.H.

2004
Founding of Renggli Laboratory Systems GmbH as a subsidiary - it's core purpose is planning and fitting out laboratories.

2006
Company renamed as Neudoerfler Office Systems GmbH

2008
ATHENA Burgenland Holdings AG joins with 40% in Neudoerfler Office Systems GmbH.

Status quo 2011

ca. 250 employees
Head office and production site in Neudörfl
8 showrooms in Vienna, Linz, Graz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, Innsbruck and Dornbirn
Office furniture subsidiaries in Hungary (Budapest), Czech Republic (Prague) and Slovakia
Sales partners in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia and Australia

Owners of the company are the investment company Austro Holding under the leadership of Dr. Erhard F. Grossnig (60%) and the Private Equity Fonds Athena Burgenland Beteiligungen AG (40%).