Private company

Velfac

Logo: velfac.com4

Danish window company

Velfac A/S is a Danish company who produces windows for the building industry. The company is part of VKR Holding A/S, which also owns, among other things, Velux and Rationel. Velfac exports to several countries and has sales offices in Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden and Denmark.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1952Founded1
  • Industryconstruction materials industry1
  • HeadquartersHorsens1
  • Websitewww.velfac.com
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI213800811SW2WAVDGO583
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressBYGHOLM SØPARK 23, 8700 Horsens, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 243472143

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Velfac A/S is a Danish company who produces windows for the building industry.2

Corporate structure

Velfac is part of a group headed by VKR Holding. 11 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • VKR Holding Hørsholm, Denmark
    • Velux 100% · Hørsholm, Denmark
      • Altaterra Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag (Altaterra Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság) Subsidiary · Fertőszentmiklós, Hungary
      • VELUX Belgium Subsidiary · Bierges, Belgium
    • Dovista Horsens, Denmark
    • Solarcap A/S Subsidiary · Hørsholm, Denmark
    • VELUX Commercial Production DE Hullhorst GmbH (VELUX Commercial Production DE Hüllhorst GmbH) Subsidiary · Hüllhorst, Germany
    • VELUX Österreich GmbH Subsidiary · Wolkersdorf, Austria
    • VKR Invest ApS Subsidiary · Hørsholm, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

History

The company was established in 1952 by the V. Kann Rasmussen & Co., and has manufactured windows for homes and building projects since then. Who sent the first window on the market and later registered the names Velux and Velfac. Three years later opened Leif E. Hansen carpentry business in Ølstrup near Ringkøbing that barely ten years later began producing windows called Windows Ribo A/S. This company was in 1978 part of the V. Kann Rasmussen Company Group. Since then the company has expanded several times.

Timeline

1952: V. Kann Ramus & Co. launches the first facade window.

1955: Leif E. Hansen starts a carpentry business in Ølstrup.

1962: Velfac registered as a trademark.

1963: Ribo windows created.

1978: Ribo windows become part of the VKR Group.

1985: Velfac 200 window comes into production.

1992: Company changes its name to VELFAC A/S.

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1994: Velfac 400 introduced. (Real poor windows, dew provides mold and fungus)

2000: Factory in Ringkobing expanded by 8,000 sqm. VELFAC house in Nørresundby window opens.

2003: Window House is now in Nørresundby, Horsens, Herlev, Odense and Ringkøbing.

2004: Champion Window Velfac introduced.

2005: Window Velfac house in Aarhus opens.

2007: Window Velfac house in Hilleroed opens.

V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation

A foundation set up by founder Villum Kann Rasmussen in 1991 to provide support for environmental projects. The foundation annually awards funding for projects dealing with climate change, unsustainable consumption, and loss of biodiversity. Fund applications are submitted through a Letter of Enquiry.

From Wikipedia’s article on Velfac, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jan 23, 2014Parent Directly consolidated by Dovista3
  2. 1952Founded Founded1

Sources

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