TATRAMAT

Company history 

1845

The history of Tatramat begins to be written. The owner of a shop in the village of Matejovce in the Podtatranská region, Carl August Scholtz, founded a machine workshop. At first, he produced nails and plows for cattle and horses, which were then imported from other countries. The son of C.A. Scholtz, Jan Emil Scholtz, joined the workshop and expanded the production to include tin-plated and zinc-plated goods, mainly for household use and other sheet metal products.
 

1914 - 1945

The range of products was adapted to military production. Military cups, milk cans, hand grenades, field flasks, military helmets and military plows for horses were produced, later the production of kitchen stoves for field kitchens, potato steamers, zinc-plated barrels and enameled containers began. After overcoming the economic crisis in 1940, the situation stabilized and the factory experienced further development. On October 27, 1945, the factory was nationalized by a decree of President Eduard Beneš. In 1946, an independent company called Spojené smaltovne, n.p., was established with its headquarters in Matejovce. The main focus of production became zinc-plated and painted 200-liter barrels, asphalt drums, enameled containers, and later aluminum tableware.

1950

1992

Comprehensive technological and product innovation of water heaters. The most modern welding, enameling and firing technologies were introduced, and the transition to non-chlorofluorocarbon polyurethane insulation - new generation water heaters of type EO were introduced. New types of 10, 30, 50 l water heaters and a 120 l gas water heater were introduced into production. The company expanded its extensive export activities to the markets of the European Union, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and the Baltic states. The joint-stock company TATRAMAT was certified according to the EN ISO 9001 standards by the German company RW TÜV. The production of polystyrene moldings for packaging in the consumer and food industries was introduced. The production of sheet metal and plastic parts for consumer goods was expanded. The production of cable (conductor) bundles usable in the automotive and consumer industries began. Water heaters with indirect heating were included in the production program, the production of new types of gas water heaters was expanded, and the range also included small-volume and solar water heaters.

2004

2004 - 2019

Due to the most modern trends, the development of water heaters is strengthened, a new development center focused on heat pumps is opened. The company is restructuring and modernizing its machine park. A new laboratory for testing finished products, a production hall for heat pumps and a new production line for water heaters are created. Thanks to EU funds, the enameling process is modernized, the workstations for 100% product leak testing are created and the kiln for enameling is completely renovated. Production capacities are expanded by opening a new tool workshop for mold production.

2020

Products of TATRAMAT – ohrievače vody, s.r.o. have become an inseparable part of households, companies, schools or other facilities. At the same time, they have also crossed the border of the Poprad region and gradually established themselves on the foreign market. They have simply become global, especially due to their quality and the strong international brand STIEBEL ELTRON, which has been behind the company for more than 15 years. Therefore, the company decided to proudly join this global menu and changed its name to STIEBEL ELTRON Slovakia, s.r.o. This is to get even closer to the parent concern.

2021

The warm bath has a new name. The economic and ecological way of heating water has also received a new name. The brand Tatramat has become STIEBEL ELTRON. The factory in Matejovce in Poprad continues to produce products for heating water, but under the name STIEBEL ELTRON.