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When was VEKA Group established in the UK?

Although VEKA Group was established in Burnley, Lancashire in 1986, our parent company - VEKA Group has been in existence for more than 50 years.  

Originally founded in 1968 in the Westphalia city of Sendenhorst in Germany as VekaPlast, we have been manufacturing UPVC products for more than 50 years.

Under the direction of Heinrich Laumann, VekaPlast began manufacturing UPVC window profiles in 1969, and grew quickly with the development of new manufacturing facilities.

The international expansion of the company  led to the UK operation beginning in 1986, before the business was renamed to VEKA Group in 1991.