Who is Kaletech
About the company
We are a family company that has been active in industrial gluing for 20 years now. Our goal is always to find the optimal solution to our customers' requirements. We like challenges, and where others see obstacles we try to find ways that lead to the desired results. We use Swiss technology of the highest quality, which we complement with the traditional domestic craftsmanship of "golden Czech hands".
A word from the owner
Dear customers,
When I worked as a service technician at a competing company, I felt that the industrial gluing sector in the Czech Republic lacked a company that could offer customers more than the mere supply of machines for the simplest applications. So I approached the Swiss company Robatech about the possibility of representing them in the Czech Republic. It worked out, and we were then able to provide our customers with full support in the field of gluing. Over the course of our existence, we have managed to carry out a number of unconventional and technically demanding projects for you, deliver fast service interventions, and save you thousands of euros through process optimisation.
We will continue to strive to treat you individually and to deliver exactly what you wish for.
Ing. Martin Kaše
company owner
History
1884
How it all began
The story of the Kaletech premises begins in 1872 with the construction of the Municipal Brewery in Planá. Only 3 years were needed from the start of construction to the bottling of the first batch of beer. That is a remarkable achievement, considering that the pinnacle of the construction technology of the time was the shovel and the pickaxe.
1912
A family business is born
In 1912 the brewery was bought by Karel Nývlt, Martin Kaše's grandfather, who built a soda works, a lemonade production plant and a distillery next to the brewery. The fruit for the lemonades and liqueurs was picked in the adjacent orchards.
1948
You have 15 million? Then you are going to prison for 15 years
The year 1948 arrives, and with it the so-called "Victorious February". The brewery premises are nationalised and the family evicted. Karel Nývlt struggled to come to terms with this injustice inflicted by the regime and died shortly afterwards. A long era of asset looting and total devastation set in. Over four decades, a functioning enterprise first became a cowshed, then a hostel, and finally a complete ruin.
2004
Starting again
Martin Kaše draws on his previous experience in the industrial gluing sector and in 2004 establishes the Czech representation of the Swiss company Robatech. Together with him, life returns to the brewery premises and a very long-haul effort begins in the form of work on its restoration and reuse.
2015
Hard work bears its first fruit
The company Kalep is founded, specialising in the distribution of industrial adhesives. Alongside it, a centre for industrial gluing is also established — a place where adhesives and samples are tested and semi-finished products of rewound materials are produced. Customers can thus get a clear idea of the final product even before purchasing the technology.
2018
We have our own name
The Czech representation becomes the company Kaletech. The Swiss company Robatech thus becomes our partner and the exclusive supplier of industrial gluing technology.
2020
A dream comes true
After 16 years of work, we managed to restore our premises to their former glory. Smoke rises from the chimney once again and laughter fills the offices. The brewery building serves as a production centre for rewound bonded materials and a showroom for our products and applications.
