• Managing Director Lukas Knechtle is the new owner

    After 26 years as owner of Krapf AG as well as Air-lux Technik AG, Heinz Sauter has handed over the two companies to long-time employee and managing director Lukas Knechtle. With the change of generations, the succession at the glass and facade specialist from Engelburg/SG is settled.

  • Lokstadt «Elefant», Winterthur

    Im neuen, urbanen Stadtteil Lokstadt in Winterthur hat die Krapf AG einen Grossauftrag für das innovative Bürogebäude «Elefant» an Land gezogen. In kürzester Zeit werden 301 Fassadenelemente aus Aluminium und Glas sowie 190 Klinker Preton-Elemente hergestellt und montiert.

  • Nietturm Zürich: We open the window to our innovations

    The rivet tower which is part of the historic "Schiffbau" in the Zurich Escher-Wyss area is being renovated. The Krapf AG installs 20 individually manufactured air-lux descending windows and 170 pieces of electrochromic glass that tints automatically. On the one hand, this massively improves the room climate and on the other hand, it reduces energy consumption.

  • Intelligentes Gebäude hinter intelligentem Glas

    Das Technologieunternehmen Bühler hat am Standort Uzwil 50 Millionen Franken in einen Innovation Campus für nachhaltige Forschung und Entwicklung investiert. Mit der raumhoch verglasten Fassade der Krapf AG repräsentiert der zweigeschossige Stahlskelettbau «Cubic» den Geist für Innovation und Hightech.

  • "Come together" - Major order for the Krapf AG

    The Krapf AG produces, supplies and installs approx. 2000 windows for the new buildings of the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen and the Eastern Switzerland Children's Hospital - an order worth CHF 10 million. We are pleased to use our expertise in façade-, glass- and metal construction in our region.

  • Architect@Work Stuttgart 2018

    5 to 6 December, Messe Stuttgart - Hall 10: High-rise highlights in Stuttgart.

  • Architect@Work Berlin 2018

    7 to 8 November, Berlin Kreuzberg Station: High-rise highlights in Berlin.

  • 13th Conference on Advanced Building Skins

    1-2 October in Bern: International Conference on advanced building skins with topics related to solar facades, photovoltaics and energy-saving construction. Learn more about the conference.

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