The Riko House company was established in 1997 as a producer of solid wood elements for foreign partner needs. However, in only two years we completely overtook the partner's technology, including the patent system for manufacturing wood houses. Thus, in 1999 we begun our own production and marketing of solid wood houses program.
Due to our achievements and development we are recognized as one of the most promising economic societies in the region. In a short period of time we have grown from a Greenfield investment into an internationally recognized and successful company which constantly offers employment possibilities to the local population.
Development is our perspective. In order to improve our product we regularly and closely cooperate with numerous scientific and educational institutions (Faculty of Architecture - University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Biotechnical Faculty – University of Ljubljana, ZRMK Institute in Ljubljana, and Otto Graf Institute in Stuttgart).
Numerous domestic and international certificates confirm the quality of Riko solid wood house (Ü mark, European patent – EU Patent Office München, The best environmental product in Slovenia for 2002, Energy ID – ZRMK Institute). However, the best proof is our success on the EU market where we are increasingly recognized for setting up the criteria for high-quality ecological construction.
The Riko Houses company is a socially responsible firm which provides a motivating working environment and successfully achieves its mission. We aim to increase the standard of living, to encourage new achievements in living-space design and to raise awareness of the importance of ecological materials, the value of healthy living and environmentally friendly construction. We also invest in the region we come from (Handball Society Riko Houses, Triathlon Ribnica, Ribnica Swimming Club etc.) and include the local tradition of wood design and processing, our source and inspiration into our image trying to be the ambassadors of such a precious inheritance.
Together with the companies Riko Ltd., Riko Invest Ltd., and SAS Zadar Ltd., the company Riko Houses forms Riko Group system managed by Mr. Janez Škrabec.
The company RIKO Ltd. is central to RIKO GROUP, which also includes RIKO HOUSES Ltd., dealing with the production and the marketing of wood houses, RIKO INVEST Ltd., dealing with civil engineering and investments, as well as SAS STROJOGRADNJA Ltd., which produces special processing machines. All the above mentioned companies composing Riko Group are led by Mr. Janez Škrabec.