European Kitchen Design opened the first location in California, originally based in Palo Alto
Introduction of the multi¬brand strategy. Impuls Küchen GmbH is founded in Brilon
ALNO sets up a subsidiary in the US and opens a kitchen studio in New York.
The company expands to other European countries. Subsidiaries are set up in: France (1969), Belgium (1970), Italy (1972), Switzerland (1974), United Kingdom (1980) and the Netherlands (1984).