1350 the property “sub eben apud tanzstatt” in Ybbsitz is mentioned in a document for the first time.
1550 a ladle hammer is founded on this property.
1690 the company becomes family property.
1801 Johann Riess from Steyr marries into the “Hof und Gut der Tanzstatt mit den Hämmern”.
1890 the blacksmith’s store becomes a metal drawing and spinning plant.
1922 the brothers Julian, Leopold and Josef Riess start enameling cookware.
1926 to 1935 the Riess brothers build three hydroelectric power stations.
2000 Dipl. Ing. Julian Riess, Ing. Friedrich Riess and Susanne Rieß take over the management of the family business in the ninth generation.
2001 The KELOmat brand is taken over. The company is the only cookware manufacturer in Austria.
2005 The export business is expanded. The company delivers to more than 35 countries worldwide.
2009 Start of cooperation with design office dottings and launch of the product line truehomeware.
2013 Launch RIESS EDITION Sarah Wiener – the first two-colored enamel baking dishes
2016 Construction of the fourth power plant
