We at Riko have been awarded the public tender for constructing the inclined elevator in the Planica Sports Centre, which is undergoing general renovation and infrastructural extension. With its integrated approach to engineering, we will supply the technology, construction and installation of the inclined elevator. It will enable talented ski jumpers to benefit from enhanced training on the five ski-jumps.

We are speedily becoming recognised in Ukraine as a supplier of technological equipment. Within the framework of the visit by the president of Republic of Slovenia - Dr. Danilo Türk, accompanied by the Slovenian economic delegation, Janez Škrabec, director of the company “Rico”, signed two letters of intent in Kharkov to carry out two major business transactions in Ukraine.

Last week Italy’s largest trade fair for architecture Made Expo took place in Milan attracting more than 250 thousand visitors from all over Europe. Because there is much demand in Italy for our products, we have also presented our wood construction system to Italian investors, developers, architects and the interested public. The wooden presentation room, the photos of reference projects and the announcement of the D.E.A.R.S. house by Starck with Riko have aroused much interest among the visitors of the trade fair.

This year, Riko is successfully penetrating the promising Ukrainian market. Our partner alliance with prestigious Ukrainian companies such as TURBOATOM and HYDROSILA has been complemented by the Volchansk Aggregate Plant VAZ. Riko will supply VAZ with technological equipment for the mechanical treatment of castings.

On 30 September 2011, Trieste will become the regional centre for the popularization of wooden constructions which are experiencing a revival on an international level. Welcome to the international Wood in the City conference confronting the opinions, experience and knowledge of renowned experts, architects and designers!

The innovative concept of designer, sustainable and technologically advanced D.E.A.R.S house will soon come to life and will be made available to all who appreciate the symbiosis of aesthetics and ecology..

The students of architecture of the Faculty of Architecture of Ljubljana used the summer break to explore the design possibilities for habitation units. They needed to be tailor-made to the needs of young families and offer functionality and comfort at an affordable price. This burning issue was treated in an interdisciplinary workshop headed by Prof. Janez Koželj, with the cooperation of students from the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Their wooden Alpine chalet in Podkoren has won the prestigious "2011 Alpine Interior Award". Aleš and Vanja: congratulations for your award-winning wood architecture!

Riko will be in charge of the construction of a Regional waste management centre CEROZ II. phase, located in Hrastnik (in the area of Unično), to be used by three municipalities of Zasavje – Litija, Zagorje, Hrastnik and the municipality Radeče. It shall be handed over to the client by the end of 2013.

We at Riko Hiše are progress oriented, and we love to work with people who test our skills with challenging problems and are active for the well-being of society - for instance Prostorož, a group engaged in the culture of living space. It is not just the interdisciplinary culture of space and our sustainable approach that links us with ProstoRož, but also actual cooperation in projects. We are proud to present the latest ProstoRož project that was intended for the inhabitants of the Danish city of Aarhus.

Riko will provide Ukrainian Turboatom with a sandblasting machine VK 4500 x 3500 MS . The contract of purchase was signed by Janez Škrabec, Director of the company Riko d.o.o., and Viktor Georgevič Subotin, General manager of the company Turboatom, at the headquarters of the company in Kharkiv. The honorary consul of Slovenia in Kharkiv, Mr. Anatolij Mihajlovič Bondarenko, was also present at the signing and he is known for encouraging business cooperation between Slovenia and Ukraine.

In neighbouring Italy the fascination of wood is visible. Although wood is not really a part of the Italian building tradition, an increasing number of Italian investors choose wood as a sustainable building material. The investor of this apartment building in South Tyrol did not hesitate in selecting the building type: we are pleased and proud that he opted for Riko's solid wood construction system.

Dondelange is a small village not far from the capital of Luxemburg. For about two months, the attention of both the inhabitants and visitors of this village has been focused on the construction of an attractive wooden duplex house. It was built by Riko Hiše based on the plan of a prominent architectural bureau STEINMETZ DE MEYER and an order from our business partner, the HAUSING real estate agency of Luxemburg, with which we share a sustainable philosophy as well as many plans for the future. The construction of wooden duplex houses is always an interesting experience, and as ambassadors of ecological, low energy and above all pleasant and comfortable residential culture, we are happy to share that with anyone who is interested in sustainable and ambientally unique construction.

Riko, along with partners Granit d.d. Slovenska Bistrica and Drava vodnogospodarsko podjetje d.d. Ptuj, have been selected and hired as contractors for the project CERO Slovenska Bistrica. Our responsibilities entail planning, purchasing of equipment, construction, a test run of the facility, its handing over for operations and management of the project. The construction works have begun today.