1892:
Mr. Wilhelm Koreska establishes Kores Vienna in Vienna, Austria.
1932:
Kores Vienna opens first office in India.
1936:
Kores India Pvt. Ltd. is incorporated.
1956:
Late Mr. K.L. Thirani acquires Kores (India) Ltd.
1971:
Business Machines & Systems Division is formed.
Manual photo copier is introduced for the first time in India.
1978:
Kores Foundry Division is added as a vertical.
1980:
Acquires Shri Amarsinhji Mills, Wankaner, Gujarat, thus expanding into the textile sector.
1981:
Specialty Chemicals Division is added to cater to the needs of the pharmaceutical industry.
1983:
Business Machines & Systems Division introduces the first indigenously built automatic plain paper copier in India.
Computer Systems Division is formed to sell banking automation products.
1985:
Starts an Engineering Division with a design and assembly facility at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.
1986:
Computer Systems Division introduces MICR cheque encoding machines to the Indian banking industry.
1987:
Establishes a photo copier manufacturing unit based on Japanese technology as a collaboration between Sharp and Business Machines & Systems Division in Pithampur.
Begins exporting high quality office and art material products through its International Division.
1997:
Enters the building construction business.
Business Machines & Systems Division merges with the Computer Systems.
Division forming the new Business & Computer Systems Division.
2004:
‘Korevision’, a strategic synergy initiative commences.
2005:
Introduces SAP ERP systems to streamline operations.
2006:
Successfully completes a residential complex project ? ‘Kores Tower’.
Launches a new residential complex project ? ‘Kores Nakshatra’.
2007:
Commissioning of KOYO plant which leads to an expansion of the Foundry Division.
2008:
Opens a new plant to produce dustless chalk at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.
Expansion of Textile Unit (Phase I) which includes installation of 10,800 state-of-the-art spindles.
2009:
Expansion of Textile Unit (Phase II) which includes installation of 10,800 more state-of-the-art spindles.
Business & Computer Systems Division ventures into security products.
2011:
Acquires a new corporate office at Ashford Chambers, Mumbai.
2012:
Opens a new Sinto Plant at the Foundry Division in Bhosari, Pune.
2013:
Business & Computer Systems Division enters the mobile telecommunication and ancillary services segment.