The brothers Kristen and Kjeld Skov founded the company in 1954 at the old manor Østergaard Hovedgaard in Åsted in Nordsalling, Denmark. In those days, the farm had a large stock of cattle and pigs, but in the mid-60’s, the farm switched to broiler production which resulted in a need for controlling ventilation. The first SKOV ventilation systems were developed with cast-iron inlets and compressed-air cylinders as automatic units.

The sale of ventilation solutions for poultry and pig houses started in 1966, thus establishing the foundation of today’s SKOV. The ventilation department expanded concurrently with the poultry production and a new feed factory was established at Østergaard. Thanks to the highly successful development and sale of ventilation systems, a new factory was built in Glyngøre. In 1979, the ventilation department and its eight employees moved into new premises at Hedelund.