In 1963 was founded the Institute of Ceramic and Road Machinery Building. Since then it is a center for advanced applied research and analysis of the ceramic properties, components, and enhancers. In 2006 its activities, as well as full documentation and records, were transferred to Inovationtech Ltd. The main scope of the newly established company is to engage passionate specialists, engineers and researchers who study and engineer new applications of the ceramic material. One such is the use of ceramics as construction material in the production of beehives. The motivation behind this is the indisputable advantage of ceramics over classic wood.