History

	The brand and experience are built by 100 years of business activities on a global shipbuilding market

History

In year 2005 TOWIMOR celebrated 100 years of its history. The company history and development started in 1905,
when the factory was founded by Torun Inland Water Authorities as a repair workshops for small river vessels.

Since then, the Company was continuously connected with shipbuilding industry,
and even bad times of wars did not inter-rupt activities of the Company.

Based on own designs series production of deck equipment for sea-going ships has been started since year 1967.
Today Towimor SA employs 470 people and is a renown supplier of modern marine and offshore equpment.

The company has produced more than 15 000 winches of various type and destination, and more than 1000 cranes,
which were installed on board of more than 3000 ships of many flags.

1905	Beginnings of the company.Repair workshops for small river vessels with 40-60 employees.
1960	Construction of a new factory at Starotorunska 5 in Torun has been started
1962	Delivery of first cargo winches of 3t and 5t pul
1965	The company took the name TOWIMOR
1967	Beginning of based on own designs series production of fishing winches, cargo winches, derrick booms and anchor-mooring winches
1968	Export of first cargo winches to Denmark and Soviet Union
1970	Delivery of first deck cranes with hosting capacity of 5t based on own documentation
1973	First shipsets of anchor-mooring winches exported to Soviet Union and derrick booms to Romania
1975	Export of first trawl winches to Soviet Union
1977	Export of first deck cranes to Bulgary
1980	Towimor staff actively participated in strikes, which gave the beginnings for "SOLIDARITY" Trade Union and political changes in Poland
1996	The company Quality Management System has been certified by Germanischer Lloyd and Polish Register of Shipping as complying with ISO 9001 standard	ISO 9001
2000	The Towimor SA Integrated Quality, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety Management System was certified for the compliance with standards ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001: 1996 and PN-N-18001:1999	ISO 9001:2000 ISO 14001:1996 PN-N-18001:1999
2003	Signing of first contracts for delivery of electrically driven anchor-mooring winches to Shipyard in South Korea
2005	Celebrations of 100 years' anniversary
2008	New PMI PMP management system introduction. Company structure reorganization - Business Units formation to create closer connection with specific markets and products (BU Maritime, Offshore, Industrial, Service)