| 1927 |
Founding of
the franconian Oskar Winkler OHG firm in Münnerstadt
vor der Rhön
|
| 1937 |
Move to Bischofsheim v.
d. Rhön
|
| 1954 |
Change of name to Fränkische
Holzwarenfabrik Oskar Winkler KG
|
| 1955 |
Move to Lohr am Main
|
| 1959 |
Death of company founder
Oskar Winkler, management was taken over by Tilly
Winkler at first, and a short time later the long-lasting
collaboration between Tilly Zschocke (born Winkler) and
her husband Erich-Günter Zschocke (graduate engineer
and businessman)
|
| 1965 |
Initiation of polymer processing
|
| 1993 |
Take-over of Hungarian Beech
peeling mill Zalafurnér, Letenye,
Change of name to OWI Zala BT
|
| 1995 |
Change of name to „OWI
Formteile aus Holz und Kunststoff GmbH & Co. KG“,
Management taken over by the 3rd generation
|
| 2002 |
New founding of OWI GmbH, taking
over of the OWI Group and 75 year OWI anniversary
|
| 2006 |
New development of OWI-Thermoformholz® and
fire retardant OWI-Thermoformholz®
|
| 2007 |
80 years OWI anniversary |
