Important dates in Wikov group

• 2002
  – Wikov group joined ČKD Hronov a.s.
• 2004
  – ČKD Hronov a.s. renamed to Wikov MGI a.s.
  – Wikov Industry a.s. bought 100% of business share of company Škoda Gear s.r.o.
  – Wikov Industry a.s. bought 45% of business share of British company ORBITAL2 ltd.
• 2005
  – Škoda Gear s.r.o. renamed to Wikov Gear s.r.o.
  – The company Czech ORBITAL2 s.r.o. was founded
• 2006
  – The company Wikov Wind a.s. was founded.
  – The joint venture Scana Wikov AS was founded
  by companies Scana Offshore Technologies AS and Wikov Industry a.s.

Wikov Gear s.r.o.

• 1859
  – foundation of ŠKODA WORKS
• 1918 
  – foundation of specialized manufacturing centre for production of gear wheels. This year is being considered to represent the year of foundation of Gear Wheel Factory (Továrna ozubených kol)
• 1992 
  – privatization of ŠKODA PLZEŇ k.p. and foundation of ŠKODA HOLDING a.s. Foundation of ŠKODA OZUBENÁ KOLA s.r.o. as a succession company of Továrna ozubených kol
• 2000 / 2001
  – incorporation in ŠKODA Těžké strojírenství a.s. as a division for gearboxes and gears
• 2002
  – change in name of the company to ŠKODA Gear s.r.o.
• 16.08.2004
  – entry of the Wikov Industry a.s. with purchasing the 100% share of the ŠKODA Gear s.r.o.
• 14.7. 2005
  – change in name to Wikov Gear s.r.o.

Wikov MGI a.s.

• 1884
  – František Pázler opened the metal workshop
• 1898
  – the Mach and Fišer´s company – production of plumber machines and manually operated presses
• after 1945
  – nationalization, transition to the heavy machinery production – presses for the metallurgical industry
• 1965
  – company renamed to ČKD Hronov for the first time; production of diesel engine components
• 70. léta
  – first mechanical gearboxes
• 1991
  – foundation of a joint stock company ČKD Hronov a.s. within the ČKD holding
• 2004
  – change in name to Wikov MGI a.s.

History of the Wikov brand

• 1878 
  – Wichterle-Procházka company in Prostějov began with the production of simple agricultural machines and tools
• 1913 
  – František Wichterle´s company employed 1050 workers
• 1918 
  – Wichterle-Kovářík Machinery Works, WIKOV in the abbreviation,was founded with 2150 employees
  – Production: : threshing machines, ploughs, diggers, portable steam engines, engines, generators
• 1922
  – custom-made automobile production
• 1946 
  – nationalization, change in name to Agrozet, k.p., later to Agrostroj Prostějov st.p.
• 2004
  – restoration of the Wikov brand – change in the name of ČKD Hronov to Wikov MGI a.s.
• 2006
  – the Wikov holding unified 4 companies under the Wikov brand and name