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HISTORY
OWI GmbH is a medium-sized family run business with production sites in Germany and Hungary. We have specialized in the production of molded parts made of wood and plastic since 1927. Seat shells, seat pads, stadium seats, loudspeaker cabinets, injection moulded parts and technical moulded parts are produced in our own production and used by our customers worldwide.
Foundation of the company “Oskar Winkler”
in Münnerstadt (Kissingen district)
Illustration shows Oskar Winkler with the surname Owi
Relocation from Münnerstadt
to Bischofsheim a. d. Rhön
Expansion of timber production and
relocation to Lohr am Main
Tilly Winkler takes over the management of
Expansion of the production range to include a
plastics production area by the husband of Tilly Zschocke
(née Winkler) Dipl. Ing. Erich Zschocke
With a new name
“OWI – Oskar Winkler KG
Formholz-und Kunststoffwerk” and a new product profile
, the company presents itself at
Interzum in Cologne, the
international supplier trade fair for
the furniture industry.
István Avar becomes new technical
managing director
Change of name to OWI GmbH + Co. KG
and redesigned logo
Redesign of the
administration building in Lohr am
Main with OWI thermoformed wood.
Weather-resistant peeled beech veneer in the
outdoor area.
Expansion of production with a new logistics hall in Lohr
2018
Matthias Fischer becomes the new
technical managing director
2019
Commissioning of the newly built
chip silo and the
heating system to save CO2
Tünde Tanai becomes the new Managing Director
of OWI Zala Bt.
2021
Startup of compounding plant to recycle plastic waste in-house to minimize OWI’s carbon footprint
2023
Expansion of the PV system to almost 3,400 modules at
2023
OWI receives the LINN Award
on the occasion of its 50th anniversary
2024
Frank Funk takes over sales management from July