WINOA Czech Republic s.r.o

WINOA Czech Republic s.r.o.

Was created in 2021 by renaming the original company KOVOBRASIV Mníšek, which was founded 30 years ago, On September 1, 1991, capital investment by Winoa (formerly known as Wheelabrator Allevard ).

However, its history is much richer and goes back much further.

The beginning of the production of steel blasting materials in Mníšek pod Brdy began already in 1962 under the name Kovohutě Mníšek, since then the production has developed and adapted to the requirements and needs of its customers in the field of steel and later also stainless steel grits and granules intended for surface preparation by blasting.

The first blasting material was produced in September 1962, and soon the company’s steel products were being used all over what was then Czechoslovakia.

The original production was primarily intended for “low carbon” steel abrasives.

However, with the development of technology and the demand for higher quality materials, the production of high-carbon cast steel abrasives, which are more suitable for surface preparation by blasting, began in the 1970s and thus expanded the offer to include steel grit.

Since 1991, also thanks to the support of Kovobrasiv Mníšek, the Winoa group has become the largest manufacturer and world leader in the field of steel blasting shots and grit.

Over the years, production has moved and today abrasives in the European part of the company are mainly produced by sister companies in France, Slovenia, and Spain.

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