TONAVA, joint-stock company - hundred year tradition of instrument

In the second half of the 19th century began in Upice a view to developing the textile industry, processing flax, cotton and jutu.V 1894, coming from Prague to Upice Emil Morawetz with the intention that in this region with plenty of cheap labor, established to manufacture instruments for trade and industry.

The new production was especially tablescale merchants in the form Beranger and household began to manufacture instruments Roberwal type. In 1895 he died and his brother Charles took over the race Morawetz.

In 1900 he established the unit production of tread depot weights. In 1902 it was placed on the market - dclcial tread weight, which is still the most popular weight management. In 1922, the plant enters service first real designer, production rates for updates and then on a larger scale are beginning to produce special weight.

	In 1926, production specializes exclusively in the manufacture of the instrument. At this time there is a trade mark KAMOR with typical hand and the weight of four stars. Stars in this character mean continents, where the products under the knowledgeuence KAMOR to deliver this time. After the Second World War began to fluctuate throughout the economy.
	In 1945 the plant was introduced into the national administration. In 1947, now takes over the national government n & iacutete; tional firm Zbrojovka Brno in 1948 after nationalization becomes temporarily Zbrojovka subsidiary plant in Brno.
	In 1950, there is a separate national firm with the name TONAVA, which originated from the starting soon!ute, s letters of the factory weights.
	Another important milestone in the history of weights Úpice means first April 1953, when the main plant in Upice lost the status of the company and the reorganization of national industryplant became VHJ Transporta Chrudim. Integration of the continued inclusion of Transporta Chrudim the company Vitkovice.
	A separate state enterprise Tonava originated immediately after the social political changes in our country in 1990 ong>. The referendum was held on the employee taking the original name Tonava.
	Privatisation of restitution and manner of incorporation consequent TONAVA company, joint stock company falls within the years 1993rd
-Lg100.jpg "alt =" Calibra "width =" 120 "height =" 100 "/>	The entry of new investors, the emergence of commercial technical Calibre UK, Ltd., of incorporation Calibre Group, Inc. and by the transition to a holding went ahead gradually since 2001.