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WUKO Maschinenbau GmbH
| 1950 | WUKO Maschinenbau GmbH is founded as a contractor of components for air conditioning plants by Peter Wukovich, initially bearing the name of its founder | | 1954 | Franz Bleyer joins the company. In the following years the constantly growing company is involved in many of the most prestigious building projects in Austria | | 1970 | The company develops the first machine for its own use | | 1972 | ′WUKO′ is registered as a trademark; the company celebrates its exhibition debut | | 1973 | First patent for WUKO Seam Hammer, many more are to follow |
| 1986 | Peter Wukovich retires | | 1991 | Lucia Hakala, daughter of Mr. Bleyer, joins the company | | 1992 | Franz Bleyer retires; Pertti Hakala, son-in-law, joins the company as Managing Director | | 1993 | Move from Vienna to Altmünster, Upper Austria | | 2002 | 'Peter Wukovich' is renamed 'WUKO Maschinenbau GmbH';
the company moves to new production and office facilities in Oberweis/Laakirchen, Upper Austria | | The prototype of the WUKO Bender is presented at serveral exhibitions worldwide, immediately gaining public attention
Responding to high demand, WUKO keeps developing new Bender models to meet customers' needs | | 2005 | The first WUKO Master is produced | | 2006 | Modernization of industrial machinery | | 2013 | Pertti Hakala, Jr. is admitted as partner | | 2014 | WUKO Inc. is formed as a subsidiary in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
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