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OUR WAY TO TODAY

Willo is a family-owned company, with Marie and Bengt Swanström as owners. Marie is the daughter of founder Willy Loeffel, and continuity of ownership has enabled us to maintain our focus and will to invest since the beginning in 1956.

/ The beginning 1956

QUALITY WITH NO COMPROMISES

The Swiss Willy Loeffel revolutionises Sweden with a unique new quality standard.

The beginning 1956
Milestone 1960s

/ Milestone 1960s

THE CANAL HOUSE BECOMES TOO SMALL

Successes in sliding headstock turning and assembly line production lead to fast expansion

/ Milestone 1970s

THE YELLOW BRICK BUILDING IS BUILT

Market interest, not least from the nuclear power industry, leads to continued growth

Milestone 1970s
Milestone 1980s

/ Milestone 1980s

TECHNICAL ADVANCE
FOR THE COMPANY

Computerisation takes off, and CNC and CAD/CAM are introduced in the production

/ Milestone 1990s

THE NEW GENERATION

Willy Loeffel hands over responsibility and the post of CEO to Bengt Swanström

Milestone 1990s
Milestone 2000s

/ Milestone 2000s

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
IS INTENSIFIED

24-hour production and innovative technical solutions develop the Medtech business area

/ Milestone 2010s

THE PRODUCTION HALL
OF THE FUTURE

2,300 new, ultra-modern square metres are opened, including areas for extreme cleanliness stipulations

Milestone 2010s
Future direction

/ Future direction

COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER

A broader offer with more solutions gives deeper forms of collaboration