Our story

Traditions and skills make Manner unique

Manner has been operating since 1890. It is a Hanko-based family company whose first products were sheet metal work. For example, the nationally famous Finnish biscuits “Hangon Keksi” were packed in tin containers manufactured by Manner soon after the company was established. Over the decades, the company’s business activities expanded into such fields as mechanical engineering, steel component production and metal casting.

The first castor products, wagon bogies, were manufactured in the 1930s, and castors made from sheet metal have been in production since the early 1950s. Castors were chosen as one of Manner’s areas of specialisation, and the company’s development of its castors has been strong ever since. The first plastic castors were manufactured in the 1960s, and since 1974 castors have been Manner’s only product group. Since the 1980s the company has concentrated on strengthening its own product range and expanding its activities in global markets. The first castor entirely made of plastic was manufactured in 1998, and winning the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2010 was another important milestone. In the following year, Manner launched the first castor equipped with a central locking system, the e-SMART.

Manner's story

1890
1890
MAnner 1890

1890

Juho Manner founds the company, which produces kitchenware and tin roofs

1899
1899
Manner 1899

1899

The company’s new activities include a sports shop and bicycle rentals

1914
1914
Manner 1914

1914

Focus on workshop operations

1922
1922
Manner 1922

1922

Moving to Pitkäkatu, where Manner is still active today

 

1930
1930
Manner 1930

1930

Manner’s products include wagon bogies

1974
1974
Manner 1974

1974

Focus on castors as the only products

1994
1994
Manner 1994

1994

The first castor entirely made of plastic

2010
2010
Manner 2010

2010

e-SMART and SMART win the international Red Dot Design Award

2011
2011
Manner 2011

2011

The first castor equipped with a central locking system, e-SMART, is launched on the market

2020
2020

2020

The new Twist product series is launched on the market

2023
2023

2023

Manner as part of the Colson Group