{"id":2110,"date":"2018-01-30T09:20:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T07:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manner.dcqa.doop.fi\/?page_id=2110"},"modified":"2021-02-03T13:13:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T11:13:50","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.manner.fi\/en\/company\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traditions and skills make Manner unique<\/h2>\n

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 \u201cHangon Keksi\u201d were packed in tin containers manufactured by Manner soon after the company was established. Over the decades, the company\u2019s business activities expanded into such fields as mechanical engineering, steel component production and metal casting.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s areas of specialisation, and the company\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Manner's story<\/h1>
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1890<\/span><\/div>
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1890<\/h2>

Juho Manner founds the company, which produces kitchenware and tin roofs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

1899<\/span><\/div>
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1899<\/h2>

The company’s new activities include a sports shop and bicycle rentals<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

1914<\/span><\/div>
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1914<\/h2>

Focus on workshop operations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

1922<\/span><\/div>
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1922<\/h2>

Moving to Pitk\u00e4katu, where Manner is still active today<\/span><\/p>\n

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1930<\/span><\/div>
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1930<\/h2>

Manner’s products include wagon bogies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

1974<\/span><\/div>
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1974<\/h2>

Focus on castors as the only products<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

1994<\/span><\/div>
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1994<\/h2>

The first castor entirely made of plastic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

2010<\/span><\/div>
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2010<\/h2>

e-SMART and SMART win the international Red Dot Design Award<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

2011<\/span><\/div>
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2011<\/h2>

The first castor equipped with a central locking system, e-SMART, is launched on the market<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

2020<\/span><\/div>
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2020<\/h2>

The new Twist product series is launched on the market<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

2023<\/span><\/div>
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2023<\/h2>

Manner as part of the Colson Group<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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