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More Than 75 years of Tradition and Experience
30th October 1916
Foundation of AUTOPOL, limited liability company, dealing in secondhand cars, with the seat in Prague. The exclusive partner was „Spojené strojírny, dříve Škoda, Ruston, Bromovský a Ringhoffer“.
22nd October 1934
Change of company‘s name from AUTOPOL into OMNIPOL Limited Company with new partners „Škodovy závody Plzeň“ holding 90% share and „Akciová společnost pro automobilový průmysl v Praze“ holding 10% share. The scope of business was extended into trade (i. e. purchase and sale of all commodities not liable to special licence) and freightforwarding.
15th September 1938
General assembly of OMNIPOL approved conversion into a joint-stock company with the main shareholder „Škodovy závody Plzeň“ holding 99% share. The trade with second-hand cars was terminated.
1940 – 1945
During World War II the trust „Škodovy závody Plzeň“ was incorporated into armament programme of Nazi Germany resulting in interruption of OMNIPOL activities.
1945
By the end of World War II the trust „Škodovy závody Plzeň“ was nationalized and divided into autonomous production units. Pre-war activities of OMNIPOL were not restored anymore.
1946 – 1956
Formal existence of OMNIPOL, its activities are aimed only on running out trade cases from the past; successive liquidation of the company.
1st March 1956
Foundation of OMNIPOL Joint-Stock Company authorized for exclusive export and import of sporting and hunting rifles and civil aircraft in accordance with the public notice of the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
1st April 1959
Conversion of OMNIPOL Joint-Stock Company into OMNIPOL, stateowned foreign trade corporation for export and import of sporting and hunting rifles and ammunition and civil aircraft.
18th May 1966
Change of the name into OMNIPOL, Foreign Trade Corporation, with unlimited scope of business.
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15th August 1979
Opening of the new seat of the company at Nekázanka St. 11.
1989
End of the foreign trade monopoly with specified commodities, scope of business gradually extended to new activities and commodities.
1st October 1991
Conversion of OMNIPOL, Foreign Trade Corporation, into OMNIPOL Joint-Stock Company with 75 % of shares subscribed for state-owned financial institution, the rest was offered for the voucher privatisation.
September 1996
Transfer of the complete state-owned stake to the private investor resulting in completion of company‘s privatisation.
10th May 2001 / 20th September 2006
Award of the ISO 9001 Certificate for trading with defence materials and civil commodities for machine and food-processing industry.
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