• 1920 – The company George Jowitt Ltd is founded near Sheffield (U.K.) to
  manufacture « artificial » wheels for the cutlery industry, to replace the sharpening
  (natural) stone wheels.
  
• 1957 – A Dutch subsidiary is set up in Eindhoven (Holland) for the local
  manufacture of grinding wheels supplied to Philips Company.
  
• 1962 – Our present factory is built in Best (Holland) – first settled in
  Best Industrial park – to supply wheels to Continental Europe for prestigious
  customers in Germany, France and Italy, - SKF, Caterpillar, ZF …
  
• 2002 – A Management Buy Out brings Vincent CAZIN as the CEO and sole
  shareholder of our Dutch entity, which becomes fully independent and is run for its
  expansion on the European Continent and elsewhere.
  
• 2007 – Factory is extended to meet with the increasing demand of surface grinding
  wheels in all sorts of industries: bearings, springs, compressor parts, automotive
  components, tooling, machine knives, cutlery…
  
• 2008 – It is time to launch ROXOR Abrasives to make clear that our Company is
  expanding and getting ready for future developments.

Our guidelines:

• The customer is the focus of our action
• The staff members are the most important capital
• The organisation is quick and effective