A short overview of our history
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YEAR
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EVENT
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| 1894 |
Brothers Welfit Oddy and John Holmes Oddy form a partnership trading under the name “Welfit Oddy” as farriers / wagon builders in Port Elizabeth. |
| 1926 | Welfit Oddy starts to manufacture vehicle bodies for the Ford Motor Company. |
| 1936 | Formation of the private company “Welfit Oddy (Pty) Limited”. |
| 1952 | Opening of a new plant in Paterson Road, Port Elizabeth. |
| 1984 | Opening of the current plant at Perseverance, Port Elizabeth. |
| 1986 | The first Tank Container is manufactured. |
| 2000 | Burg Industries B.V. take over the majority shareholding of Welfit Oddy. |
| 2007 | Buhold Industries B.V. is established as the majority shareholding company of Welfit Oddy, as the non-Intermodal divisions of Burg Industries are sold off and still trade under the name of Burg. |
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