The history of our group

The key stages of our history

• 1975
  On 10th April 1975, the C.M.S. partnership was established, in Vignola, with a capital of 1,000,000 Italian lira..
• 1978
  First meeting with customer Tetra Pak, which was crucial for the company’s future growth and development.
  OVP was founded, which specialised in mechanical assemblies and was incorporated into CMS S.p.A. in 2004.
• 1980
  C.M.S. went public.
• 1985
  FGR, established, which specialises in engineering on contract.
• 1991
  OSL, was set up to develop a special work organisation tool designed by CMS; the company deals with production management systems.
• 1993
  CMS’s in-house Research & Development department was set up.
• 1995
  SMC was founded, which specialises in engineering and assembly.
• 1998
  POPPI was established, which deals with iron and steel sheet bending and laser cutting.
• 1999
  FORPACK was established, which manufactures packaging machines and was incorporated into CMS S.p.A in 2004.
• 2001
  A Modena-based company was acquired which originally handled bottling plants but was then converted to carry out assembly operations and is now trading under the name of FILLING SYSTEMS.
• 2003
  CO.MA.RI. was founded, which markets waste compactors.
• 2007
  The company crèche was created, called "Il Paese dei Colori" (The Land of Colours).
• 2008
  The new CMS works, spread over three production sites, became operational.
• 2010
  The CMS 4 assembly plant was set up, which handles assemblies for the food, pharmaceuticals and railway industries.