Company's History

A lot has happened since TOKO was founded in 1993 - but one thing has remained the same:

Labels are our passion.

Initially, TOKO traded in labels as well as labeling and printing systems. Today we have decades of expertise in the production of labels and also offer a wide range of other products and services.

Take a look at the history of our company from the beginning until today:

1993

• Foundation of TOKO Etikettier- und Drucksysteme by Tobias Koenders in Mossautal
• Sales, Service and Support for labeling and printing systems
• Successive expansion of the product range to software for label design and supplies such as adhesive labels, thermal transfer foils and packaging material

1996

• Investment and installation of a punching and printing machine for the production of 1-color printed adhesive labels

1999

• Investment and installation of a second punching and printing machine for the production of 2-color printed adhesive labels

2001

• Completion and occupation of the new office space in the company's own building in Güttersbach

2003

• Completion and occupation of the new production and storage areas
• Investment and installation of a punching and printing machine for the production of 6-color labels

2005

• Expansion of the production and storage space rented in 2003
• Establishment of the first two apprenticeships, for the areas of office management and industrial clerk

2007

• Investment and installation in a punching machine for blank labels, for the production of roll, fanfold and sheet labels

2008

• First trade fair appearance at LogiMAT

2011

• Investment and installation of a refinement and packaging machine with label dispensing units for sheet labels

2012

• Completion and move into new office, production and storage space in the company's own building in Erbach
• Investment and installation of two punching and printing machines for the production of 8-color and 6-color labels

2013

• Investment and installation of a fully automatic packaging machine for fanfold labels
• Investment and installation of a fully automatic small roll winder

2015

• Investment and installation of a first digital multi-color printing system for short runs

2016

• Start of certification according to DIN ISO 9001: 2015 

2017

• Expansion of the new production and storage areas in 2012

2018

• 25th company anniversary

2019

• Energy advice according to DIN EN 16247-1 energy audit

2020

• Expansion of the storage space, which was already enlarged in 2017
• Investment and installation of a fully automatic machine for the production of sheet labels such as laser sheets, inkjet sheets, etc.