Our history
At the turn of twentieth century, The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company decided to broaden their product portfolio. At that time, project engineer John Stewart took on the challenge of developing a furnace that would upgrade the product treatment process in order to improve product quality and increase production capacity. Soon after, other Chicago-based companies requested that the company provide similar systems for their business, and this is how Stewart Furnace Division was born. The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company was developing so successfully that they decided to expand their portfolio with new products and created the “Sunbeam” trademark. The furnace division became known as the







01 January 19911991
SECO/WARWICK created a join venture company with Trans-Vac in Poland, creating SECO/WARWICK Ltd. 




31 March 20062006
SECO/WARWICK enters into a Joint Venture agreement with Tianjin Kama Elevtric Thermal Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to form SECO/WARWICK (Tianjin) Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd. 

31 March 20072007
SECO/WARWICK S.A. is established; the SECO/WARWICK Group includes SECO/WARWICK S.A. as world headquarters (Poland), SECO/WARWICK Corp. (USA), ELTERMA S.A. (Poland, and SECO/WARWICK Industrial Furnace Co., Ltd. (China) 


31 September 20072007
SECO/WARWICK S.A. Sign Strategic Alliance Agreement with Retech Systems LLC in Ukiah, CA (USA) 

31 March 20082008
Joint Venture formed with Allied Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. (India) to create SECO/WARWICK ALLIED Pvt. Ltd. 


01 January 20112011
ELTERMA S.A. corporate name changed to SECO/WARWICK ThermAL S.A., Retech LLC is wholly owned by the SECO/WARWICK Group 


31 February 20122012
SECO/WARWICK creates one company for the production activities of both SECO/WARWICK S.A. and SECO/WARWICK ThermAL S.A. in Świebodzin/Poland named SECO/WARWICK Europe S.A. 


31 December 20122012
SECO/WARWICK GmbH acquires 100% of the shares of NESPI International GmbH in Kleve, Germany, and renames the company into SECO/WARWICK Services GmbH 




13 February 20172017
Introducing Seco/Vacuum Technologies, the new North American Vacuum Furnace Company 



Sławomir Woźniak, CEO SECO/WARWICK

Our values
INNOVATION
PARTNERSHIP
SAFETY AND STABILITY
CREDIBILITY
RELIABILITY
The SECO/WARWICK values are similar to human DNA. They are inherent to the company and their roots come from the vision and values of its founders. They create a DNA chain with our and our partners’ DEVELOPMENT as the primary genotype.
Our innovations are not limited to creating modern furnaces or production lines with advanced technologies. INNOVATION means to take actions leading to the development of new or better products, processes, technologies or organizations. We know that innovation is omnipresent, therefore we want it to be visible in our thinking, approach and performance, anywhere in the world, at any workplace and in any operation. In the relationships with our customers,
suppliers and employees, we put the interest of the other party first. PARTNERSHIP means that for us, a mutual obligation of the parties is founded on respect and responsibility, and feedback is part of our development because it enables us to design SAFETY AND STABILITY in all reliable products that we deliver. What is more, the creation chain involves people whom we wish to provide with stable jobs and continuous development. And for our partners, we want to be a sure and business-sound option because you shall not disappoint your partner. Therefore, another one of our values is RELIABILITY so that we do not disappoint you as people, partners, and technology providers. This makes us CREDIBLE, one of the global business community’s critical challenges.
Distinguished
innovation leader
We have received many renowned and recognized (by the industry and by business) awards and distinctions for our broad research and development activities (INNOVATION LEADER and MERIT FOR INVENTIVENESS); confirming our financial transparency and particular achievements for the economy (BUSINESS GAZELLES); for the reliability of our

Our awards


















31 December 20052005
ELTERMA is ranked 10th in a ranking of Lubuskie Province companies employing more than 50 people. 



31 October 20062006
The weekly Teleinfo names ELTERMA among Poland’s 100 best-computerised companies. 

31 January 20072007
The weekly Teleinfo names ELTERMA among Poland’s 100 best-computerised companies. 






































