SABNER History

Early 1980s – the first workshop

The company’s history began in a small workshop on the family property on Maków Street in Bielsko-Biała. It was there, in a wooden shed, that Kazimierz Paszek started up his first machines and, after hours, performed small metalworking and turning jobs.

At the same time, he gained experience at a large industrial plant, developing his skills in machining and rising to the position of production foreman.

The family’s technical traditions were further strengthened by his wife, Maria – a mechanical engineering technician by training, with professional experience as a milling machine operator and technical draftsman. Her knowledge and understanding of industrial realities became an important part of the foundation on which the family business grew in the years that followed.

Early 1990s – The Founding of the Family Business

During the era of the Polish People’s Republic, private enterprise was restricted by the socialist system. For this reason, the workshop could only grow on a small scale for many years.

The fall of communism and the transition to a market economy opened up new opportunities for people with a natural entrepreneurial spirit. Kazimierz and Maria formally expanded their business under the name Ślusarstwo-Tokarstwo Maria Paszek.

The company specialized in repairing mechanisms, refurbishing components, and manufacturing parts that were unavailable on the market. One of the first steps toward series production was the launch of brake-cylinder production for Star trucks.

2007 – The Second Generation Sets the Course for Growth

In 2007, the founders’ sons – Michał and Piotr – took over responsibility for the company’s further development. The company began operating under the name Nekers.

Michał was responsible for investments, customer relations, and setting the company’s strategic direction. Piotr developed machining technology and the company’s IT infrastructure. One of his most important projects was the creation of a proprietary ERP system.

The purchase of the first CNC machine tool marked the beginning of the transformation of a small workshop into a modern manufacturing company.

2010-2018 – Expansion of Industry Partnerships

During this period, the company focused on manufacturing tooling and components for the automotive industry and subsequently began series production of railway infrastructure components.

Undertaking increasingly complex projects allowed the company to develop expertise in machining a variety of materials and semi-finished products. Over time, the scope of operations also expanded to include process development, assembly, and the organization of deliveries for complete products.

In 2015, Mateusz Koniarczyk joined the company. He started in a support role in administration and accounting, and then gradually assumed responsibility for finance, corporate organization, IT systems, and operational processes. The evolution of his role ultimately led to his appointment to the company’s board of directors.

2018-2022 – The SABNER Brand and Construction of a New Headquarters

In 2018, the company began implementing a quality management system compliant with ISO 9001 and decided to launch the SABNER brand.

The growing scale of operations exceeded the capacity of the family-run facility on Maków Street. In 2019, construction began on the company’s own plant in Międzyrzecze Górne.

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project was completed. In early 2022, production, technology, quality control, administration, and logistics were consolidated into a single, modern facility.

In December 2022, the business was reorganized as SABNER Sp. z o.o.

2023 – A Strategic Shift Toward Micromachining

In 2023, the company made the difficult but crucial decision to end a phase lasting more than a decade that had been based on general-purpose CNC machining and the production of large components for the railway industry. The separated business segment was sold together with the machinery and technology used in it.

This was a deliberate move that allowed the company to focus its accumulated engineering expertise on the most demanding series-production projects. Instead of maintaining a broad range of technologies, the company began building a specialization in the micromachining of increasingly smaller and more precise components.