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2013-01-01

The 150th Anniversary for Hydro-Vacuum S.A…


...is just behind us. A meeting to celebrate this event was held at the Centrum Kultury Teatr (Theatre Cultural Centre), Grudziądz on the 12th of October, 2012. Already 150 years have passed since Joseph Herzfeld and Carl Victorius founded the company on July 1st, 1862.



We had the pleasure to entertain many distinguished guests during this special meeting; among them were the representatives of:
  • regional and local authorities:
    • Jan Wyrowiński, Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland
    • Zbigniew Ostrowski, Kujawy-Pomerania Province Vice-Governor
    • Dorota Jakuta, Leader of the Regional Council of Kujawy-Pomerania Province, and the Director of the Economic Chamber "Polish Waterworks"
    • Robert Malinowski, President of Grudziądz
    • Marek Szczepanowski, Starost of the Grudziądz District.


  • academia:
    • Prof. Jan Bagieński, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Poznań University of Technology
    • Prof. Andrzej Błaszczyk, Institute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology
    • Prof. Waldemar Jędral, Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
    • Prof. Janusz Plutecki, Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology
    • Prof. Romuald Puzyrewski, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology
    • Prof. Leszek Szychta, Faculty of Transport and Electrical Engineering, University of Technology and Humanities in Radom
  • foreign companies,
  • Polish companies, the representatives of customers, suppliers, dealers, partners, etc.
  • news media and specialist publishers
  • former and present employees of the company.

During the celebration, Wojciech Grabowski, the President of the Management Board, delivered a jubilee speech. The ceremonial meeting culminated in awards being given to 38 employees of the company. They received state decorations, Medals for Long Service, granted by the President of the Republic of Poland on behalf of Zbigniew Ostrowski, the Province Vice-Governor, on the basis of a motion submitted by the Kujawy-Pomerania Province Governor. Another award, given to 33 employers of the company during the anniversary celebration, was the Distinguished Employee of Hydro-Vacuum S.A badge. The badges and testimonies were granted by the Management Board, and handed out by its President.

Apart from Medals and Badges given to our employees, the Members of the Management Board presented the representatives of key companies and institutions with commemorative prints. Then the guests had the floor. A large group of guests made use of the possibility to give their best wishes and congratulate us, and to hand over bouquets, gifts and to deliver speeches. While doing so, they expressed their admiration, respect, and recognition of the company's accomplishments. They gave the warmest words and kindest wishes to the Management Board and all employees of the company. .

The speeches given by the guests ended the formal part of the meeting, and afterwards the Zbigniew Poliszczuk band gave a performance. The members of the band were the talented youth of Grudziądz, who presented a vocal musical program prepared specially for the occasion; the program featured elements of the rich, 150-year history of Hydro-Vacuum S.A. The hour and half long series of performances was loudly applauded by the participants of the meeting.


The last event of the celebration was an exposition on the history of Hydro-Vacuum S. A., where products ranging from the historically valuable to modern were presented. The exposition concluded with a snack in the foyer of the theatre.

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