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Company

YOUNG BUT HARDENED LIKE STEEL

Our name, Torm, means storm in Estonian. Looking back and considering the present the name given to a metalworking company couldn’t be more suitable to describe what was ahead. Although we are still young, our team members are trained proffessionals with long-term experience in the industry. We aim for sustainable growth and like a storm, there is really nothing that could stop us going, until we decide to calm down.

Our team consists of diverse group of people who cover all the skills needed to complete a full production flow at Torm. We are always welcoming people with different backgrounds and skills.

About the company

Torm Metall OÜ was established March 06 year 2008 in Tartu, Estonia. For the first couple of years we were developing, selling and producing our own products – inside and outside hot tub heaters from aluminium. Since year 2011 we have been in the subcontracting business and currently more than 90% of our sales comes from parts and assemblies manufactured according to our our customers drawings and requirements. We have a wide range of in-house services and process capabilities. We can offer our clients anything from manufacturing of single components to ready-to-market products. Our team consists of specialists that have long-term experience and knowledge of processing aluminium and stainless steel and we are able to support customers from the very first steps of the product life cycle.

Torm Metall at a glance (2019):
10 mln per year turnover
140 employees
22 engineers
25 women employed
30 average age of our employees
7000 m2 of production floorspace

Quality, environment, health and safety

From day one the quality we offer and the challenges related has been the reason why we keep going and our customers stay and grow with us. As we have taken too seriously the promises we have made to our customers we’ve been able to increase our customer base year by year. We strive to achieve 100% delivery accuracy and reliability despite the feeling that the complexity of our business is growing day by day. We take full responsibility for the impact of our operations to the environment and we work systematically to minimize our footprint. We make no compromises in our workers’ health and safety and we continue to work hard towards achieving our principal goal of zero accidents. Our integrated management system has been certified in accordance to international standards ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.

People

Although we are young our team members are trained professionals with long-term experience in the field. Our team consists of diverse group of people who cover all the skills needed to complete the full production flow. We are always welcoming people with different backgrounds and skills.

Virtues that describe our organization the best:

  • We are ambitious despite the fact that we are young and small compared to the giant corporations
  • We are working in an international and very competitive environment
  • We are building a unique seamless organisation in a very traditional industry
  • We are offering modern working environment and state-of-the-art tools for personal growth
  • We orgnanize team-building events and value spirited joint initiatives
  • We remember and celebrate individual anniversaries
  • We support active and healthy lifestyle and sponsor hobbies
  • We value proactivity in the territory of unknown

Industries we serve

  • Renewable energy
  • Appliances
  • Automotive components
  • General industry
  • Heavy equipment
  • Gym, fitness and crossfit equipment
  • Machines and inventory for food and beverage industry

Outsourcing and partners

In addition to our in-house services we also offer other processes capabilities through our outsourcing partners in Estonia and abroad. For example, stamping and punching, tube and profile bending, sheet rolling. Our partners can provide all common stainless steel surface treatment processes as pickling, mechanical polishing, electro polishing and carbon steel zinc plating and tin/nickel plating.

Turnover, average headcount and key developments

2022

Headcount

182

Turnover

17 354 813 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Our in-house capabilities now include CNC milling and turning.
  • Invested in a high-quality wire bending machine.

2021

Headcount

193

Turnover

17 310 374 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Our powder-coating line is complemented by robotic coating system, nearly doubling the line capacity and significantly improving coating consistency.
  • Invested in two high-quality welding robot stations.
  • The number of employees reaches 200 for the first time during peak demand.
  • Total floorspace reaches 11 000 m2.

2020

Headcount

144

Turnover

11 693 696 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Welding quality system certified according to ISO 3834-2.
  • Occupational health and safety management system certified according to ISO 45001:2018.

2019

Headcount

140

Turnover

10 000 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • New powder coating line fully integrated to production.
  • Welding quality system ready for certification.
  • Torm is commended by Tartu city government as the company that created the most new jobs in Tartu. Number of employees has grown to 140.

2018

Headcount

110

Turnover

9 800 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Company acquired certifications:
    – ISO 9001:2015
    – ISO 14001:2015
    – OHSAS 18001:2007
  • Installation of our new powder coating line with 5-chamber pretreatment facility from Aabo Ideal-Line.
  • Investment to:
    – laser cutting machine ByStar 10 000 Fiber
    – Bystronic Xpert 250 press brake with max width 4100 mm
  • All in all we have ca 7000 m2 of floorspace

2017

Headcount

82

Turnover

7 396 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – tube and profile cutting technology Trumpf TruLaser Tube 5000 Fiber

2016

Headcount

60

Turnover

5 421 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – deburring and edge rounding machine Timesavers Grindingmaster 42 WRBW
  • By the end of the year floorspace is 3000 m2

2015

Headcount

40

Turnover

3 800 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – second laser cutting machine BySprint Fiber 6000
    – automated shot blasting machine Rösler RHBE 17/22-L

2014

Headcount

33

Turnover

2 350 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Implementation of Monitor ERP system

2013

Headcount

18

Turnover

1 430 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – laser cutting machine BySprint Fiber 4000
    – Bystronic Xpert200 press brake
  • Manual powder coating line

2012

Headcount

13

Turnover

991 000 €

2011

Headcount

6

Turnover

547 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – waterjet machine Flow Mach 4-4020b
  • Start of the subcontracting business;
  • Floorspace increased to ca 900 m2

2010

Headcount

4

Turnover

222 300 €

2009

Headcount

3

Turnover

127 700 €

2008

Headcount

2

Turnover

16 833 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Torm Metall OÜ founded
  • Company moved to our current location
  • Start of the production of hot tub heaters
  • Investment to:
    – the refurbished LVD press brake
    – guillotine shares from 1960s

2022

Headcount

182

Turnover

17 354 813 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Our in-house capabilities now include CNC milling and turning.
  • Invested in a high-quality wire bending machine.

2021

Headcount

193

Turnover

17 310 374 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Our powder-coating line is complemented by robotic coating system, nearly doubling the line capacity and significantly improving coating consistency.
  • Invested in two high-quality welding robot stations.
  • The number of employees reaches 200 for the first time during peak demand.
  • Total floorspace reaches 11 000 m2.

2020

Headcount

144

Turnover

11 693 696 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Welding quality system certified according to ISO 3834-2.
  • Occupational health and safety management system certified according to ISO 45001:2018.

2019

Headcount

140

Turnover

10 000 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • New powder coating line fully integrated to production.
  • Welding quality system ready for certification.
  • Torm is commended by Tartu city government as the company that created the most new jobs in Tartu. Number of employees has grown to 140.

2018

Headcount

110

Turnover

9 800 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Company acquired certifications:
    – ISO 9001:2015
    – ISO 14001:2015
    – OHSAS 18001:2007
  • Installation of our new powder coating line with 5-chamber pretreatment facility from Aabo Ideal-Line.
  • Investment to:
    – laser cutting machine ByStar 10 000 Fiber
    – Bystronic Xpert 250 press brake with max width 4100 mm
  • All in all we have ca 7000 m2 of floorspace

2017

Headcount

82

Turnover

7 396 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – tube and profile cutting technology Trumpf TruLaser Tube 5000 Fiber

2016

Headcount

60

Turnover

5 421 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – deburring and edge rounding machine Timesavers Grindingmaster 42 WRBW
  • By the end of the year floorspace is 3000 m2

2015

Headcount

40

Turnover

3 800 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – second laser cutting machine BySprint Fiber 6000
    – automated shot blasting machine Rösler RHBE 17/22-L

2014

Headcount

33

Turnover

2 350 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Implementation of Monitor ERP system

2013

Headcount

18

Turnover

1 430 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – laser cutting machine BySprint Fiber 4000
    – Bystronic Xpert200 press brake
  • Manual powder coating line

2012

Headcount

13

Turnover

991 000 €

2011

Headcount

6

Turnover

547 000 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Investment to:
    – waterjet machine Flow Mach 4-4020b
  • Start of the subcontracting business;
  • Floorspace increased to ca 900 m2

2010

Headcount

4

Turnover

222 300 €

2009

Headcount

3

Turnover

127 700 €

2008

Headcount

2

Turnover

16 833 €

Some facts or key developments

  • Torm Metall OÜ founded
  • Company moved to our current location
  • Start of the production of hot tub heaters
  • Investment to:
    – the refurbished LVD press brake
    – guillotine shares from 1960s