Citizen Machinery Europe GmbH is the European affiliated company of Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd., Japan, a global leading manufacturer of sliding head lathes and also company of the Citizen Holdings, Japan. Beside Japanese origins Citizen Machinery Europe has as well as German roots, which are going straight to Boley GmbH. Both individual companies, Boley as well as Citizen, have always stood for tradition and innovation in the fields of lathes

1870

The Boley company has been founded in 1870 in the German town Esslingen on the Neckar and soon has won a reputation for the production of lathes and automatic lathes in this market. Boley machines have been sold throughout the world, not least due to their high precision, combined with market-conforming and customized solutions.

1970

Since 1970, Citizen has distributed sliding head lathes of the CINCOM brand in Europe. The German and European markets have been provided with innovative and efficient products, first from Brussels and from 1986 onwards from Filderstadt near Stuttgart. The brand Citizen has been established as an authority in the fields of lathes.

1992

In 1992, Citizen took over the company Boley GmbH as a 100% subsidiary. From now on, two names - Boley and CINCOM - as well as two products complementing each other - short-bed lathes and sliding head lathes - have guaranteed a successful two-brand strategy.

2003

In 2003, the two companies have merged to Citizen Machinery & Boley GmbH in order to reinforce the capabilities and strengths of the individual companies - development and production, distribution and service - and to bundle these capabilities under the roof of the mother company Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Japan.
In Esslingen on the Neckar the products are developed, designed, produced, distributed and serviced. Here, both short-bed lathes of the Boley brand and sliding head lathes of the CINCOM brand are produced. We distribute all products in Germany and all over Europe. Our distribution activities are not limited to the machines produced on site but also include the whole CINCOM product range, even the machines produced in Japan. Our services, like after sales and parts sale, are also offered for all products.

2005

In April 2005, our parent company Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Japan has adopted the 10 basic principles of the UN Global Compact within the framework of its Corporate Social Responsibility. Thus, as the subsidiary, we will also follow these principles
As a partner of both the industry and the user we want to provide our customers with safe high-quality products and services. Moreover, we see ourselves as a part of the society, the values of which change considerably with the globalization of companies - along with the consciousness of the customers. Therefore, our activities are not limited to the supply of better products, the observation of laws and rules, the striving for profitability and the dividend distribution to stockholders. We have expanded our company activities to such fields like environmental protection, information management, contributions to social life and sociopolitics.

2007

In April 2007 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. made a shift to a pure holding company system. The CNC-lathes have been integrated into the business line: Industrial machinery, and the development, production, sales and service of the products have been global bundled in the hands of Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd., Japan. By this, Citizen Machinery & Boley now is an affiliated company of Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd., Japan.
Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd., Japan has formed an equity and business alliance with Miyano Machinery Co., Japan; a top manufacturer of automatic lathes with fixed headstock. This tie-up shall mainly strengthen the cooperation in marketing, sales and service and at the other hand sharing and using effectively each property and infrastructure. For the European markets Citizen Machinery & Boley shall play the strategic part to realize the cooperation for sales and service.

2008

Citizen Machinery & Boley GmbH change into Citizen Machinery Europe GmbH. Due to the global strategy of Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd., Japan, the European business operation shall be reorganized. Citizen Machinery Europe shall mainly take care for sales and service as well as for the realization of special customer demanded applications. Target is to strengthen the market position of Citizen in Germany as well as in the other European markets. Under the roof of Citizen Machinery Europe parallel will be established a European Technical Centre for development, design and used machine business.