Our beginnings

Hoytom was founded in 1961 by Don Cipriano del Hoyo and is now being managed by third generation family members. The 60s were notable for the nascent importance of industry in the Basque Country. And the new companies that were created needed to purchase machinery, which tended to be purchased from leading European countries such as Germany or even across the ocean from the USA, however external trade was not as fluid as it is today.

Hoytom therefore committed itself from that point on to the field of manufacturing control and quality. Industrial growth was so rapid that it soon became necessary to produce equipment to certify the quality of what was being made. The demand for such quality control equipment soon started to grow, and Hoytom rapidly became a leader in the sector. Hoytom is nestled in Bizkaia, a strong business environment that enjoys multiple synergies. In fact, the marked industrialisation that took place in the Basque Country led to the creation of what is today the third most important machine tool fair in Europe, the BIEMH fair in Bilbao.

Second generation

As in any sector, evolution is a constant. From hydraulic machines to today's electromechanical ones that have relegated their predecessors, through indicator dials, 7 segment displays, computers and today's tablets and displays. In the 90s the family’s second generation began taking important decisions about the company. Already working at the company, they gradually started to take the lead. Thereby passing the baton the second generation of the family.

At the end of the 90s, and above all at the start of the 21st century, schools and universities saw the need to equip their laboratories with testing machines. Today it is hard to find a school or university in Spain teaching mechanical or industrial studies that does not contain a Hoytom machine. It was also a period of high exports to Europe, and initial steps were taken to export to countries on other continents such as America and Africa. In 1996 the ENAC (Entidad Nacional de acreditación [National Accreditation Body] was formed, and Hoytom was accredited as an official calibration laboratory, and therefore able to provide a verification and calibration service at its customers’ laboratories (on-site), once again demonstrating its commitment to quality.