Company history

GEMO a.s. was founded in 1990 as GEMO OLOMOUC, spol. s r.o. The past three decades have proven how a small, almost family business has developed into a large, strong and well-functioning group that can function as a general contractor as well as an investor and developer. From the first annual turnover of CZK 28 million, the company has reached a turnover of CZK 5 billion in 2019.

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1990

  • The company was founded in December 1990 by three partners.

1997

  • The launch of its own development project, the HANÁ retail and entertainment park, at the time the largest retail park in Moravia with a leasable area of over 30,000 m².

2003

  • Change in the ownership and organisational structure.
  • New corporate management strategy – setting up a broad management structure consisting of division directors has a critical impact on future successful development.

2004

  • Moving to our own impressive, newly built office building in Dlouhá Street in Olomouc.

2006

  • Completion of the first building contract with a value over CZK 1 billion – the Šestka Shopping Centre in Prague-Ruzyně.

2007

  • Development of a corporate logistics park in Hněvotín near Olomouc.
  • New extension of the office building in Dlouhá Street, Olomouc.
  • Establishment of the subsidiary GEMO SLOVENSKO, spol. s r. o.

2010

  • The prominent Building of the Year Award, won for the first time in 2010 – for our own investment project of the renewal of a sports stadium in Olomouc; the project comprises the OMEGA Sports and Health Centre and the NH Collection Olomouc Congress Hotel.

2012

  • Transition to a holding structure, establishment of GEMO HOLDING, a.s., a member of the GEMO Group.
  • Establishment of GEMO DEVELOPMENT, spol. s r.o. to pursue solely development business.

2014

  • Entry into the Slovak development market as a co-developer – the FORUM Shopping Centre project in Poprad.

2018

  • Commencement of the first stage of the largest residential project of our own, Vila Park Tabulový Vrch in Olomouc.
  • Change of legal form to a joint-stock company, GEMO, a.s., and entry of the minority shareholder MANCOOL, a.s.

2019

  • Achievement of a record annual turnover in the company’s history of CZK 5 billion.

2020

  • Completion of the first 100%-owned development project in Slovakia – the NOVUM Shopping Centre in Prešov.

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