Nadační fond Jana Antonína Bati

1876

• Third April was born in Zlín Tomas Bata.

1894

• Siblings Tomáš, Anna and Antonín Bata set up in September in Zlín shoemaking workshop T. & A. Bata. In the years before the birth of Jan Antonin Bata company through the initial difficulties and crises, which handles mainly thanks to the tenacity of Tomas Bata, the single business leaders. Light of the World famous fro "Baťovka" light canvas shoes with leather soles. Thomas is constantly deals with ideas of mechanization of production and then captures first shoemaking machinery. The company operates about 50 employees, production is in the tens and then hundreds of pairs a day to

1898

• 7th March was born in Uherske Hradiste Jan Karel Bata, after his father John Anthony.

1900

• Construction of the first factory building measuring 20 x 10 m near the railway station in Zlin.
• The company operates 120 people.

• 1906

  • Completed the first brick factory building tříetážová new type of size 40 x 20 m according to plans obtained in America (later the building 16).
  • Established network of sales agents equipped buggy and horse.

  1907

  • Proxy Frantisek Stepanek after a disagreement with Tomas is based on competitive business Čepkov.

  1908

  • Thomas brings to Zlin ten John. Jenda, along with his brothers Tomášovým live under supervision, and the direct influence of education since 1908 to 1919. Thomas becomes his father's pattern, model behavior, actions and thinking.
  • Anthony's brother dies, the company's management T. & A. Bata de jure also takes Tomas Bata ..

  1909

  • John's education is like today's methods, the concept is closer to the Bata School of Work Spartan, and it is born until fifteen years later. Along with his brothers go to school and also through practical training at the factory. In the evenings and on holidays studying all aspects of manufacturing shoes.
  • Establishing sales agencies.
  • Production of about 3,400 pairs a day.

  1911

  • Thomas' second journey to America.
  • Bata crash car driven by John Hozou, horse-drawn carriage. From that time comes a deep scar on the head of Tomas.

  1912

  • John has completed fourteen years and became a full-time regular employees. It starts in the administration, which absorbed a system of warehouses, manufacturing, sales and contributes to the partial rationalization. Once mastered the internal administration, as a standard shoe becomes an apprentice to his own craft. From the age of fourteen years, moving to the top of the pyramid of power control at the factory.
    • Top of electrification and plant manufacturing leather footwear.
    • The company employs about 230 workers.
    • Thomas' marriage to Mary Menčíkovou.

    1914

    • John experienced in Germany recognizes work in various shoe factories - Stiegler in Nuremberg, Augsburg August Wessels, Rollmann & Mayer in Nippes (Cologne) - and shop. After the return is in a position to Establish McKay stitching machine and learn to work with other colleagues, hired for paid recruits. Elaborates the position of the first shoemaker, plumber, arranger, petitioner's new procedures, mechanics, odbytáře. His managerial sense always sense the problem area, to whose solution he turns fundamentally on the head. It develops a kind of hybrid approaches to work - Thomas John disciplined discipline and sometimes feisty opposition.
    • At the beginning of the war Thomas concluded large contracts for military footwear.
    • Established building department.
    • 17th September, was born in Prague, Tomas Bata Jr. (Tom).

    1916

    • Built the first building pětietážová 80 x 20 m Based Engineering Works.

    1917

    • John is responsible for starting dřevákové production and unusual range now participates in the organization and administration of his brother's company. So, with the exception of two moments (see 1920 and 1927) will remain until the tragic death of Thomas.
    • Built brickworks, sawmill, and kopytárna podpatkárna, purchased power. Set up shop in Liberec.
    • Every day 10 000 pairs produced. The factory operates around 5000 people.

    1918

    • The crisis of the company, the loss is 3.3 million CZK for unpaid state deliveries. Major lenders Bank Czech Union and Živnobanka. Loans amounting to CZK 40 million. Decline in production to 1,700 pairs a day.
    • Thomas' health event - pulmonary embolism. Recovery means a test for John, who fills the initial five months of the year when in fact heads the company. His main job is

  • 1914

    • John experienced in Germany recognizes work in various shoe factories - Stiegler in Nuremberg, Augsburg August Wessels, Rollmann & Mayer in Nippes (Cologne) - and shop. After the return is in a position to Establish McKay stitching machine and learn to work with other colleagues, hired for paid recruits. Elaborates the position of the first shoemaker, plumber, arranger, petitioner's new procedures, mechanics, odbytáře. His managerial sense always sense the problem area, to whose solution he turns fundamentally on the head. It develops a kind of hybrid approaches to work - Thomas John disciplined discipline and sometimes feisty opposition.
    • At the beginning of the war Thomas concluded large contracts for military footwear.
    • Established building department.
    • 17th September, was born in Prague, Tomas Bata Jr. (Tom).

    1916

    • Built the first building pětietážová 80 x 20 m Based Engineering Works.

    1917

    • John is responsible for starting dřevákové production and unusual range now participates in the organization and administration of his brother's company. So, with the exception of two moments (see 1920 and 1927) will remain until the tragic death of Thomas.
    • Built brickworks, sawmill, and kopytárna podpatkárna, purchased power. Set up shop in Liberec.
    • Every day 10 000 pairs produced. The factory operates around 5000 people.

    1918

    • The crisis of the company, the loss is 3.3 million CZK for unpaid state deliveries. Major lenders Bank Czech Union and Živnobanka. Loans amounting to CZK 40 million. Decline in production to 1,700 pairs a day.
    • Thomas' health event - pulmonary embolism. Recovery means a test for John, who fills the initial five months of the year when in fact heads the company. His main job is making raw materials, intermediate products and overhead needs. This activity has been authorized for Thomas.
    • In October 1918 created the Czechoslovak Republic. As long Bata Jan Sokol is the so-called National Guard Sokol engaged in the fight to keep the nascent state of the organism.
    • The first issue of "Communication zřízenectvu Bata" (later "Communications")
    • Purchase of the first estate and land in Zlín.
    • The company has 4006 employees.