History of the company

FORTE a.s. was founded on 1st January 1997 and it is the successor of former the Military repair company VOP 011 s.p., which was founded at the beginning of the 60th of the last century on the premises of a military airport. The VOP 011 s.p. has been built as an army measure centre, and it has developed into current form as an establishment of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, its overall operation and facilities are almost independent on the surroundings. Rail siding from the station Kostele na Hané leads to the company premises.

• 2001 Certificate of Accreditationto Calibration Laboratory No.2302.
• 2001 Certificate of Quality Management System ISO 9001:2001.
• 2005 Certificate of Quality system compliance as required by AQAP 2120(ČOS 051626).
• 2008 Approval Certificate EASA Part 145.
• 2009 Approval Certificate No. MAA 0137 to repair and maintain of military air ground facilities.
• 2010 Certificate ČSN EN ISO 9001:2009 for maintenance of aircraft and aircraft units.
• 2010 Certificate ČSN EN ISO 9001:2009 for the machinery and electro technical industry sphere.
• 2011 Approval certificate No. MAA 0187 to maintenance of parts/appliances for military aviation technology.
• 2012 Certificate ČSN EN ISO 14001:2005 for the machinery and electro technical industry sphere.
• 2012 Certificate ČSN EN ISO 14001:2005 for maintenance of aircraft and aircraft components.
• 2015 Approval Certificate for Repair of containers ISO 1.
  

Currently the company still orientates its service offer to the Army of the Czech Republic and newly it focuses on providing services in the area of aviation and production and repairs of utility bodies.