The TWIG story

Nordell & Koskinen Radioliike founded in Salo, Finland. Later branded Salora for radio and TV set sales.

Salora Radio Phones (SRP) supply public authorities and the military in Finland and grow to dominate the Nordic markets in early public cellular mobile phones.

Mobira, founded by Salora and Nokia, grows to become the world market leader in 1G mobile phones in 1986-87 and is later rebranded Nokia Mobile Phones.

Benefon, founded in Salo, becomes a successful NMT mobile phones provider in the 1990’s.

Benefon starts developing the, mobile rescue phone, MORE as part of a European Union research consortium. MORE is the first GSM/GPS personal safety alarm.

Benefon Track launched as the first commercial GSM/GPS safety phone, starting the momentum in the European lone-worker safety movement.

TWIG Protector P1 is born in a bid to create the complete and dependable lone-worker and social alarm device.

Twig Com Oy (Twig Com Ltd.) is founded and in January acquires the TWIG/Benefon personal safety alarm device business through a management buy-out.

TWIG marketing, engineering and manufacturing move to their own, new low-energy factory. A range of TWIG Protector P3 personal alarms is launched.

TWIG Protector Pro, a powerful lone-worker alarm for noisy and demanding environments, is launched.

TWIG Embody, a wearable personal safety device with a removable wrist band and six wearing options, is launched.

TWIG Protector Pro Ex, an intrinsically safe lone-worker alarm for noisy and demanding explosive hazardous areas, is launched.