1936

Saddlery Foundation

The artisan Gómez died on May 28, 1936, his widow, Matilde Cea, was then 38 years old and had eight children. Even numbers for a woman left alone and in pain. Mourning absences was a luxury for a woman, who projected all her energies into educating and caring for her children. So, little by little, she took over the activities of her spouse, she would soon be helped by two of her sons: Manuel and Cándido.

1970

Consolidation of Toldos Gómez

At the end of the 70s, the Gómez workshop worked for the first time with PVC canvas. It is also the decade in which they begin to manufacture facade awnings. The founder's grandchildren already played an important role in the family business.

1990

For better management, separating the saddlery and awning businesses, “Toldos Gómez S.L.” was established on September 20, 1990, definitively separating from the original saddlery business that continued and continues its differentiated trajectory.

2016

Relief of Antonio Gómez

In September 2016, and after almost 50 years at the helm of the company, Mr. Antonio Gómez Alamancos, the true architect of the evolution of the company in the last half century, retired as Managing Director. Antonio, although retired, continues to be linked to the company from the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a partner. He was succeeded as Managing Director by Esteban Raposo Gómez.

1909

Saddlery Foundation

Born in Pereiro de Aguiar, Antonio Gómez began working as an "albardeiro" in A Coruña, leaving this city in 1909 to settle in the town of Arzúa. There he fell in love, had eight children and put into motion what years later would become TGM – Toldos Gómez.

1960

First steps in the manufacture of awnings

"Hermanos Gómez Saddlery" was the name of that embryonic workshop, where the first Galician saddles were manufactured with devotion. In the 1960s, there was a crisis in the sector due to the introduction of agricultural machinery and the reduction of work with animals, a situation that forced the brothers to look for other sources of income. Thus, from 1968, they began making awnings and canvas for fairgrounds, capes for horseback riding and, taking advantage of the sewing machines installed in the saddlery, mending cotton canvas.

1977

First steps in the manufacture of awnings

For almost a decade, saddlery and awnings coexisted in the same headquarters, until in 1977 the first warehouse for the manufacture of canvas was built, from which the awning business operated with some autonomy. Antonio, Manuel's son, would be in charge of the new business.

2000

Expansion through Galician geography

At the time of establishing Toldos Gómez S.L. The company had work centers in Arzúa and Santiago (in the Tambre Industrial Estate, acquired in 1987). In 1999 a work center was opened in Bergondo and in the year 2000 in Lalín. In 2013, a new 6,879-square-meter building was launched in the Arzúa business park. In 2021 the Lalín center was closed, thus leaving the four work centers it has in Galicia today.