After WW1 Jenda DolejšÍ founds a button-making shop in Luka nad Jihlavou (Czechoslovakia). 

1927 – 1930: Jenda’s youngest brother Štefan Dolejši starts working in the shop and becomes a button maker after a three-year apprenticeship.

 

 

1931: Štefan DolejšÍ passes the master craftsman examination for button making.

1937: Štefan DolejšÍ moves to Yugoslavia.

1938: In Ribnica na Dolenjskem, Štefan Dolejši founds a button making shop. He meets his wife Antonija (nee Marolt) who is also  employed in the button making trade.

 

 

1945: Štefan and Antonija Dolejši become employed in the Kramar button making plant in Kamnik..

1948: The production plants Kramar, Hrdlička and Zajc become nationalized and are turned into the Kamnik button making factory (nowadays Trival d.o.o.), where both Antonija and Štefan Dolejši become employed.

 

 

1951: The Dolejši family moves to Šoštanj. In the company ŠIK – Šoštanjska industrija konfekcije, gumbov in galanterije, Štefan Dolejši is the works manager while Antonija works in the production.

1956: Antonija and Štefan Dolejši become employed in Galanterija Šoštanj. Štefan Dolejši is the works manager.

 

 

1970: Antonija and Štefan Dolejši become employed in Polypex Šoštanj. Štefan Dolejši is the works manager.

1970: Štefan Dolejši becomes retired.

 

 

1971: In Šoštanj, Štefan Dolejši establishes a button making shop. He purchases the manual button making machinery from Hřnčič in Kamnik.

1972: Antonija Dolejši becomes retired. She continues to work in the family shop.

1973: The company’s machinery is upgraded with a semi-automatic button making machine. Their son Anton Dolejši starts working in the shop.

1974: The family shop is relocated to Velenje.

 

 

1983: Štefan Maks Dolejši (brother of Anton Dolejši) starts working in the family shop.

 

 

1994 – 1996: The shop’s machinery is upgraded with automatic button making machines (Giusi vanguard, TM Nova Bonetti, rondel press).

1996: From Popco d.o.o. Anton Dolejši s.p. takes over a button production plant; the company is relocated to the premises of   Veplas.

1997: The family shop is restructured to become Dolejši – modni gumbi d.o.o.

1999: Purchase of laser engraving and cutting device.

 

 

2002: The company relocates from Velenje to Podlog pri Šempetru.

2007: Purchase of a Praxis machine.

2008: Purchase of the second laser device for production of buttons.

2014: The production programme is expanded – jewellery making.

2014: The company management is taken over by Saša Dolejši Rebec and Nataša Dolejši.