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The GIKO Milestones


1956

Foundation of the company Giesinger & Kopf OHG
First spiral tube winding machine in Austria


1959

First 6-colour gravure printing plant in Austria


1989

Commissioning of the solvent recovery plant using worldwide new technology


1990

Installation of a 10-colour gravure printing machine


1994

First packaging company in Austria with ISO-9001


1999

First packaging company in Austria with HACCP hygiene guidelines


1999

Installation of a gravure printing press with inline lamination


2001

Installation of a solvent free/solvent based combination laminating line


2005

Construction of a high-bay warehouse with timber support technology with approx. 2800 pallet spaces


2007

Installation of a wax laminating line


2014

Specialisation in “Flexible Packaging”


2014

Installation of a second solvent free/solvent based combination laminating line (inline with the existing line)


2017

Relocation to the new administration building


2020

Start of construction of the new waste air purification plant – commissioning at the beginning of 2021