
IGP History
50 Years IGP, 50 Years Innovation, Quality, Partnership
Milestones of the history
1968 | Foundation of the company |
1969 | First production site in Bazenheid, St. Gallen |
1972 | Foundation of IG Pulvertechnik Aktiengesellschaft |
1988 | Move to the new building in the industrial estate of Stelz, Kirchberg near Wil |
1989 | Curt Christian Dold becomes a Delegate of the Board of Directors |
1995 - 1997 | Acquisition of share packages IGP/ Dold Group to 100% by Curt Christian Dold |
2000 | Acquisition of trade partner's share packages in Germany, Poland, France and Austria to 100% |
2003 | Inauguration of the building extension: doubling of production capacities, expansion of laboratory and quality assurance divisions, creation of a training and instruction centre |
2007 | Foundation of the IGP Group companies England and Hungary |
2008 | 40-year anniversary of IGP Pulvertechnik AG: - Presence in 40 countries - 6 subsidiaries in Europe - 320 employees - Production of more than 11,000 tonnes of powder coating |
2009 | Foundation of the IGP Group company IGP Benelux |
2009 | Move into the Customer Service Centre |
2011 | Curt C. Dold's sons Eric, Adrian and Steffen become members of the Board of Directors |
2013 | Foundation of the IGP Group company IGP Scandinavia |
2014 | Foundation of the IGP Group company IGP North America |
2016 | Curt C. Dold transfers Shares to his three sons and stays majority shareholder |
2017 | Construction and lauching of the first production plant abroad in Poland; IGP Operations PL |
2018 | Acquisition of powder coating manufacturer Performance Powders in the USA; new IGP Operations NA |
2018 | Foundation of the IGP Group Company IGP Italy |
2018 | 50-year anniversary of IGP Pulvertechnik AG: - Presence in over 40 countries - 9 subsidiaries in Europe and in the USA - 450 employees worldwide - Production of more than 15,000 tonnes of powder coating |