Milestones in aluplast's company history

The innovative output of three thousand SMEs were assessed as part of a Germany-wide ranking commissioned by the business magazine Wirtschaftswoche. The result? aluplast staked its claim in a field of very strong competitors and took fourth place.

The innovative experts from Karlsruhe celebrate thirty years of successful innovation with business partners, customers and friends. With company founder Manfred J. Seitz handing over the reins to his two sons, Patrick and Dirk Seitz, aluplast retains its status as a family-run business.

Inspecting products, testing prototypes, training fabricators in new systems and technologies, preparing demo models... aluplast has created the best possible environment for all of these tasks by investing in its new window technical forum. The conditions are ideal for staff thanks to the spacious hall, a wide range of machinery and plenty of natural light provided by large windows and facades.

The existing energeto® system is marketed as a high-end foam-based product and has some of the best stats on the market, even with low construction depths. "energeto® | foam inside" is therefore rated the best window in its class.

With energeto® – the metal-free window system – aluplast has created a new milestone in window technology. The system was launched for mass production in 2009.

Our 500 guests join the company for a double celebration in Karlsruhe: Firstly marking aluplast's 25-year success story and secondly the birthday of company founder Manfred J. Seitz.

By opening new production facilities in Mexico, aluplast takes its first brave step towards global expansion.  2007 also sees the company once again being ranked among "Germany's Best" after making it into the final of "Entrepreneur of the Year 2007" again.

The completed mixing tower at the headquarters in Karlsruhe is unique in Europe, in terms of both technology and productivity. Karlsruhe's new landmark, which is located right next to the A5 motorway, was opened with a celebration attended by around 800 guests. The number of employees grows to 1,250.

aluplast is still growing and needs more space: As the next logical step, the company relocates its headquarters from Ettlingen to Karlsruhe-Hagsfeld.

aluplast exhausts its potential to expand its headquarters in Ettlingen. In the same year, the company begins construction of a new production centre and warehouse in Karlsruhe. A further production centre is set up in Russia.

aluplast establishes its first production facilities outside of Germany in the Polish city of Poznan.

The first foreign subsidiary – the Spanish sales office aluplast Ibérica – opens in Bilbao. aluplast showcases its products in the UK for the first time at a trade fair.

The company Golde from Bavaria is acquired and its "Golde IDEAL" window sealing system is adopted. IDEAL is still reflected in aluplast's product range, giving its name to aluplast's profile series.

The company launches its first full year in business. In its first year of production, aluplast generates sales of EUR 2.5 million. PVC consumption reaches
1,000 tonnes.