Company history
From founding to shareholding company
1864 The company was founded by Ferdinand Heye
1886 The biggest bottle maker in the world
1888 Transformation into a joint stock company
Change
1972 Renaming of the company. From this year onwards the company is called Gerresheimer Glas AG
1985 Relocation of headquarters
1987 Development of tubing-based pharmaceutical glass product business
A historical turning point
1999 Sale of the glassworks in Gerresheim
1999 New global organization structure: strategic reorientation to focus on pharmaceutical, laboratory, cosmetic and small glass products
New global organizational structure & IPO
2007 New global organization structure
2007 Gerresheimer AG is stock exchange listed
New strategic positioning of the divisions
2013 Divisional reorganization: Plastics & Devices, Primary Packaging Glass and Life Science Research
2015 Centor take-over
2015 Sale of tubing operations to Corning
2016 Sale of Life Science Research operations
Current events
2018 Gerresheimer acquires Swiss technology company Sensile Medical
2018 New CEO and Management Board of Gerresheimer AG: Dietmar Siemssen CEO, Dr. Bernd Metzner CFO, Dr. Lukas Burkhardt
2019 Opening Plastic Packaging Plant in Changzhou, China
2019 Focus on Innovation: new setup with new division Advanced Technology in addition to Primary Packaging Glass and Plastics & Devices
2019 Opening Glass Innovation and Technology Center Vineland/NJ, USA
2020 Opening Medical Device Plant Skopje, North Macedonia
2021 New Corporate design