The Utz corporate values are still largely based on the ideas and principles of our founder, Georg Utz, and his wife Martha Utz. Growth by our own efforts, striving for the highest quality and maximum customer benefit, combined with the family ethos and a high sense of responsibility towards employees and society. As a family business, we remain permanently committed to these values to this day.
Sustainability was part of our founder’s original plan for the company and has since become part of our DNA. We act with foresight from the start and integrate the sustainable use of limited resources and recycling at the end of the product life cycle into our strategy. He recognized early on that he was on the right long-term trend with consistent focus on reusable products. It is therefore not surprising that the first Utz plastics recycling plant was put into operation in Bremgarten at the beginning of the 1970s and is maintained to this day.
In the seventies, the development of customer-specific containers is added as a new business area, the cornerstone of our current core business. In general, the demand for large-volume plastic containers such as pallets or paloxes is growing. For this reason, the Mannesmann company manufactured exclusively for Utz what was then Europe's largest injection molding machine with a processing weight of up to 50 kg of plastic. At this time, Georg Utz AG ventures its first step into nearby foreign countries and founds the subsidiary in Schüttorf, Germany.
In the following decades, Georg Utz AG gradually evolves from a producer of standard products to a manufacturer and service provider for customized solutions. It is therefore a logical step for Utz to follow its customers to their locations in order to ensure joint development, production and quality control on site. Over the years, further subsidiaries were added.
Founding of the company Georg Utz, toolmaking in Zurich Höngg
Move to Zurich Altstetten to larger premises
Relocation to Bremgarten with 16 employees. Series production of zig-zag devices for sewing machines.
Company restructuring into Georg Utz AG
Purchase of the “Honegger” silk weaving mill and the entire company premises (50,000 m²)
First injection moulding machine with 40 gram shot weight
Start of production with storage containers, start of the RAKO series
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz GmbH in Schüttorf
New company building and expansion of the machine park to 30 injection moulding machines
Procurement of the then largest injection moulding machine manufactured in Europe with a clamping force of 3,000t and 52,000 g shot weight to produce plastic pallets and pallet boxes.
Purchase of the pallet mould for pallet 33 - 604
Construction of the new office building
Construction of the first plastics recycling plant in Bremgarten
Expansion of the logistics warehouse in Bremgarten
Start of thermoforming production in Bremgarten
First ISO certification
Construction of two new silos
Construction of the administrative wing and production hall 2
Expansion of the external warehouse and tool shop
Founding of the subsidiary George Utz Ltd. in Alfreton
Construction of the recycling building in Bremgarten
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz Sarl. in Bressolles
Founding of Georg Utz Holding AG with head offices in Bremgarten
Founding of the subsidiary POOLTEC AG, the service company for the management of returnable containers in Bremgarten
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz Sp.z o.o. in Katy Wrocławskie
New large parts production in Bremgarten
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz, Inc. in Columbus, Indiana
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz Materials Handling (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in Suzhou
Founding of the Georg Utz Representative Office in Moscow
Completion of the new company building with production facilities at Georg Utz, Inc. in Edinburgh, Indiana
New large-scale machine at Georg Utz AG in Bremgarten
Completion of the new thermoforming hall at Georg Utz GmbH in Schüttorf
Expansion of the administration at Georg Utz GmbH in Schüttorf
New thermoforming hall at Georg Utz AG in Bremgarten
Expansion of production and administration at George Utz Ltd. in Alfreton
First large-scale machine at George Utz Ltd. in Alfreton
Expansion of production and administration at Georg Utz Sp.z o.o. in Katy Wrocławskie
Opening of own plant at Georg Utz Materials Handling (Suzhou) Co, Ltd. in Suzhou
Opening of new building at Georg Utz AG in Bremgarten
Opening of own thermoforming production at Georg Utz de México S. de R.L. de C.V. in San Miguel de Allende
Move to the new plant of the Georg Utz Sarl in St. Vulbas
Opening of own plant at Georg Utz de México S. de R.L. de C.V. in San Miguel de Allende
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