75 years of Utz
75 years of experience
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- Company
- 75 years of Utz
Family and values
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.
Circular economy
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.
Customer orientation
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.
International expansion
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.
Our history
1947
Switzerland
Founding of the company Georg Utz, toolmaking in Zurich Höngg
1948
Switzerland
Move to Zurich Altstetten to larger premises
1953
Switzerland
Relocation to Bremgarten with 16 employees. Series production of zig-zag devices for sewing machines.
1955
Switzerland
Company restructuring into Georg Utz AG
1957
Switzerland
Purchase of the “Honegger” silk weaving mill and the entire company premises (50,000 m²)
1958
Switzerland
First injection molding machine with 40 gram shot weight
1965
Switzerland
Start of production with storage containers, start of the RAKO series
1971
Germany
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz GmbH in Schüttorf
1972
Switzerland
New company building and expansion of the machine park to 30 injection molding machines
1973
Switzerland
Procurement of the then largest injection molding 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 mold for pallet 33 - 604.
Construction of the new office building.
1974
Switzerland
Construction of the first plastics recycling plant in Bremgarten
1983
Switzerland
Expansion of the logistics warehouse in Bremgarten
1985
Switzerland
Start of thermoforming production in Bremgarten
1987
Switzerland
First ISO certification
1988
Germany
Construction of two new silos.
Construction of the administrative wing and production hall 2.
Expansion of the external warehouse and tool shop.
1990
Great Britain
Founding of the subsidiary George Utz Ltd. in Alfreton
1992
Switzerland
Construction of the recycling building in Bremgarten
1992
France
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz Sarl. in Bressolles
1995
Switzerland
Founding of Georg Utz Holding AG with head offices in Bremgarten
1996
Switzerland
Founding of the subsidiary POOLTEC AG, the service company for the management of returnable containers in Bremgarten
1997
Poland
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz Sp.z o.o. in Katy Wrocławskie
2000
Switzerland
New large parts production in Bremgarten
2003
USA
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz, Inc. in Columbus, Indiana
2005
China
Founding of the subsidiary Georg Utz Materials Handling (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in Suzhou
2009
USA
Completion of the new company building with production facilities at Georg Utz, Inc. in Edinburgh, Indiana
2012
Switzerland
New large-scale machine at Georg Utz AG in Bremgarten
2012
Germany
Completion of the new thermoforming hall at Georg Utz GmbH in Schüttorf
2013
Germany
Expansion of the administration at Georg Utz GmbH in Schüttorf
2014
Great Britain
Expansion of production and administration at George Utz Ltd. in Alfreton
2015
Great Britain
First large-scale machine at George Utz Ltd. in Alfreton
2015
Poland
Expansion of production and administration at Georg Utz Sp.z o.o. in Katy Wrocławskie
2015
China
Opening of own plant at Georg Utz Materials Handling (Suzhou) Co, Ltd. in Suzhou
2017
Switzerland
Opening of new building at Georg Utz AG in Bremgarten
2017
Mexico
Opening of own thermoforming production at Georg Utz de México S. de R.L. de C.V. in San Miguel de Allende
2020
France
Move to the new plant of the Georg Utz Sarl in St. Vulbas
2021
Mexico
Opening of own plant at Georg Utz de México S. de R.L. de C.V. in San Miguel de Allende
