Tradition meets know-how

Founded by Max Gütermann in Vienna, production of 100% side threads.

Nims Manufacturing founded by Egbert Hutchison with six investors. Production of 100% cotton threads.

Gütermann starts with the internationalization and expansion.

At the beginning of the 1930’s Gütermann designed a new sales unit, the so-called quick sale box, the SVK. This is patented in April 1935.

Through the purchase of majority interests in Efird Manufacturing, production of synthetic sewing threads was started

Merger between American Yarn and Efird Manufacturing

After intensive trials with sythetic fibres and threads, a decision was made in 1955 to commence production, in addition to sewing silks, sewing threads made of 100 % polyester with the brand names Mara T 38 and Tera.

New technologies in dyeing / winding. Production increase with weekly 10.000 sewing thread colors and types in total

Christo covered the „Reichstag“ palace in Berlin with Gütermann threads.

Acquisition of the company TSP Maribor in Slovenia, expansion of A&E in Europe

Micro Core Technology® is new and cannot be compared to any other existing production method. It is the first corespun procedure based on microfilament polyester.

Successful introduction oft he Gütermann fabric collection.

Two of the world’s well known sewing thread manufactures, Gütermann and American & Efird, will combine in order to accelerate their success and growth in the global marketplace.

Gütermann celebrates its existence of 150 years.

American & Efird celebrates its existence of 125 years. Launch of the A&E COLORLINK App and of COLOCATCH Nano.

A&E Gütermann becomes part of the Elevate Textiles, Inc. group, which operates in both the U.S., Mexico and China.

A&E opens ist 28th production facility worldwide in Vietnam.