Tradition meets know-how
A&E Gütermann has written many success stories in over 280 years of company history.
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1864
Gütermann
Founded by Max Gütermann in Vienna, production of 100% side threads.
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1891
A&E
Nims Manufacturing founded by Egbert Hutchison with six investors. Production of 100% cotton threads.
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1920
A&E
Consolidation with other textile factories, American Yarn and Processing Company
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1920/30
Gütermann
Gütermann starts with the internationalization and expansion.
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1935
Gütermann
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.
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1947
A&E
Through the purchase of majority interests in Efird Manufacturing, production of synthetic sewing threads was started.
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1952
A&E
Merger between American Yarn and Efird Manufacturing.
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1955
Gütermann
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.
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1968
A&E
Ruddick Corporation as the parent company, enabled an ongoing global expansion.
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1970
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New technologies in dyeing / winding. Production increase with weekly 10.000 sewing thread colors and types in total.
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1990
Gütermann
Introduction Nomex® – fire-resistant aramid sewing threads.
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1995
Gütermann
Christo covered the „Reichstag“ palace in Berlin with Gütermann threads.
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2000
Gütermann
Zwicky merges with Gütermann. Activities in the automotive sector are intensifying.
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2006
A&E
Acquisition of the company TSP Maribor in Slovenia, expansion of A&E in Europe.
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2007
Gütermann
New manufacturing technology for automotive applications: Outer bonding.
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2008
Gütermann
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.
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2011
Gütermann
Sewing threads made from recycled polyester.
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2013
Gütermann
Successful introduction oft he Gütermann fabric collection.
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2014
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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.
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2014
Gütermann
Gütermann celebrates its existence of 150 years.
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2014
Gütermann
Sustainability actions are a key element of Gütermann’s strategy.
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2015
Gütermann
Inner bonded sewing threads for airbags.
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2016
A&E
American & Efird celebrates its existence of 125 years. Launch of the A&E COLORLINK App and of COLOCATCH Nano.
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2018
Gütermann
A&E Gütermann becomes part of the Elevate Textiles, Inc. group, which operates in both the U.S., Mexico and China.
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2018
Gütermann
Gütermann Acero is setting new standards for steel-reinforced threads.
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2019
A&E
A&E opens ist 28th production facility worldwide in Vietnam.
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2019
Gütermann
Denim – professional jeans thread for consumers.
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2023
Gütermann
Establishing new production sites.