The company's success is based on the entrepreneurial personality, vision and drive of its founder Alois Gruber Sr. who set up his own locksmith's shop and anodising plant in 1948.
While the smithying business was discontinued in the 1950s, the anodising plant was expanded to include powder coating and a wet coating shop.
6,000–7,000 m² of surface finishing is completed every day on three powder coating lines and one anodising line.
Commissioning of a new powder coating plant for extremely large parts up to 8 m x 2.4 m x 2.8 m (L x W x H), 1,000 kg
New pre-treatment (chrome-free and yellow chromating) for powder coating.
New powder coating centre for automatic cells
70 years of AGRU
Alexander Gruber is appointed to the board of directors.
Renewal of the anodizing tanks and sealing tanks
New IT system
High-bay warehouse, new goods receiving area, and new shipping department go into operation.
In June 2006, a high-bay warehouse and a new goods receiving hall with truck dock and shipping area were added.
Integration of powder coating cell system 1 into system 2, creating a kind of interchangeable cell system. This, in turn, reduced lead times and removed downtime for cleaning.
March 2000: New IT system throughout the entire production area.
May 2000: Move into the new office building.
April 1999: Commissioning of the new coating plant
September 1999: Start of construction of new office building
A new powder coating plant and a goods receiving hall were built (construction time: 7 months).
Baking enamel coating was discontinued and the powder coating plant was converted due to low demand, high environmental requirements, and higher costs compared to powder coating.
The facade and fencing were renovated.
The entire courtyard area was covered (1,100 m²) and the anodized packaging area was expanded (650 m²).
Until 1994, rental tents were located in the courtyard area.
Following a fire in our powder coating plant 3, walls were demolished, pre-treatment baths expanded, and contact rails optimized.
Mr. Alois Gruber was appointed to the management board.
Production started in May 1980.
New construction of the surface finishing division. Construction of the anodising plant and start of powder coating production in Waldneukirchen. Shop floor area approx. 6,000 m²
Purchase of the property on Steyrstraße in 4594 Grünburg by Mr. Alois Gruber Sr. and start of construction.
Extension of the anodising factory shop to integrate the latest lessons learned
First production building used as a warehouse for plastics and anodic coatings. Relocation of plastics and anodic coatings to a new production building.
Purchase and start of production for the anodising line (approx. 6 x 20 m)
1st workshop in Waldneukirchen
