Jakob Gilgen Senior applies for a patent for automatic systems for emptying letterboxes. Building on this success, the company opens up a new business area. The construction of the first conveyor…
With a workforce of 96 employees, the original sole proprietorship was transformed into Gilgen AG on 1 January 1973. The first automatic sliding door was built.
To better serve the German market, we founded Gilgen GmbH in Darmstadt in 1979. With our quality drives for folding doors and large doors, we were able to penetrate the market niches and make a name…
In May 1981, we inaugurated our new building in Schwarzenburg. The growth of our company was virtually unstoppable at this time. We more than doubled our turnover compared to 1973 and the Gilgen…
The 25th anniversary took place over two weekends in 1986 and was attended by over 700 guests from Switzerland and abroad. On the open day, we had 3,000 visitors who showed a keen interest.
In 2007, we won the major and pioneering project to equip 38 stations on metro lines 1 and 13 in Paris. Metro line 1 alone, along the world-famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées, transports more than 1…
After 15 years in the Kaba Group, the company parted company at the beginning of 2011 and Gilgen Door Systems became part of the Nabtesco Group, a Japanese international company.
Gilgen Door Systems expands in Australia. In 2018, Gilgen becomes a shareholder in its Australian business partner Access Entry Pty Ltd and establishes its own branch in Sydney. We also win a major…
Our customer service reaches a historic milestone in 2021: for the first time in 60 years, we carry out over 100,000 contract services on door and gate systems throughout Switzerland in 12 months.
