1828 |
Founding of the bookbindery Kolbe by Friedrich Wilhelm Kolbe. |
1911 |
August Kolbe buys the first foot-operated printing machine. |
1960 |
Werner Kolbe takes the step from letterpress to offset printing. |
1968 |
The company has 70 employees and revenue of approx. 1.4 million DM. |
1972 |
The first 4-color-offset-printing press is installed. |
1975 |
Pioneering: Introduction of UV technology in offset printing. |
1978 |
Installation of the first screen printing system. |
1982 |
New building at the current production site. |
1987 |
Patent for screen print finishing for the production of symbols identifiable by touch. |
1990 |
Installation of the first printing machines for the production of self-adhesive roller chains. 140 employees generate sales volume of 12.3 million DM. |
1996 |
Development of lenticular-technology. |
2004 |
The Kolbe family decides after six generations due to a lack of companysuccession to sell the company to the Invest Equity, Austria. |
2008 |
Company sold to HQ Equita GmbH. |
2010 |
Awarded printer + finisher of the year. |
2012 |
Investment in the first digital printing machine for the production of roll labels. |
2015 |
FSC®-Certification for Kolbe. |
2018 |
Tradition meets tradition: Kolbe-Coloco is taken over by H.O.Persiehl, a family-run company founded in 1849 |
2020 |
Investment in the first sheet-fed digital printing machine (3.000 sh./h). |
2021 |
Auditing according to SMETA + ISO 9001. |
2022 |
Auditing according to ISO 22000 + FSSC 22000. |