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20. april 1970. - opening "Crafts Vulcanizer Workshop"

04/20/1970. The owner Rudolf Kirić opened "Craft Vulcanizer Workshop" in Frana Kurelca Street in Varaždin.

1975. - relocation to own office space

Relocation to own office space in Kukuljevic Street. Extended production of rubber-technical products.

March 10, 1993 - new office and production space

A new office and production space has been opened in Mishkin Street, the city's eastern industrial zone.

2003 - new business object

Completed new building with business, production, storage and sales area of ​​4,800m2.

October 2004 - iso standards 9001 and 14001 introduced

 

Introduced ISO standards for quality and environment

OCTOBER 19, 2005 - Tire recycling facility opened

Tire recycling facility opened, as GRP d.o.o. in the Free Zone of Varazdin, the first of its kind in Croatia. The facility with associated infrastructure and equipment is an investment worth EUR 6.5 million. 

2011

 

GRP facility expanded in Trnovec Bartolovecki

april 23, 2013 - new vulcanizer service for passenger program in Zagreb

 

The new vulcanizer service is equipped with top quality HUNTER equipment

2016 - mega vulcanizer service for freight vehicles opened

Koledovčina 6, Žitnjak, Zagreb

2017 - New logistics center

 

Increase in both production space and new investment in production

october 23, 2018 - IATF 16949 introduced

 

Successful certification of the manufacturing process of our rubber products according to IATF 16949: 2016

April 20, 2020 - The fiftieth anniversary of the company

 

GUMIIMPEX GRP on April 20, 2020. has been in existence for 50 years since its inception. The company has 400 employees.

October 29, 2021 - KJK Fund joined the ownership structure of Gumiimpex-GRP

Contract on the sale of shares has been realized, by which the majority stake of Gumiimpex-GRP d.o.o. has been acquired by investment fund KJK Fund III.