Milestones

1905 founding of the company Hammer & Voršak – start of production in the department of hand-laminated cardboard and the printing department
1907 purchase of the company by the Budapest manufacturer Ferdinand Bayer, "Bayer a spol., Skalicka boxes factory" is established
1914 the name of the Tekla company appears for the first time – Skalice boxes factory
1923 established production of packaging for chocolate boxes, soap boxes and hand-glued cardboard packaging
1940 the beginning of mechanical gluing of packaging on the Jagenberg gluing machine
1941 installation of the first Planeta offset machine
1946 incorporation of the Tekla plant into the national enterprise Považské celulózky a papierne in Ružomberok
1950 the Tekla plant becomes part of the national enterprise Harmanecké papierne in Harmanec
1953 establishment of an independent enterprise Kartoprodukta Skalica, a national enterprise
1958 Kartoprodukta is transferred to the national enterprise Brněnské papírny
1965 installation of the first four-color offset machine
1969 creation of the national enterprise Grafobal Skalica as an independent entity
1973 registration of the company trademark at the Office for Inventions and Discoveries in Prague under the number 161 215
1976 construction of a new production hall with technology that enabled a fourfold increase in the capacity of folding cardboard packaging
1982 start of operation of the computer center
1989 establishment of the state-owned enterprise Grafobal Skalica
1990 the beginning of the production of refined packaging materials for milk and juices of the Tetra brik type
1992 privatization of the company and establishment of the joint-stock company GRAFOBAL
1992 introduction of the production of shaped die-cut labels
1994 opening of production plant 02 in Skalica for the production of laminated corrugated cardboard type E and B and packaging from it
1995 entrepreneur Ivan Kmotrík's capital entry into the GRAFOBAL company, he becomes the chairman of the supervisory board
1995 first foreign acquisition, Grafobal joins VILPAKAS in Lithuania, Grafobal, j.s.c. Vilnius
1996 opening of the Grafobal production plant, in Slany
1997 certification of the quality management system in accordance with the ISO 9002 standard
1998 incorporation of GRAFOBAL Skalica into the structure of GRAFOBAL GROUP
2001 establishment of the company GRAFOBAL BULGARIA with headquarters in Svoge
2001 start of production of offset printing plates using digital CTP technology
2003 awarding of the first WorldStar Award for Packaging for the exclusive Brandy packaging
2005 launch of a production plant in Russia – Grafobal Don, j.s.c.
2007 ackvizicion of the Czech company for the production of packaging and polygraphic production under the name GRAFOBAL ARTYPA, Ltd.
2010 installation of the first seven-color offset machine with inline UV varnishing
2011 merger of two Czech production plants of Grafobal in Slany and Holubov into the company GRAFOBAL BOHEMIA Ltd.
2013 launch of a new corrugating and laminating line with the possibility of producing G-type corrugated cardboard
2015 installation of the first 9 color offset machine with inline UV varnishing
2020 installation of equipment for new cold foil stamping technology
2023 awarding of the WorldStar Award for Packaging for "Christmas Tea Gift Packaging Set"