In 1908, Engelbert Gröter founded his jute spinning works in Emsdetten. This pioneer’s initials are still found today in our company name. Confronted with ever-raising imports of jute from the low-wage countries of India and East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), production was changed from jute to sisal carpeting in 1955. The company started production of plastic pipes, under the egeplast-Kunststoffe GmbH name, in 1958, just fifty years after its foundation. The reasons for this change are to be found in the desire to concentrate on a growth market. egeplast was one of the first German companies to manufacture hula-hoops, in the autumn of 1958, shortly after they came into fashion. The company’s head quarters remained at Emsdetten until the year 2000.
Relocation to our present premises at Greven followed in the same year, after completion of Europe’s most modern PE piping plant.
2020
egeplast acquires majority stake in Extena
2019
Dipl. Ing. Torsten Ratzmann becomes Technical Director
egeplast is repositioning itself for the future. The previously two-member management team has been strengthened by another member as of 1 October 2019. Torsten Ratzmann joins the team as an experienced leader in the area of operations and innovation.
2019
Successful start for new pipe production facility in England
egeplast UK Ltd. successfully commissioned a PE pipe production facility in England on 10 April 2019. This is an important step for the further internationalisation of egeplast’s business.
2018
egeplast strengthens management - Haferkamp becomes new management member
Dipl.-Ing. Christian Haferkamp becomes Managing Director for sales, product management and Marketing
2017
Münsterland Innovation Award
egeplast wins the Münsterland Innovation Prize for HexelOne® XXXL
2015
Future Symposium Pipe Networks
2014
egeplast develops egetherm® for industrial applications
2014
egeplast develops egeSlurry® for industrial applications
2013
egeplast is a system provider
product range extended with Fittings
2013
Product novelty SLM® 3.0
a new generation of protective layer pipes
2013
New council with chairman Hartmut Ostrowski
2013
New product egeliner® for close-fit-Relining
2012
New construction and move-in at the new corporate headquarters
including egeBistro, training and technology center, as well as extended production facilities
2012
Market launch HexelOne® SLM
High pressure pipe system HexelOne® SLM with protective layer for trenchless Installation
2012
HDD-planner
a new planning tool for trenchless installation of plastics Pipelines
2012
Spin-off of operational business
Spin-off of the entire operative business of the limited partnership in the egeplast international GmbH
2011
egeplast in Top 100 ranking of Munich Strategy Group (MSG)
2010
Market introduction high pressure pipe system HexelOne®
2009
Webcalculator
online tool for cost comparison of various pipe-installation processes
2009
Opening of the new training center with test range
2008
Launch of the 3L Leak Control
for continuous leak monitoring
2008
Launch of the egeplast 9010® multi layer pipe
2006
Award for innovative companies
Award of the CDU NRW Promotional Prize for innovative companies
2006
Introduction of the Full Quality Testing Cycle for complete quality control
2005
Expansion of location Greven
2005
Award of the Münsterland Prize for Innovation
1st Prize in the “Industry” category
2005
Dr. Ansgar Strumann becomes Managing Partner
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2005
Product innovation SLM® DCT
2003
QuickSwitch
groundbreaking innovation for pipe extrusion
2001
New building on a green meadow site
1991
Market introduction of the SLM pipe
1987
Extension of production halls
aerial view 1994
1984
Market launch of pollutant protection tube
1984 Market introduction in the Netherlands of the protection pipe against contaminants (at the beginning of 1991, the product was called the SLA pipe)
1978
Change of legal status to GmbH und Co. KG
1962
Spin-off of textile production and foundation of egeplast Werner Strumann KG
1960
Juteverarbeitung, 1960
1958
Commencement of polyethylene pipe production for drinking water supply
1908
Foundation of Engelbert Gröter Jute Spinning Mill in Emsdetten
