After 15 years in the Kaba Group, the companies parted ways at the beginning of 2011. Gilgen Door Systems became part of the Nabtesco Group, a Japanese company with international operations.
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 secured a…
Our customer service department will reach a historic milestone in 2021: for the first time in 60 years, we will carry out over 100,000 contractual services on door and gate systems throughout…
In 1961, Jakob Gilgen Senior started out as a one-man operation in his parents' garage in Switzerland, manufacturing the first automatic door operators one by one and installing them at his…
We are familiar with the legal requirements and ensure compliance with environmental standards through appropriate control measures. Continuously improved processes optimize the company's…
Waste and by-products are minimized and recycled wherever possible. For example, aluminum, our main raw material, is recycled in both coated and uncoated form. The aluminum we use contains…
One of the most environmentally friendly and modern coating systems currently available is used on our profiles. The powder coatings consist of heavy metal-free pigments and are solvent-free. In…
Our internal recycling management system ensures that all materials that are no longer used are taken back from our construction sites and properly recycled. We are also increasing the repair rate…
Our fleet of several hundred vehicles is regularly renewed and complies with the latest emissions regulations. To further reduce CO2 emissions, we use electric vehicles wherever possible and offer…
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Environmentally friendly systems and products
We work with the Institute for Construction and Environment (IBU) to create environmental declarations (EPDs) for our products, based on the international standard ISO 14025. Products and systems…
