50th Anniversary of Seewis

On March 24^th, 1970, GF Piping Systems received the building permit for the plant in Seewis, creating 64 new jobs for the region. The new plant was to supply the emerging EFTA markets.

On March 1^st, 1971, production starts with around 30 employees. Six months later, on September 3^rd, 1971, Georg Fischer Plastik AG was officially opened in Seewis by the Canton of Graubünden in the presence of numerous public figures.

In 1971, the two ball valves 340 and 342 are first produced in Seewis.

With the Ball Valve 346, GF Piping Systems sets new standards for product diversity: the ball valve can be installed radially with real screw connections, a wide range of materials, and connection options. It is easy to maintain and the first of the x46 series.

The piping system "SYGEF® HP" made of the material PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) is successfully used for the transport of high-purity media. The utmost cleanliness is the top priority during production. This also includes cleanroom facilities, i.e., demarcated rooms or areas where the particle concentration in the room air is kept under control.

In February 1994, component assembly of the ball valve type 346 is started, other types follow.

Georg Fischer Plastik AG celebrates its 25th anniversary. The company's history began in 1967, when Giuseppe Kaiser, then Chairman of the Georg Fischer Board of Directors, and Dr. Ulrich Gadient, Member of the Council of States for the Canton of Graubünden, were on military service together. It was on a "foggy morning at the edge of the forest" that the two of them came up with the idea of developing the economy in the mountainous canton of Graubünden.

GF Piping Systems launches a pilot project to certify five corporate subsidiaries to the new ISO14001 environmental standard, including Georg Fischer Kunststoffarmaturen AG. In the following year, the Seewis location receives the international environmental certificate according to EN14001.