Foundation of the company by Pierre Gergonne.
The company originally specialised in the die cutting of felt.
  Start up of the Industrial Division.
  Successive installation of three coating lines.
ISO 9002 certification.
  Founding of GPI Spain and GPI UK.
 

Start up of manufacturing plant in the Parisian region.
Buy out of Isorub, a manufacturer of double sided adhesive tapes.

Acquisition of a new coating line and automatic slitting and rewinding machine.
  Start up of manufacturing plants in Spain and Mexico.
 

Foundation of the company TECHNIS,
a subsidiary specialised in the manufacture of rotary dies.
 

Organisation of the company into four divisions : Automobile Division, I.T. Division, Industrial Coatings Division,and Components Division.