Foundation of the company by Pierre Gergonne.
The company originally specialised in the die cutting of felt.
  Start up of the Industrial Division.
  Installation of a control and analysis laboratory.
  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.
  GPI became a shareholder of DINAC and Favotex,
manufacturers of profiles and floor strips for the
construction and DIY industries.
  Set up of a logistics centre in Barcelona Spain.
Acquisition of a new coating line and an automatic
slitting and rewinding machine.
  Start up of manufacturing plants in Spain and Mexico.
Inauguration of a new industrial unit in Veyziat
dedicated to the DIY industry.
  Foundation of the company Technis, a subsidiary specialised in the manufacture of rotary dies.
GPI Mexico certified QS9000.
  Organisation of the company into four divisions :
Automobile Division, I.T. Division, Industrial Coatings Division, and Components Division.