Gala Industries History

TIMELINE:

1959

Gala Industries was incorporated in The Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

1959

Gala’s first product was a baby diaper fastener, the “Di-D-Klip”

1969

First Gala Centrifugal Dryer was sold

1970

Gala moved to current location

1976

First lab test with Gala Underwater Pelletizer

1977

First Gala Underwater Pelletizer was sold

1980

First lab demo at Gala pelletizing micropellets with customer’s LDPE material

1987

Gala GmbH was established

1991

Gala’s ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) was established

2003

Gala Industries became a 100% owned ESOP

2007

Gala GmbH celebrated its 20th Anniversary

2008

Gala Industries Asia Ltd was established

2009

Gala Industries celebrated its 50th Anniversary