Yesterday marked the start of our big world tour with the igus:bike. We started at our headquarters in Cologne Porz-Lind, more precisely in the new Hall 8, where the plastic bicycle is developed, tested and assembled. Together with selected journalists, we counted down and cheered on our rider Melanie on the first meters of the […]
To mark our 60th company anniversary, we are sending our igus:bike on a world tour. The goal is 6000 kilometres in 16 countries over the next 12 months. And the tour starts in 3 … 2 … 1 … More impressions of the tour start Our rider: Melanie Kamp I am Melanie Kamp, 27 years […]
igus was founded in a small garage in Cologne-Mülheim on 15th October 1964. Then as now, we focus on new products and ensure movement with our high-performance plastics – without lubrication or maintenance and in a durable way. Our so-called motion plastics are used in cars, cranes, furniture, machine tools and robots, among other things. You […]
At igus, it all started in a garage in Cologne-Mülheim. In 1964, Günter and Margret Blase founded the company with confidence in the potential of polymer materials. With the words “Give me your most difficult part and I’ll find a solution”, the couple won over their first customer Pierburg. The complicated problem part was a […]
When igus CEO Frank Blase had the idea for a rust-free and easy-care bicycle made of plastic while on holiday on the beach in Florida, he couldn’t let go of it. In his mind, a bicycle with the beautiful working title igus:bike had been created, but three pieces of the puzzle were still missing to […]
