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The starting signal for our igus:bike world tour

Michael Thelen | 15. October 2024

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 … Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted!

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60 years of igus: From a garage in Cologne out into the world

Hendrik Winter | 12. October 2024

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 […]

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An idea becomes reality – the igus:bike made of plastic

Hendrik Winter | 12. October 2024

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 […]

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The recycling bike from igus goes on a world tour 

Hendrik Winter | 12. October 2024

To mark the company’s 60th anniversary, the lubrication-free and low-maintenance igus:bike will be travelling through 16 countries for 12 months, raising awareness of the topic of the ‘circular economy of plastics’. The aim: to familiarise industry partners, media representatives and customers with a new form of urban mobility that combines riding fun and sustainability. The […]

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