igus:bike
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 […]
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 […]
