Where we come from
1967 | established as Konrad Lay, factory for passamentaries products for local knitting garments and lingerie | |
1973 | introduction of the first narrow weaving machines producing elastics for underwear, Konrad Lay changes its company name into Regine Elastic | |
1975 | screenprint of labels and transfers | |
1977 | printing machines for continuous printed elastics | |
1980s | leading european manufacturer for headbands (Björn Borg effect), first water purification device | |
mid 1980s | first trials with glassbead material to produce reflective material | |
1990s | concentration on waterbased inks | |
1993 | new factory building in Albstadt, collapse of european productions, productions move to Asia, worlds first to produce reflective prints and reflective elastics | |
early 2000 | first steps to global production | |
2004 | founding of IQtrim in Germany and China | |
2005 | production of IQtrim China commences, same time modernization of german production | |
2008 | change of name Regine Elastic to only Regine GmbH due to other emphasis in program, new machines at IQtrim China | |
2013 | extension of Albstadt factory and offices | |
2014 | Regine GmbH integrates IQtrim Ltd. Germany to form Regine IQtrim GmbH Bluesign® screening | |
2017 | bluesign® products |