New ideas open new doors. That has been our belief for 155 years. It was in the middle of the idyllic Toggenburg countryside that Johann Georg Berlinger in 1865 laid the foundation stone of our company history – in the form of a weaving shop.
Today the name Berlinger stands for innovative technology and retail products and for internationally standardized doping control systems.
The sixth generation of the Berlinger family, is proud to carry on the values and traditions of their family business, the most important of which are openness, quality and fairness. Each and every day we invest in our values, people and sustainable processes: more specifically, we are investing in our future. "This is what our forefathers did and so this is what we continue to do. 'Tradition meets innovation' sums up the strengths that have stayed with us for generations. We foresee change, are receptive to it and respond creatively to the process of change itself."
Innovation meets Tradition
From the weaving industry to high technology products
The courage to change
Milestones
1865
Start of Berlinger success story
Establishment
The first cotton weaving mill in the region of Toggenburg founded by Johann Jakob Berlinger.
1911
Invention
Bias tape
Max Berlinger, 4th generation of Berlingers, revolutionizes the textile industry with his invention of bias tape.
1972
Diversification
Temperature monitoring solutions
A successful team of three guides the company through the textile crisis with clever diversification. First chemical indicators for vaccination campaigns are presented to the WHO and UNICEF.
1994
Invention
BEREG-KIT 94
Invention of the revolutinonary tamper-evident sealing system for safe and clean sports. Implemented by the team of three, Karl Egli, Liselotte and Jürg Berlinger.
1998
Foundation
Berlinger Special and Q-Tag AG
Berlinger focusses on the two main businesses of Doping Control Equipment and Monitoring Solutions.
2008
Management
Baton change
Andrea Berlinger-Schwyter and Daniel Schwyter-Berlinger, 6th generation of Berlingers take over management.
2010
Expansion
Berlinger USA LLC
Foundation of a sales office and entry into the US temperature monitoring market.
2014
Modernization
New building
Construction of a new production and office building.
2014/15
Acquisition
Antaris Solutions B.V.
Take-over of the Dutch software company.
2016
Award
Prix SVC
Berlinger wins the Eastern Switzerland Economic Prize - one of the most important economic awards in Switzerland.
2018
Managmenet
Corporate governance change
Thomas Bechter is the first “external” CEO of Berlinger.
2020
Berlinger wins the 2020 export award
SGE Award
It is a great honor for us to receive the Switzerland Global Enterprise Export Award 2020. What an amazing recognition of our internationalization strategy.
Future
Digitalization
Future
Optimized processes, software solutions and digitized processes.
