1949 BASF patented Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), naming it Styropor 1950 First shutter made from Styropor, then called IGLU-System (Iglu = Igloo) 1991 Foundation 'Baum, Jutzi & Partner Inc.' (BJP) in San Antonio/Texas
BJP has all patents, rights and licences belonging to Styro Stone. 1992 Introduction of paperless office, enabling us to a lean production and management which effect you can see on our good quality/price ratio 1994 Foundation european head office in Belgium
Conference of contractors with wide experience in the field of shuttering systems with styrostones (permanent insulating framework) setting the standards and principles for the new european Styro Stone System. - no metal ties!
- high density EPS for best quality
- 5cm modules minimum
- tight systems for keeping end closures
- all ties set into EPS on plant, although it adds cost to shipping!
European start of production in Poland 1995 Styro Stone was the very first in its sector to give away a free programm to calculate quantities and prices.
Due to never ending problems with quality of production in Poland, shifting all the moulds to the Netherlands to a plant in Ede, where Styro stones were produced in a good qualtiy to our customers complete satisfaction. 1996 Foundation of ISO (International Styrostone Organisation) accessories 1997 Introduction of RR (35cm wall depth = U-Value 0,16) into the market 1998 First european company publishing a customer friendlyVanity-Nr. 1999 European head office transferred from Belgium to Spain, introduction of new roof insulation 2000 Styro Stone France develops new trestle, easy to transport. 2001 First UK Styro Stone house constructed in Kent.
2002 We introduced L-shaped corner stones into our product range
Production of Styro Stones now possible with NEOPOR 2003 LANTAC building type approval awarded
BBA certification awarded 2004 Change to Neopor. Styrostones with EPS-ties and 25cm width stay in traditional EPS(#0001). The same stone with hard ties (#0601 /# 0701) is available with conerstones(# 0604 /# 0704) either in traditional EPS or Neopor.
The new calculation program is available now.
Since fall the RR cornerstone is ready. 2005 Sept.: After 3 years the BBA gives the ETA (European Technical Approval) to Styro Stone, 2006 Okt.: More than 20 managers of Styro Stone Europe meet in Dortmund (Germany) to discuss further production plants throughout Europe to minimize shiping costs.
2007 Almost 3 years of preparation to start production in China. A "dress rehearsal" is staged by building a guard's house at the entrance of the Shanghai factory
2007 is the beginning in Tahiti too. More pictures
2008 Entrance to our factory in Shanghai as it appears now.
Pouring beer after pouring concrete in New Caledonia. New Caledonia are tropic islands in the pacific, around 1.500 km east of Australia. Click here for more pictures.
2009 For the asian market we produce in Shanghai styrostones with a concrete core of 20 cm We are proud of our dutch representative, Johannes Out, who probably built the first Energie-plus-House or Active House of the world. We transfered our production from Ede to van der Heijden in Veldhoven/Holland 2010 Extension of our production in southern Europe in Italy to ICSS / Milano
The German Energy Center & College Shanghai (GECC) on the World-Expo 2010 in Shanghai is built with Styro Stones. Begin of construction were 13. Januar 2010.
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2011 Extension of our production facilities in the Netherlands with Wolters Europe 2012
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The 1. passive house in Spain celebrates its 12th anniversary, which is published and praised in the German press in the "Costa Blanca Nachrichten" |
2014Styro Stone India is established |
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