GN Thermoforming celebrated their 30th year in business

"This is a tribute to our leadership role in the Thermoforming Industry and our targeted focus on new products and strong customer service."

GN Thermoforming Equipment has been an export-driven company, recognizing quickly that more stable sales growth could be achieved by selling into various markets, thus minimizing the impact of regional economic slowdowns. "We quickly embraced the export business and became very good at it," said Jerome. At the outset, GN focused on the U.S., Mexico, U.K. and Russia and today, it derives more than 90% of its business from exports all over the world.

GN started out in 1981 as a manufacturer of Contact-Heat Machinery and in 2000 made an entry into Radiant-Heat Plug-Assist Equipment to spur future growth. The company, whose workforce has grown from six employees to over 100, has enjoyed significant and steady growth over the past 30 years. Products have been exported to 66 countries and over 1200 thermo formers have been installed worldwide.

It all started in Vienna where Georg Nemeskéri, still in his teens, began experimenting with form and structure and the early stages of building thermoforming machinery in his father's factory. After pursuing his interest and studying in mechanical engineering, Georg immigrated to Chester, Nova Scotia on the east coast of Canada to start a new venture, Chester Plastics, and process thermoformed packaging products. In 1981, Georg started another company, GN, in order to provide high quality Pressure Forming Machinery for the Plastics Industry. Over the course of the past 30 years, he has further expanded the business to meet the growing demand of other consumer product manufacturers. Chester Plastics was eventually sold in 2001. Headquartered in Chester, GN established GN Europe in 2004, a Sales & Service division which is operates from the Czech Republic. An extensive network of 22 manufacturers' representatives is also strategically located throughout the world.