40 YEARS OF SCHOCK
SINKS HANDMADE
IN REGEN
1924
SCHOCK is founded as a company
Company founders are the three Schock brothers (left to right):
Karl Schock, Wilhelm Schock, Hermann Schock
THE WORLD’S FIRST QUARTZ COMPOSITE SINK IS PRODUCED AT THE REGEN FACTORY
START OF THE SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOCK AND BLANCO.
SCHOCK exclusively supplies sinks in "Silacron" and later "Silgranit"
1980
1988
CRISTALITE®
A dispersion of 80% ultra-pure quartz, the hardest constituent of granite, bonded with acrylic finally paves the way for the quartz composite sink's success.
1989 / 90
Licensing
SCHOCK CRISTALITE® patents for the acrylic-based quartz composite sink licensed to Carron (now the Franke Group) and BLANCO
2005
CRISTADUR®
The practically poreless material structure produces a gleaming surface that repels dirt (PATENTED).
2008
SLEEVE TECHNOLOGY - CRISTALITE® OR CRISTADUR®
Sleeves to create a perfect combination of sink and mixer tap in matching material, quality and colour (PATENTED)
LICENSING AGREEMENTS FINALLY COME TO AN END, ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED R&D PARTNERSHIPS
2016
2009 / 10
NEW TWISTPAC® PACKAGING MADE OF 98.9% CARDBOARD (74% OF IT RECYCLED).
SCHOCK CONTAINER SHOWROOM OPENED AS NEW VISITOR CENTRE.
RANKED IN THE TOP 15 MOST INNOVATIVE SMES (WIRTSCHAFTSWOCHE MAGAZINE/MUNICH STRATEGY GROUP)
PREPSTATION D-150 LAUNCHED AS THE SINK CONCEPT OF THE FUTURE, WINNING KITCHEN INNOVATION OF THE YEAR®
2017
