
1924
SCHOCK is founded as a company
Company founders are the three Schock brothers (left to right): Karl Schock, Wilhelm Schock, Hermann Schock

1979
THE WORLD’S FIRST QUARTZ COMPOSITE SINK IS PRODUCED AT THE REGEN FACTORY

1980
START OF THE SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN SCHOCK AND BLANCO
SCHOCK exclusively supplies sinks in "Silacron" and later "Silgranit"

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
LICENSING AGREEMENTS FINALLY COME TO AN END, ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED R&D PARTNERSHIPS
2009/10
SLEEVE TECHNOLOGY – CRISTALITE® OR CRISTADUR®
Sleeves to create a perfect combination of sink and mixer tap in matching material, quality and colour (PATENTED)

2016
NEW TWISTPAC® PACKAGING MADE OF 98.9% CARDBOARD (74% OF IT RECYCLED)
SCHOCK CONTAINER SHOWROOM OPENED AS NEW VISITOR CENTRE

2017
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®

2019
40 YEARS OF SCHOCK SINKS FROM REGEN
40 exciting years full of inventiveness, innovation and growth. Since the company was founded, constant change is and will be our incentive.
