GLN Timeline

Manuel Champalimaud

Gestmin takes the name of the founder, changing the corporate identity into Manuel Champalimaud Group.

New Delta line

Inauguration of the second Delta Q line at the Albergaria de Famolde facility.

Acquisition of Famolde

GLN acquires 100% of FAMOLDE’s capital, a mold production and marketing company that has a plastic injection area, located in Marinha Grande.

Internationalization – GLN Mexico

GLN has opened a new plant in Mexico, in San Juan del Río (Querétaro), devoted to the maintenance and repair of molds, including the sales representative, in association with Compartc, a Mexican company specializing in injection technologies.

Creation of the new logo

During this first year of GLN in Gestmin, a series of changes and new projects were initiated to ensure a successful future for GLN.
Quality, deadline times and innovation that customers demand every day is the path to achieve excellence. We have a strategy; we know the path and these are the foundations to ensure the future of GLN.
Now we transmit our values with a new brand and a new signature.

Acquisition by Gestmin Group

Gestmin SGPS acquires all capital of LN Moldes and LN Plás. Thanks to the values, culture and history in the Portuguese industry of Champalimaud family, the future of LN is assured. The new owner’s strategy has provided the direction and stability that the company needed to leverage its knowledge and client portfolio.

25th Anniversary Celebration

Without the presence of its founder, a reference figure for all employees, LN celebrates its 25th anniversary with pride in the past and aware of future challenges.

Delta Q Capsules

Beginning of our partnership with Delta. Partnership with Campo Maior Company, a leader in the production and marketing of coffee, was the result of innovation and collaboration in the development of the Delta Q capsule technical solution.

ISO TS16949 Certification

Certification obtained in 2006 was another step in the evolution of offer and knowledge of LN teams. The increase not only in injection projects for plastic parts but also in customers in the automotive industry meant greater demands for quality and excellence.

Completion of the new facilities of L. N.

LN Plás (Plastics Division) occupies new and modern facilities with 20 injection machines. Injection of parts for the automotive and electrical industry.