Our history is characterised by a long tradition with lacquers and coatings. The roots go back to 1928, when Kurt Berger founded a company in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to produce leather topcoats.

1928

Berlac factory established by Kurt Berger in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to produce paints and lacquers for the leather industry:

BERger LACquers = Berlac

1932

Relocation to Sissach, the company’s current headquarters and production centre

1945

Start of the development and production of special lacquers for the Swiss luxury watch industry. This was the beginning of a success story that led to our current market leadership in this field.

since1982

Systematic internationalisation of business with main focus on Europe and Asia

since 1985

Successive expansion of product range to include top-quality special lacquers and effects for decorative applications in the metal and plastics sectors

2003

75 years of existence: > 60 employees

2005

Awarded Swiss TS certificate for introducing and implementing a quality management system in compliance with ISO 9001:2000

2007

Subsidiaries established in Hong Kong and Shenzhen (China)

2008

Acquisition of neighbouring factory Untere Fabrik premises to expand production capacity and extend space for laboratory and dispatch department

2011

Launch of new trademark and new corporate design under the Berlac Group umbrella

2012/13

Expansion of solvent-based spray coatings (thermal and UV-curable) to include waterborne systems and industrial inks for screen and pad printing

2014

Berlac AG takes over the Ski & Board and Carbon Coatings business units of Basler Lacke AG

2017

ISO 9001:2015 recertification

2020

Successful ISO 9001:2015 recertification

2023

New website launched

Successful recertification ISO 9001:2015, valid until 10/2026

2024

Fusion of Berlac AG & Basler Lacke AG under the name ‘Berlac AG’ with plants in Buchs and Sissach