Gill Corporation 始於加利福尼亞州蒙特貝羅的一個租用車庫，目前位於加利福尼亞州埃爾蒙特 Easy Street 的八座建築群中，在馬里蘭州、法國和北愛爾蘭設有子公司。
The Gill Corporation was founded on September 11, 1945 by a man who believed that “plastics” was the future – Merwyn “M.C.” Gill. He started the company in a garage in Montebello and, today, it is the oldest, continuously operating manufacturer of advanced composites for the aviation industry in the world.
The company originally produced products for the consumer market. Some were unique, like a plastic wall covering that was before its time and balsa bat and cork ball baseball game set. But, after seven years of struggling, an opportunity emerged to manufacture belly baggage compartment wall linings for Douglas Aircraft’s DC-6.
The company grasped the opportunity and we’ve been in commercial aviation since that time. The company still makes “cargo liner” today, but it’s a different product than it was then.
Gill Corporation 的前身是 Peerless Plastic Products, Inc.。
中外野手洛杉磯天使隊的鮑勃亞瑟 (Bob Usher) 支持 Bat N Ball。
該公司收到道格拉斯飛機公司的第一份貨運班輪訂單。
Discovered secret formulation to make Gilliner® 1066 the most popular airplane cargo liner in the world.
MC Gill 將業務轉移到 El Monte 並進入 #1 大樓。
為越南戰爭中使用的直升機製造防彈地板。
Gillfloor® 5007C was invented and sold to airlines as replacement floor panel.
設計並製造了我們的第一個機織預浸料。
開始開發和製造我們自己的粘合劑。
開發間位芳綸蜂窩產品。
獲得原始設備製造商頒發的第一個間位芳綸蜂窩材料獎。
- Awarded first contract for detailed floor panels for MD80s and MD90s.
- 獲得售後面板OEM資質。
OEM地板資質完成。
獲得公司歷史上最大的OEM核心合同。
收購 Insoleq (TGC-Europe.)
獲得城堡（現在是埃爾蒙特 TGC 的一部分。）
- Acquired Alcore and Alcore Brigantine (TGC-Maryland and TGC-France).
- 授予大部分 OEM 原材料地板業務。
贊助為童子軍製作複合材料優異徽章。
開發並合格的對位芳綸蜂窩產品。
使用新材料和新工藝完成了超輕蜂窩、地板、內飾板、貨艙襯里和雷擊保護產品組合的開發。
- Company founder, M. C. Gill, passed away.
- 獲得公司歷史上最大的 OEM 地板製造合同。
- Awarded another OEM floor panel fabrication contract.
- Stephen Gill 獲得了 Gilbert W. Speed 獎，以表彰傑出的領導能力和協作能力。
- Qualified our second woven prepreger.
- Stephen Gill was entered into The Western Plastics Pioneers Hall of Fame.
- Qualified GillVANA®, new sound dampening floor panel.
Gill Corporation 慶祝 75 週年的成功。
- Achieved FAA approved allowables data for new Gillfab® 4122S panel.
- Launched Gillcore® HF 5035 Fiberglass Core.
- Extended partnership with Boeing on 777/77x/787 floor panel programs.
Developed new Gillfab® 4037 interior cabin panel.
- Formulated Poly Furfuryl Alcohol (PFA) sustainable resin formulation with introduction of PFA-based sandwich panel.
- Released light-weight Gillcore® HK110 honeycomb and sandwich panel products.
- Introduced GillBOND™ high-performance adhesive product line.
- Developed Gillfab® 5023A foam panel.
- 1英石 OOPP Approval for Gillfab® 4417 floor panel.
- Celebrating 80 years in business.
- 1英石 PMA Approval for Gilliner® 1366W cargo liner.