- 1837
The founding of the Mehler headquarters in Fulda
- 1888
The founding of the HAKU headquarters in Wuppertal
- 1944
Production of PVC-coated textiles – technical synthetic leather
- 1954
Production of technical textiles in the modern sense (with polyester fabric)
- 1969
Tarpaulin fabrics are sealed with acrylic lacquers
- 1993
The first polyolefin coatings are marketed, and a recycling concept is developed.
- 1994
First fusible PVDF lacquer “VALMEX® Mehatop F” is launched (improved appearance over the long term compared to acrylic lacquers)
- 1998
Merger of HAKU Hammersteiner Kunststoffe GmbH, Hückelhoven, with Mehler Technische Textilien GmbH, Fulda, and re-establishement under the new name of Mehler HAKU GmbH, Fulda.
- 2004
New, lightweight materials with a textile appearance are launched for the purpose of “digitally printed advertising banners” with a width of up to five metres (AIRTEX® GT and AIRTEX® magic).
- 2005
First-ever coating of polyester fabrics with temperature- and chemical-resistant THV (fluorine) plastic- 2006
Renaming of Mehler HAKU GmbH and consolidation of the painting- and calender-coating activities into Mehler Texnologies GmbH- 2008
Mehler Texnologies merges with Low & Bonar Group- 2012
Launch of the textile façade product group VALMEX Façade under the name VALMEX® TF 400- 2014
Invention of membranes with improved self-cleaning properties with a VALMEX® MEHATOP N lacquer coating- 2016
Stronger orientation towards our parent company Low & Bonar and creation of the MEHGIES® brand for all materials manufactured and distributed by our department- 2018
The umbrella brand of our products reverts to Mehler Texnologies
- 2005