GUIL

2023 is not just any old year for GUIL. It’s a very special year, as the Spanish company celebrates its 40th anniversary – 40 years full of effort, dedication and determination, which have taken the company from being a small workshop in the heart of Valencia to a well-known figure in the industrial sector the world over.

GUIL was born as a family company in 1983, the result of the vision and entrepreneurship of Eduardo Hinarejos, CEO, sowing the seed of the current group. By the end of the 1980s, GUIL already stood out with the first supports and lifting devices manufactured in Spain, seeking perfection in all its products.

The 1990s were years of expansion; the demand for GUIL’s products meant that very soon the company moved to a new industrial estate, its current headquarters. The introduction of new product lines opened new market sectors, reaffirming GUIL’s presence in the industrial field. The company’s production now covered various different sectors: stage decks; lifting towers; trusses and rigging for the entertainment sector; equipment for bands and orchestras, a sector with a long and illustrious history in the Valencia area; material lifters aimed at the industrial and air-conditioning sectors.

At the turn of the century, the company made great advances. This period produced many new product launches in all its divisions, with the GUIL team welcoming a raft of new engineers, and specialists in technology and marketing.

During the first decade of the 21st Century, the most outstanding products for the entertainment sector were the iconic stage deck TM440 and the first innovative compact line array tower TMD-545. Both of these models are still reference points in the sector for customers around the world.

As GUIL grew, it expanded its production installations, too: a new 3,000 sq m facility was recently opened, housing four production lines equipped with state-of-the-art machinery. At present, GUIL has almost 9,000 sq m of installations. In 2020, the marketing department designed two different logos to identify each of the company’s divisions – GUIL Event Industry Division and GUIL Material Lifters Division.

GUIL is currently a market leader in design, production and distribution of a wide range of products. Since it was founded, GUIL has helped its customers to carry out their projects on all five continents, and its products can be found in more than 90 countries.

This anniversary simply reaffirms the values that have marked this Spanish company’s progress during these past 40 years – a genuine commitment to people, innovation and internationalisation, retaining the essential qualities of a family company and keeping its centre of operations in Valencia.

“40 years is a long time,” said Eduardo Hinarejos, “but it has gone by quickly, full of projects, innovative ideas, new lines of business, activities, trade fairs, collaborations, and great friendships.”

The data backs up the company’s trail of success. GUIL is one of the leaders in the field of equipment for entertainment; for the past 40 years it has been at the forefront of the manufacture of lifting towers, stage decks, lighting and sound structures, as well as supports and accessories for musical instruments and audiovisual equipment, with a current catalogue of over 500 items.

GUIL has incorporated this milestone in its logo for 2023, with the words “40 Years Aniversario” in a mixture of Spanish and English, and the claim “#MakeHistoryWithGUIL” on social media.

“Thank you for forming part of these 40 years of history, success, hopes, satisfaction in a job well done, many dreams fulfilled and so many others to be fulfilled,” concluded Eduardo. “Here’s to many more years of collaboration.” www.guil.es