Our history, our strong roots
In 1932, amidst the Great Depression, Guardian Glass Company boldly opened operations in Detroit, Michigan. They grew from an automotive windshield glass fabricator into Guardian Industries, a supplier to automobiles worldwide. After the Second World War, two new companies, Siegel-Robert Automotive and Automotive Molding Company (AMC) supplied manufacturers with plating and injection molding for exterior body components.
Siegel-Robert would come to pioneer chrome-plated plastics in the 1960s, as the operations of Guardian Industries expanded to include windshield fabricating, 10 automotive glass distribution centers, and a photofinishing division. These strong roots formed the next steps in Guardian Industries' automotive history.
SRG Global® forms strategic partnership with The Lighting
Consultants, an automotive lighting manufacturer.
SRG Global opens small batch PVD and paint line at Research &
Development Center in Taylor, Michigan.
SRG Global launches integrated tech with active grille shutter
program
SRG Global opens Innovation Center building at Research &
Development Center in Taylor, Michigan.
SRG Global opens its Xiaogan, China facility.
SRG Global opens its new World Headquarters in Troy, Michigan.
SRG Global opens its expanded Irapuato, Mexico facility.
SRG Global announces the expansion of its Ibi, Spain facility and
breaks ground for expansion of its Irapuato, Mexico facility.
FALTEC SRG Global (Thailand) Co. Ltd, a joint venture of SRG
Global and Faltec, starts production.
A new SRG Global facility in Irapuato, Mexico starts production.
SRG Global opens its at Research & Development Center in Taylor,
Michigan. Exclusively dedicated to research and product
innovation, the new full-scale facility is set to develop the
future of plastics coating technology.
Later that year, SRG Global breaks ground on a manufacturing
facility in Bolesławiec, Poland.
SRG Global™ is born, combining the trim operations of Guardian
Automotive and Siegel-Robert to form one of the largest
manufacturers of chrome plated plastic parts in the world. The new
company is headquartered in Warren, Michigan, with operations
around the globe.
Guardian acquires Siegel-Robert Automotive, the largest
manufacturer of electroplated plastic parts for the North American
automotive industry.
Guardian acquires trim manufacturer Lab. Radio in Líria, Spain.
