for 45+ years and beyond
Our journey has always been rooted in innovation culture to ensure the highest return in technology quality, allowing us to develop a lean production that cuts costs and enhances effectiveness, in order to maintain competitiveness in an increasingly complex industry.
From the two companies that led to the birth of GDS, to establishing a world wide presence, ours is a story of not taking success for granted, and striving for perfection as new challenges presented themselves. Every opportunity meant new experiences, and the ability to go further in our search for increasingly customer satisfaction and better integrated solutions.
Thanks to our multifaceted skills in the electronics, telecommunications, optics and LED technology sectors, we operate as a global general contractor with experience in the most disparate markets and the ability to meet every customer’s needs.
With the opening of a new plant in Tunisia, we fortify our strategic presence in the Mediterranean. We also open a new office in Australia.
From a ten-year experience in the sector, our Lighting division is born. Dedicated to designing, developing and implementing in-house LED lighting solutions. Our Display division benefits from the acquisition of Hantarex, a historic Italian display manufacturer
Growing further in new territories and markets (such as DOOH – Digital Out Of Home) we open new production plants in China and Romania to consolidate a global industrial capacity. We also acquire Compuprint, whose origins can be traced back over 40 years to the printing divisions of Honeywell and Bull Group, expanding our presence in the printers market.
We establish ourselves as the world leader in the production of displays for ATMs. Meanwhile, we assert a strong presence on the Marine, Medical and Transportation markets.
We develop the first sunlight readable CRT display for ATM and become partners with Honeywell for our printers.
CA&G Elettronica in Italy and Emco Electronics in the UK are founded. The two companies that will eventually join together to create Global Display Solutions.
We built who we are around simple yet precious principles, that guide our daily actions towards future proof solutions and a world in which people love living.
Discover our 4 fields of operation, deeply interconnected for tailored and effective solutions.