Our state-of-the-art factory is located in the countryside of Denmark. Our machinery and cutting-edge equipment are well ahead of their time and unsurpassed in the industry. Our highly skilled craftsmen and engineers work tirelessly to ensure the highest quality, consistently. Each item is given its very own serial control number, making every Gastrolux product uniquely perfect. Our meticulous Quality Control system ensures that each piece is controlled at each station in the production. We have an extremely high customer satisfaction rate, which we closely monitor, measure, and record.
Made in Denmark
OUR FACTORY
OUR LEADERSHIP
Gastrolux is spearheaded by passionate leaders, combing many decades of expertise, knowledge and engineering skills that ensure the highest quality products which meet the requirements of the most discerning global clientele.
MARTIN EGGERT JØRGENSEN
Managing Director / CEO
This leader with a proven track record in organizational change and revitalization, business performance enhancement and turn around, is the lifeblood of the Company. His visionary acumen takes the company to the next levels. Martin is a
strong advocate of teamwork, strategy development and effective implementation.
ANDY GROB
Owner
Andy is a Swiss entrepreneur whose passion and core beliefs are embedded in the heart of Gastrolux’s manufacturing process. He believes in creating a satisfying working environment for employees. He continues his father’s legacy of innovation and excellence, whilst maintaining the family culture established over 60 years ago.
OUR FAMILY
Our Gastrolux employees are the shining jewels in our crown. They are the secret behind our reputation of excellence and the trust that our brand evokes in the hearts of our customers. Throughout the decades of excellence and flawless precision, each and every single Gastrolux product which leaves our factory has been crafted with great care.
We consider every single employee and partner as family. Being a family owned business we value close and enriching relationships that results in efficient teamwork and great customer loyalty. We respect each other and work with consideration and understanding.
OUR PARTNERS
Our global Gastrolux family is deeply connected as we foster a culture of genuine appreciation and support with customers and suppliers alike. This has been the secret of our longevity and meaningful relationships and partnerships, which continue to flourish. We greatly value the enthusiasm and commitment that our customers put into helping us all grow and prosper as one family and we proudly support them every step of the way. Our partners are an integral part of the Gastrolux family. We nurture our relationships with great dedication, resulting in mutual trust, understanding and a solid foundation for success.
- 1956: G.A.L. Thorsen starts the production of squeeze casted aluminium cookware in Lystrup, Denmark parallel to the production of pressed Stainless-Steel washbasins and wheel barrows
- Beginning of 1960’s: G.A.L. Thorsen sells Lystrup Metalvarefabrik to his bookkeeper; Mr. Erling Jensen
- 1976: Factory relocated to Ryomgaard, Denmark and is named Pyrolux Pandefabrik ApS
- 1979: Gastrolux introduces the first hand-casted aluminium frying pan
- 1986: Gastrolux introduces TITAN 2001 coating.
- 1986: Due to illness Erling Jensen sells Pyrolux
- 1994: Gastrolux is started by Erling Jensen and Harald Scholl with 50% of the shares each
- 1999: Terje Ness wins” Bocuse d’Or” – the world championship for chefs with Gastrolux
- 2000: Gastrolux introduces Nanotechnology into the coating
- 2004: Harald Scholl acquires 100% of the shares, the company is renamed Gastrolux 2004 A/S
- 2004: Gastrolux introduces the first detachable handle which really lives up to the name
- 2006: Gastrolux introduces the coating BIOTAN®.
- 2008: Gastrolux is nominated as the “Best Pan in the test” by the German independent test laboratory Stiftung Warentest
- 2008: Gastrolux introduces the Eckart Witzigman pans
- 2008: Gastrolux introduces INDUO induction pans
- 2009: The Swiss entrepreneurial family Grob takes over Gastrolux 2004 A/S including the Gastrolux® trademark rights
- 2011: Gastrolux introduces the coating BIOTAN® PLUS in Germany
- 2015: The Grob family takes over the German distribution company Gastrolux GmbH in Germany
- 2015: Gastrolux is nominated as ”Best Pan in the test” by the German independent test laboratory Stiftung Warentest and with the best results in the catagory ”coating” between the 3 winners
- 2015: Gastrolux introduces the Squality® line
- 2017: Squality receives the Red Dot® Award for ”Product Design”
- 2019: Gastrolux introduces the coating BIOTAN® PLUS worldwide
- 2019: Squality receives the Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design
- 2022: Gastrolux rebranding and introduction of this website
MADE IN DENMARK
We are a Swiss owned company. Our Gastrolux head office and factory are headquartered in Denmark.
For over half a century we have been recognized for our hallmark quality and exemplary standards. Our Swiss owner family understands to enhance innovation and craftsmanship, values that both nations are proud of.
OUR
VISION
To develop, manufacture and market cookware of extraordinarily high quality which is consistent and innovative.
OUR
MISSION
Maintaining our extremely high quality and providing a trusted, innovative, and efficient product for home cooks and professional Chefs alike.
OUR
CORE VALUES
Our company is founded on values that we have nurtured and protected for over half a century. It is this set of values that make up our DNA and served as foundation to create bonds and partnerships that have spanned decades. Gastrolux stands for pure engineering brilliance and innovation that has given birth to a product that is unique and turns the art of cooking into a joyful and rewarding experience.
Gastrolux brings people together, creating happy memories to last a lifetime. These are the core values that we live by and how we communicate with our clientele across the world and the sustainable foundation upon which the Gastrolux brand is built.
INNOVATION
With innovation at the core of our product development, we leverage on the heritage of engineering brilliance that Gastrolux is trusted for. Our unique products, which are pioneering and inventive stand testimony to this.
CONSISTENCY
Our excellence is no flash in the pan. Our undisputed product superiority is built on a robust foundation of unfailingly providing the best in quality, design and technology, proudly maintained and enhanced
for over half a century.
HONESTY & INTEGRITY
Honesty and integrity are at the heart of every single action we take. Our interactions with each other, our
partners and customers, are transparent, trustworthy and
authentic at all times.
SUSTAINABILITY
Our products are sustainable and ecofriendly, with proven health benefits. Our manufacturing process in our green conscious factory is designed to make a positive environmental impact on
the planet that we ardently
strive to protect.
ONE FAMILY
Our global Gastrolux family is deeply connected and we foster a culture of genuine warmth, empathy and support. This has been the secret of our long and meaningful relationships and partnerships that continue to
grow across the world.
SUPREME QUALITY
At Gastrolux our ethos is to strive diligently for unsurpassed quality in all our products and manufacturing standards. We deeply value the decades long trust of our
customers that this meticulousness
has earned us.
LOVE COOKING
With Gastrolux, customers will discover their love of cooking and enjoy every moment of their culinary adventure. A premium cookware range,
that you will be proud of.
INNOVATION
With innovation at the core of our non-stick cookware, we leverage on the heritage of engineering brilliance that Gastrolux is trusted for. Our products provide an effortless and pleasurable cooking experience.
HEALTHY LIVING
Our unique and robust Biotan®️ Plus non-stick coating is reinforced with valuable bio-minerals and offers a long lasting non-stick effect which allows
fat-free cooking.
FLAVOURSOME FOOD
Our engineering innovation ensures that food can be cooked to perfection whilst locking in, intense and authentic flavours. Our technological advancements can also help retain valuable vitamins and minerals.
SUSTAINABLE
Our products are produced sustainably and eco-friendly. Our manufacturing process is designed to make a positive environmental impact on the planet which we ardently strive to protect.
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