Historique

GZ Media, a.s. is based on more than 50 years of tradition of Gramofonové závody (Gramophone Record Factory) and the company has been constantly expanding its range of products and services. With the support of American capital and under Czech management GZ has developed into a modern business which has a worldwide position among the most important companies in its field. CD and DVD replication, vinyl record production, a wealth of experience in polygraphic production and the very best in customer services are all aspects of the GZ service which are appreciated by thousands of satisfied customers throughout the world.

• 1948 - the company was founded
• 1951 - first LP produced
• 1972 - first Music cassette produced
• 1988 - first CD produced
• 2001 - first DVD produced
• 2004 - first movies authored
• 2008 - expansion of printing capacity
• 2009 - the start of Multimedia hardcover books production
• 2010 - new unique Vinyl mastering
• 2011 - construction of new logistic centre with the storage area of 12,000 m²
• 2011 - started the production of rigid products with a daily capacity up to 100,000 units
• 2013 - new record reached in vinyl production, 40,000pcs daily – 1,000,000pcs monthly and 10,000,000pcs pressed in a year
• 2016 - daily production 65,000 pcs records and almost 24,000,000 pcs pressed in a year
• 2017 - GZ becomes the majority owner of a vinyl record factory in Memphis, USA
• 2017 - GZ opens new pressing plant in Canada, Toronto -   Precision Record Pressing
• 2017 - GZ establishes its foundation fund called GRAMOFOND www.gramofond.cz
• 2018 - GZ a acheté l’usine de pressage de CD/DVD, la société SNA
• 2018 - nouveau record de production quotidienne de disques de gramophone - 100 000 pièces/jour
• 2018 - Acquisition de GZ Media et PBtisk Příbram, un important producteur tchèque de livres et de reliure de livres
• 2019 - Développement majeur de la robotique et de l'automatisation de la production
• 2020 - Nous avons construit un nouveau hall d'impression équipé des dernières machines
• 2021 - Agrandissement de l'usine de pressage et augmentation de la capacité de production de disques de gramophone
• 2021 - Nous avons fêté les 70 ans du pressage du premier disque de gramophone et de notre société