A journey through time

Gylling – an adventure through the generations

Bertil senior

1912

Bertil Gylling senior founded AB Gylling & Co. He was then 25 years old.

1929

The company made its big breakthrough in the 1920s with the production of the Centrum Radio – “the radio with the wonderful sound”.

Intercom systems

1939

New technology enabled the development of intercom systems. The company was a pioneer in this field and went on to be a world leader.

1955

Television made its début in Sweden and Gylling started successful production of TV sets under the Centrum brand.

Fuba aerials

1955

Gylling & Co quickly saw the need for TV aerials. The Fuba aerial took the company to the top of the Swedish market.

1960s

Gylling established Sony, which was then the first Japanese TV and radio manufacturer in the Nordic region. The Sony Walkman and Sony Trinitron TV quickly became popular best-sellers.

Bertil Sr och Bertil Jr

1965

Father and son in front of an intercom switchboard which was installed in Danderyd Hospital in 1965.

1978

Samsung was an unknown brand when it was launched onto the Swedish market by Gylling.

Apple computer

1980s

Gylling introduced Apple Computer to Sweden. Nobody could have imagined then that Apple would become a world-leading brand.

Gylling Teknikk AS

1983-

Gylling Teknikk was established in Norway and is now a leading player in batteries, electrical engineering and solar and wind power.

1992

Batteries now became the company’s new focus, with in-house development and production of Optima batteries in Denver, Colorado, USA.

2000-

Sunwind Gylling is active in solar energy and alternative energy solutions, and products for outdoor living for the Nordic summer house and leisure market. The company has operations in Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Gylling – an adventure through the generations

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