History
The oldest industrial enterprise in Overath
1907Company foundation
In Schwelm/Westphalia by the trained
Yellow foundry master Heinrich Wilhelm Pinter
1945First generation change
In February, the son Bernhard Pinter took over the company, which had been destroyed by aerial bombardment, and rebuilt it.
again. There were urgently needed goods after World War 2, such as electric hotplates, pans
etc. made of aluminum - casting
1950Relocation of operations
A new production hall and an office building were built at the Overath site near Cologne and completed in 1952. After the Korean crisis, production of industrial signs and decoy signs for the German Federal Railroad was resumed at the new location.
bis 1968Metal foundry
Signs, bronze plaques and art castings made of aluminum, brass and
Bronze cast in sand molds
1969 Introduction patented Pinter Aluplast
In the course of increasing technologization, the physically strenuous and dusty metal casting was replaced by
replaced machine plastic injection molding. In addition, the production of adhesive labels, anodized signs and etched stainless steel signs was started on a small scale
1973 First and second expansion Berlin
Opening of another production site in what was then West Berlin in Sonnenallee and the next expansion with the move to
Berlin-Kreuzberg to the Bechstein complex
on Ohlauer Street
1985Second generation change
The two sons Bernd and Ulrich Pinter
took over the family business
1992Resettlement to Groß Glienicke
In the course of reunification, the site and the buildings in Groß Glienicke were acquired by the Treuhand and the company was relocated from Berlin to Potsdam.
1993Fourth expansion Unnau
The Ernst Strunk company in the Westerwald region of Germany, which has been in existence since 1913, with the business areas of industrial signs, warning and hazardous goods labeling, and advertising systems, was acquired
2007 Anniversary
The company celebrates its 100th anniversary
2011Expansion at the location Overath
Relocation from the company headquarters in Overath, An der Ringmauer
to the new company premises at Am Aggerberg 5,
with 2.000m² production and administration area
2012 New management
Handover of the company to the fourth generation,
Mark Pinter the son of Bernd Pinter
2022Pinter Signum celebrates 115th anniversary
Today, the company is a leading manufacturer of company, type and information signs made of aluminum, brass and stainless steel, as well as front panels, adhesive labels and vehicle safety products for road and rail vehicles