Georg Fischer

Georg Fischer, commonly known as GF, is a Swiss industrial company whose history dates to 1802. Its founder, Johann Conrad Fischer, established a small foundry near Schaffhausen. The company describes its development as a history of industrial innovation and repeated renewal. Its present-day focus is Flow Solutions: products and solutions intended to support the safe and sustainable transport of fluids for buildings, industry, and infrastructure worldwide. GF's offering includes piping and valve-related products and solutions. Examples highlighted by the company include polymer piping for direct liquid cooling in data centers, heating and cooling solutions for buildings, valve automation solutions, and VAG valves for water networks and wastewater systems. GF also presents tailored pre-fabricated solutions and services for customers including owners, original equipment manufacturers, and engineers. Its website provides technical resources and tools such as BIM and CAD materials and downloads for buildings, industry, and infrastructure. The company has a long-running industrial heritage, but its business has changed over time. In 2026, GF completed the divestment of its automotive business, GF Casting Solutions, to Nemak, describing the move as a milestone in its transformation into a pure-play Flow Solutions company. GF also operates the 1802 hotel and restaurant at Klostergut Paradies, primarily to support its convention and training activities. The GF brand itself has a documented history: it was officially registered in 1881, and the plus sign used in its logo since 1890 represents a stylized fitting.

Georg Fischer's origins date to 1802, when Johann Conrad Fischer established a small foundry in the Mühlental valley near Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The company identifies this undertaking as the foundation of the modern corporation. Fischer had returned to Schaffhausen after travelling as a journeyman and taking over his father's business. At the foundry, production included bells and hand-operated firefighting pumps. The company history also highlights Fischer's experimentation with metals and his early work in steelmaking. In 1827 he succeeded in manufacturing malleable cast iron. In 1854, he passed the company to his son, Georg Fischer I. Across its subsequent history, GF describes its development as a process of industrial innovation and recurring change. Its official history places emphasis on adaptation and continuous improvement as conditions for a long-lived industrial business. The company has also maintained an apprenticeship tradition; its website marks 130 years of its apprenticeship program. The GF image brand has its own documented chronology. The trademark was officially registered on 23 December 1881. Since 1890, the company has used a plus sign in its logo, representing a stylized fitting—one of the company's important product types. The logo's typeface and appearance have changed repeatedly. GF implemented a rebranding and aligned its brand architecture in 2013. In its current business positioning, GF presents itself as a Flow Solutions company serving buildings, industry, and infrastructure. Its showcased offerings include polymer piping for direct liquid cooling, building heating and cooling solutions, valve automation, VAG water-management valves, and Stormwise stormwater management. On 12 February 2026, GF completed the divestment of the automotive business of GF Casting Solutions to Nemak, following the required regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. GF described the transaction as a milestone in its transformation into a pure-play Flow Solutions company. The company also opened the 1802 hotel and restaurant at Klostergut Paradies in January 2026, primarily to support its convention and training activities.

• 2026

  Automotive business divestment completed

• 2013

  Brand rebranding and architecture alignment

• 1890

  Plus sign adopted in the logo

• 1881

  GF trademark officially registered

• 1854

  Georg Fischer I takes over the company

• 1827

  Malleable cast iron successfully manufactured

• 1802

  Johann Conrad Fischer establishes a foundry near Schaffhausen

A global industrial Flow Solutions company focused on the safe and sustainable transport of fluids for buildings, industry, and infrastructure.

• LiquidCore polymer piping

  Polymer piping highlighted for its role in direct liquid cooling for data centers.

• VAG valves

  Valves for water networks and wastewater systems.

• Valve automation solutions

  Customized solutions delivered through GF Valve Automation Centers.

• Stormwise

  A sustainable stormwater management solution intended to help prevent flooding and pollution of water sources.

• Divestment of GF Casting Solutions' automotive businessOther

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