Testex AG has remained faithful to its location in Zurich for 175 years now.

Established in 1846 as the Zurich silk conditioning institute, the company has

gone through a profound process of transformation. This was directly linked to

the rise and fall of the Zurich silk industry. At the end of the 19th and the beginning

of the 20th century, the silk industry brought great prosperity to the city of

Zurich and the region around Lake Zurich. However, its gradual decline

forced

many companies to undergo restructuring. Testex AG has taken the opportunity

of the anniversary of its foundation to take a look at its long and eventful

company history. The book tells of the institute's rise to become one of the most

important silk conditioning institutes in Europe and of crises and the reorientation

towards textile testing in the second half of the 20th century. Testex AG

has developed into a global group of companies whose core business is now in

the area of textile testing and certification. In addition to its headquarters in

Switzerland, it has 27 branches throughout the world.