POLIBOY makes history
A lot has happened since our company was founded in 1930.
Take a look at our timeline to discover our journey and key milestones.
2025
POLIBOY turns 95We celebrate our 95th anniversary and are proud to once again be recognized as a Brand of the Century.
2023
Farewell to Torsten EmigholzAfter 28 years, Managing Director Torsten Emigholz retires, passing the sole leadership of the company to Keisuke Uetake.
2022
New Managing DirectorKeisuke Uetake becomes our new Managing Director. As the stepson of Torsten Emigholz, he leads POLIBOY into the next generation.
At the same time, we are honored to receive the 'Brand of the Century' award.
2020
POLIBOY celebratesWe're Celebrating a Milestone! POLIBOY turns 90 — and we're marking the occasion with a big anniversary giveaway! 🎉
2018/19
Award-winning!POLIBOY is named a 'Brand of the Century' and honored for being ‘Ecologically Exemplary.’ 🌿🏆
2015
85 years of POLIBOY / logo relaunchThat’s 85 years of tradition, experience, and expertise. To mark the occasion, we’ve refreshed our logo — making our core value of sustainability clearly visible in both design and identity.
2005
Ulrich Brandt retiresAfter 40 years, we bid farewell to our Managing Director Ulrich Brandt as he enters a well-deserved retirement.
2002
POLIBOY pioneers furniture cleaning wipesOur lab develops a new product category tailored to modern households: wipes infused with a premium care solution—for quick and easy cleaning, from floors to flat-screen TVs.
1995
Torsten Emigholz becomes Managing DirectorTorsten Emigholz joins our long-standing Managing Director Ulrich Brandt in leading the company.
1990-1999
POLIBOY shines with five awardsOur company receives five awards for environmentally conscious business practices from the Association of Independent Entrepreneurs.
1984
The POLIBOY Sprühmatic nozzleIn the 1980s, propellants were the number one environmental concern. To make spray bottles more eco-friendly, we developed the Sprühmatic bottle— the first spray bottle in Germany to work without propellants.
1967
Establishing our own research labWith an in-house laboratory, we gain the independence to conduct our own research. Our focus: sustainability. Our goal: developing high-quality products that are environmentally friendly 🌿🔬
1965
Mr. Brandt becomes Managing DirectorAdolf Brandt hands over the leadership of the company to his son Ulrich. The family business POLIBOY enters the next generation.
1962
TV debut for the bellboyJust a few years after the invention of television, TV commercials are all the rage. POLIBOY is already zipping helpfully across the screen, calling out: ‘I’m here!’ 📺✨
1952
POLIBOY relocates to LilienthalAfter the original production site in Bremen-Gröpelingen was destroyed during the bombings of 1943/44, POLIBOY operated from temporary facilities for eight years—until a suitable location was finally found in Lilienthal in 1952.
1951
From POLIROL to POLIBOYAs the German Patent Office begins consolidating product classes, a naming conflict arises. The result? A new name is born — POLIROL becomes POLIBOY.
1939
POLIROL invents Furniture & Floor Shine OilThe predecessor of our wood care range: POLIROL’s Furniture & Floor Shine Oil. Its original formula still forms the foundation of our products today — continuously refined by our research team.
1930
The foundation of our company is laidOn January 1, 1930, A. Brandt and O. Walther establish our parent company, Brandt & Walther GmbH, originally focused on grain trading and imports.