1978 Pedro Araújo creates the company in an individual name and sells fiberglass motorcycle fenders, produced at home. |




1982 Constitution of the company by quotas Pedro and Paulo Araújo Plásticos, Lda. Beginning of production of plastic mudguards. |
1984 First international presentation at the IFMA Fair in Cologne. First exports to Spain. |




1988 Start of production of baby carriers. Polisport acquires 50% of the capital of Oliveira e Silva, Lda., A plastics injection company. Polinter is born. |
1989 Beginning of internal mold production. |




nineteen ninety Production of the first bicycle mudguards. |
1991 Launch of the bidon line for bicycle. |




1993 Construction of the current facilities of Polisport Plasticos. |
1996 Launch of the first line of bicycle helmets. |




1998 Certification of Quality System based on the norm NP EN ISO 9001. |
1999 Transformation of Polisport into a Joint-stock Company. |




2000 Launch of Durable Gloss Polypropylene (DGP) |
2002 Beginning of the manufacture of baby car seats. |




2004 The Polisport Group now holds 100% of Polinter's capital. |
205 Construction of new industrial unit in Arouca. Development of IPD (Inmold Plastic Decals) technology. |




2006 Creation of the Marketing, Logistics and Research and Technological Development departments. |
2008 Polisport wins the American IMDA Award (Inmold Decoration Association Award) for the best injection part with IPD technology. |




2009 Polisport wins two IMDA awards in the categories "Best Injected Part" and "Best Durable Part". It also receives the honorable mention in the award of the SME Innovation Network COTEC-BPI. |
2010 Polisport distinguished with the COTEC-BPI PME Innovation Award. It also receives the PME Excellence award. |




2011 Polisport receives the Certification of its Innovation Management System according to NP 4457: 2007. |
2012 Honorable Mention in Entrepreneurship Awards INSEAD 2012. Baby carrier Guppy discontinued with the Taipei Cycle Award. Polisport wins two iF Design Awards in the categories Innovative Design (baby carrier Guppy) and Innovative Material (Corky bottle). Polisport Molds is now the Polisport Group's third company, joining Polisport Plastics and Polinter. |




2013 Headgy Helmets is born, a Polisport spin-off in association with Strategic Sports. First international presentation of Headgy Helmets in Tokyo. Polisport acquires 100% of the capital of Bobike - its competitor - thus becoming world leader in the baby carrier market. |
2014 Foundation of Polistar, subsidiary of Polisport in Brazil. |




2015 - Structured business activity - Headgy Helmets sells more than 300 thousand helmets. |
2016 Guppy Junior wins the German Design Award in the best design category. |




2017 Bike stand Lift, wins the prestigious red dot award with the category «Best of the best 2017». |
2018 Stiftung Warentest assigns the "Gut" rating to Guppy Maxi + FF and Bilby FF. This award is one of the highest distinctions in the Nordic market, which rewards the safety and quality of these products. |


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