1984

José Geraldo Brasil started his career in the security area at a very early age and founded a commercial representation company named JGB - José Geraldo Brasil Representações Ltda, which was located in Porto Alegre, and he was faced with low quality products and the lack of culture in workplace safety. It was then that he set himself a goal to set up a PPE factory in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS); and this was the very first topic of his final paper in his undergraduate course at the Federal University in Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) with the following title “The implementation of an Individual Protection Equipment factory in RS”. Its main objective was to set up products with excellent quality as well as to meet the needs of users and shift the old-fashioned concept that “factory worker wears anything in the company (despite its quality)”.

1985

In 1985 his company was then created in the city of Charqueadas under the name of CEL - Charqueadas Equipamentos Ltda, which started the manufacture of the first pair of gloves on 02.05.1985. CEL was very receptive, as the local market had already known José Geraldo's style and pace of work.

1987

In 1987, the company shiftef its corporate name to JGB - Equipamentos de Segurança Ltda, and in 1989 it changed again to JGB - Equipamentos de Segurança S / A, which still remains today. José Geraldo remained as a Commercial Representative until the end of 1990 (for 12 years) when he then decided to dedicate himself full time to the JGB industry. Thus, José Geraldo is a professional who has been working in the security and protection market for several years.

1992

José Geraldo Brasil, in 1992 launched the KOURÍON®, leather specially treated for handling parts, which could be heated up to 300° C /572º F. It was launched at the Hannover Industrial Fair in Germany under the invitation of the FIERGS International Business area. This product has dramatically revolutionized the security market in the protection of people against high temperatures. Until nowadays, only ABESTOS was the sole product used in this activity. José Geraldo was well aware of the problem that operators had been facing in the daily use of PPE, which was built on the basis of asbestos and whose health damage is rather silent and its debilitating effects take place much later when there is not much to be done. José Geraldo was obstinate in the search for a solution and after 3 years of longstanding research, severe obstacles, and a countless number of thorough tests, he came to the use of KOURÍON®, a natural raw material, with excellent capacity to resist heat and spatter of molten metals (steel process and welding). Since then, KOURÍON® has become a symbol of heat protection and when nowadays’ customers need this protection, they are used to requesting KOURÍON®.

1995

Another innovation brought hereby is the aluminization of materials (leather and fabrics) for the manufacture of PPE (gloves, aprons, coats, capes, leggings, hoods, etc.) for areas with radiant heat such as steelworks, continuous casting, aluminum casting, copper and other metals. From the very 1995 year onwards, the company started supplying aluminum PPE made at JGB itself. By the way, even nowadays in Brazil, JGB is the only company that has the material aluminization technology, which gives JGB the flexibility to meet the needs of its customers.

1996

Another innovation brought by José Geraldo in the in the course of action of JGB, was the presentation of PPE produced with anti-flame fabrics, the result of partnerships signed between the JGB and some companies abroad. Since 1992, when JGB went to the Hannover fair, several doors opened, as JGB could see that in other countries, clothing for areas of molten metal splashes was already lighter, more comfortable, more beautiful, and had a high protective power, once they were made of high-tech fibers, which were also fireproof. Additionally by the year 1995, JGB started a great job in the market, in order to break the paradigm that only leather material could be used in these aforementioned areas. It was a very difficult endeavor because the value of these fabrics were much higher than the value of leather and there was also a suspicion whether they would really specifically meet the protection requirements. That is, if that fabric would rather hold up and not burn.

1997

JGB has always played its due part in fairs as a way to display itself to the market, presenting its products and its team, but also as a way of putting on value within the segment and contributing to its own professionalization. Since 1987 the company has participated in FISP - International Security and Protection Fair, as it primarily considers it the main event of the field and it is a great opportunity for exchange and relationships with its business partners as well as with its clients. In FISP editions, for instance, the company leader has had the opportunity to be a lecturer, and in such an event he could bring mainly the concepts related to the sustainability of PPE companies regarding the proper use of leather and its final destination (disposal).

1999

First Brazilian company to win the CE Marking, being an indicative of mandatory compliance for several products sold in the European Economic Area. This mark indicates that a product is in accordance with the European Union legislation on requirements such as safety, hygiene and environmental protection, and is therefore accredited to be commercialized throughout the European Economic Area.

2002

The company was awarded with the Talent Entrepreneurs Award, whose aim is to recognize the successful actions of micro and small companies from all over the State.

2003

The company is awarded with the RS Quality Award - PGQP, which annually recognizes the organizations that stand out the most in Quality Management and Innovation practices.

2004

The company moved its headquarters and its Charqueadas’ operations to São Jerônimo/RS.

2005

Quality Management System Certification - ISO 9001: 2008

2017

Quality Management System Certification - ISO 9001: 2015

2018

JGB received the Export Award in the SECTORIAL HIGHLIGHT - MACHINES / EQUIPMENT Category in the 46th Edition of the Export Export Award, which regards the business actions carried out in 2017.

2020

The company has expanded its headquarters to follow the growth of the company!

The Innovation Notice for Industry at SENAI, which was developed to boost companies in the fight against the pandemic, was perfectly aligned with one of JGB's objectives: to craft much more than a product, we aimed to create a concept that would bring comfort and meet the demands of the people who worked to save lives. So we launched a new product line: Impermax®. A completely new line, aimed at meeting the current demand for biological risks. For the manufacture of respirators, one of the products in the line, a machine was designed and built entirely within JGB's pavilions in record time: in 40 days the first respirators had already been taken to laboratory tests. The line has a range of products and new projects for forthcoming expansion.