Milestones

Cork Supply Group is proud of our many accomplishments - in business growth, strategic partnerships, innovative advancements and industry leadership. We view these significant achievements as milestones that are continuous and persistent throughout the years since Cork Supply was founded, each one a landmark of progress in our journey.

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1981	Jochen Michalski founds Cork Supply International in Caifornia (later renamed Cork Supply USA)
1990	Cork Supply Australia founded
1992	Cork Supply USA becomes founding member of U.S. Cork Quality Council
1993	Global Quality Control founded in Portugal
1995	Cork Supply Portugal founded
1995	Cork Supply Portugal becomes member of APCOR Portuguese Cork Association
1995	Cape Cork Suppliers appointed South African distributor for Cork Supply™
1997	Cork Supply USA and Australia partner with Nomacorc
1997	Cork Supply Australia partners with Hite
1997	Cork Supply Australia partners with Kelvin Cooperage
1997	Cork Supply Australia awarded ISO Certification
1998	Global Quality Control awarded ISO Certification
1998	Cork Supply Australia partners with Tonnellerie Cadus
2000	Cork Supply™ becomes first cork producer to acquire SPME/GC-MS technology, revolutionizing cork quality assurance
2000	Corks Supply Portugal awarded C.E.Liège European Cork Federation Systecode Certification
2000	Cork Supply Argentina founded
2000	Cork Supply Argentina partners with Arpex Internacionale
2001	Cork Supply South Africa founded, acquires Cape Cork Suppliers
2001	Cork Supply USA, Australia and South Africa partner with Rivercap
2001	Cork Supply USA, Australia and South Africa partner with MCG Industries
2002	Global Quality Control moves to modernized lab facility
2002	Cork Supply Portugal awarded ISO Certification
2003	Cork Supply USA awarded ISO Certification
2003	Cork Supply España founded
2003	Cork Supply France founded
2004	Cork Supply™ awarded patent for revolutionary Innocork® TCA removal techology
2004	Cork Supply Portugal opens corkwood preparation facility in S. Portugal
2004	Cork Supply Australia rebrands its Oak Products division VinOak Australia
2004	Corks Supply South Africa becomes member of S.A. Cork Quality Council
2004	Cork Supply South Africa awarded HAACP Accreditation and ISO Certification
2006	Cork Supply USA launches VinOak USA
2006	Cork Supply Argentina establishes cork finishing facility in Mendoza
2006	Cork Supply Australia awarded HAACP Accreditation
2006	Cork Supply™ celebrates 25th Anniversary
2007	Cork Supply™ wins SITEVI Silver Medal Innovation Award for Innocork® (Le Palmarès de l'Innovation Medailles Argent)
2007	Cork Supply™ completes Carbon Footprint Assessment of global CO₂ emissions
2007	Cork Supply Australia acquires Studio Labels
2007	VinOak Australia partners with Tonnellerie Sylvain
2007	VinOak USA partners with Tonelería Quercus
2007	VinOak® partners with Canadell
2007	Cork Supply Portugal moves to modernized R&D lab and cork production facility
2008	Cork Supply Portugal modernizes corkwood preparation park, installs state-of-the-art energy-efficient boiler system
2008	Cork Supply Portugal awarded Forest Stewardship Council Certification by Soil Association Woodmark
2008	Cork Supply™ becomes founding member of the WWF Global Forestry Trade Network-Iberia
2008	Cork Supply™ completes Carbon Footprint Assessment of natural corks using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology supported by Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol
2008	Cork Supply™ enlists Presidio School of Management Sustainable Management MBA Program to independently audit the sustainability of natural cork manufacturing operations
2008	Cork Supply USA moves to modernized R&D lab and cork finishing facility
2008	Cork Supply USA awarded Forest Stewardship Council Certification by Rainforest Alliance Smartwood
2008	Cork Supply USA constructs and opens Tonnellerie Ô in N. California wine country
2009	Cork Supply Australia, VinOak Australia and Studio Labels move to integrated, modernized cork finishing and full-service label printing facility
2009	Cork Supply™ commissions AlternConsult (France) to independently validate the carbon footprint of natural corks using Bilan Carbone® methodology
2009	Cork Supply™ rebrands and relaunches corksupply.com website
2009	Cork Supply Group™ rebrands and launches corksupplygroup.com website
2009	VinOak® rebrands and relaunches vinoak.com website
2009	Tonnellerie Ô® launches tonnellerieo.com website

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