On 24 June 1997 Italy establishes the
temporary employment. From now on, an intermediary company can manage the relationship between employer and employee. Générale Industrielle is an idea
to become true!
Générale Industrielle was founded by Stefano Colli-Lanzi and few partners.
The European Union founded the European Central Bank to define the monetary policies in Europe.
The movie Titanic wins 11 Oscars.
Générale Industrielle ends the
XX century with a revenue of 7.5 mln euros.
The official currency of the European Union gets created on 1st January and will officially substitute the other eleven currencies by 2002.
The Millenium Bug scares the entire world.
In the end, no informatic disaster happened at the beginning of the new century.
Générale Industrielle confirms its presence on the market with a network of 20 branches and a revenue of 20 mln euros.
The Vatican unveils the third secret
of Fatima.
The PlayStation 2 is released in Japan. Several months later, it becomes the best-selling game console of all time.
The company creates the division
Gi Formazione, specialized in temp workers training, and Gi Research (today Wyser), focused on research and selection
of permanent personnel.
The 15 states of European Union signed the Treaty of Nizza. A new step toward integration.
Wikipedia was launched on January 15th by Jimmy Wales and
Larry Sanger.
Générale Industrielle reaches the number
of 65 branches in Italy and employs more than 25.000 people.
Nobel peace prize Aung San Suu Kyi is freed after 19 months
of house arrest.
Steve Fosset circumnavigates the earth alone by hot-air balloon in 13 days, 8 hours
and 33 minutes.
Générale Industrielle reaches a revenue
of 90 mln euros on its fifth year of activity.
The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy
of 99.99%.
Fiction overcomes reality. Arnold "Terminator" Schwarzenegger becomes governor of California.
Générale Industrielle acquires WorkNet, the employment agency of Fiat Group. The new entity becomes the first Italian player, with a turnover of 320 million Euros and 190 branches.
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are admitted to NATO, the largest expansion of the organization.
Mark Zuckerberg creates Facebook.
Social networks become part of the daily life of people.
The group enters the outplacement business acquiring
DBM Italia (today INTOO).
The Kyoto protocol comes to forces.
It is the world answer to the
global heating.
Another second is added, 23:59:60,
to end the year 2005, the first time since 1998.
The company creates Gi Group, first italian group focused on services dedicated to the development of the labour market and present in Italy with Générale Industrielle, WorkNet, Gi Research, Gi Formazione and DBM Italia.
South Korean Ban Ki-moon is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding Kofi Annan.
NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
The Group starts its International expansion with acquisitions in Germany and Poland.
The author J. K. Rowling finishes the 7th and last Harry Potter novel in room 552 of the Bamoral Hotel, Edinburgh.
Steve Jobs creates the first touch device of the history, the iPhone EDGE.
Générale Industrielle and Worknet become one brand: the international expansion continues with operations in Cina, Hong Kong, Francia, Brasile and India.
The Lehman Brothers bank failure creates a worldwide crisis of the stock market. Billions of dollars are lost in few hours.
After 30 years, the VHS device is no more produced.
Gi Group makes an important acquisition
in Romania.
Barack Obama becomes the 44° president of the USA.
Yes we can!
Avatar is the most watched movie ever.
Gi Group establishes a presence in Argentina. At the end of the year Gi Group joins CIETT (today WEC), the world association of employment agencies, as a
Global Corporate Member.
WikiLeaks releases more than 251.000 diplomatic documents of the United States Department of State. 100.000 of them are secret and confidential.
3 years after the iPhone production, Apple launches the first version
of the iPad.
Gi Group makes an important acquisition in the UK market and enters in Eastern Europe. On December 1st, 2011, DBM Italy was rebranded and
became INTOO.
UNESCO admitted Palestine as a member, following a vote in which 107 member states supported and
14 opposed.
The planet Kepler-22 b is discovered and has lots of similarities with the planet earth. Aren’t we alone anymore?
Asset Management, a company specialising in training and staff development systems, became part of the Group.
A version of The Scream, by the painter Edvard Munch, has been sold for $120 million in New York, setting a new world record for a work of art.
Felix Baumgartner throws himelf from 39.045 metres high and becomes the first man ever to overcome sound speed.
The HR Consulting practice becomes international and unified under a single brand, OD&M Consulting.
In May, the mid-level search and selection practice is rebranded and by the end of the year it is run entirely under the one
Wyser trade name.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is elected the 266th pope, with the name Francis.
On July 22nd George of Cambridge is born.
It represents a new era for the english monarchy.
Gi Group enlarges its presence in several countries thanks to partnership agreements. Gi Group also establishes a direct presence in Portugal, Netherlands and Turkey.
Scotland holds a referendum on whether to leave the United Kingdom, and a majority votes to remain part of the union.
Latvia officially adopts the euro as its currency and becomes the 18th member
of the Eurozone.
Gi Group expands its activity in Turkey, Netherlands and Portugal.
Cuba and the United States re-establish full diplomatic relations, ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the nations.
On October 21st 2015 at 4:29 pm the main characters of the movie "Back to the Future" lands in the future.
In Italy, Poland and Portugal starts-up the of the Group specialized in IT: QiBit.
Gi Group acquires Tack & TMI, company leader in global training and consulting.
New acquisition in Colombia.
The United Kingdom holds a referendum asking to his people if they want to stay or not in the European Union. The Brexit starts.
Pokémon Go mania explodes all over the world.
Millions of people start hunting.
The group starts the activiy in Ukraine and launches the new portal myGiGroup for Gi Group employees, clients, candidates and workers.
After Barack Obama’s second term, Donald Trump becomes president of the United States of America.
Queen Elizabeth II has been the first sovereign to celebrate the "Sapphire Jubilee" for her 65 years of reign.
Gi Group celebrates its 20 years
of activity.
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