1962

Erik Liiri and Niilo Lähteenmäki co-founded the company Liiri & Lähteenmäki

The store was located in Riihimäki on the Valtakäyrä area. After a few years, Niilo Lähteenmäki left the company and Erik Liiri continued as an entrepreneur alone. Erik’s son Juhani Liiri was involved in the glass business from the beginning.

1974

The first semi-automatic glass cutting table.

1985

The company’s first generational change took place
Anna and Juhani Liiri took over the management of the company.

1986

The first machines for making insulating glass

1986 Industrial production of insulating glass began. The carpentry business was related to the company’s operations until 2002: Window frames were manufactured to the customer’s order.

1988

The first automatic mower.

Insulating glass was awarded the SFS quality label.

2004

Juhani Liiri was chosen as the glass builder of the year.

The company’s second generational change was implemented and the siblings Ari Liiri became the CEO and Anu Talja the CFO.

2006

The company relocated its entire operations to new premises in Haapahuhta, Lepistöntie 3, Riihimäki , which were built to meet modern and logistics needs. Now, for the first time in the company’s history, all operations were under one roof. With the move, the glass business, which was involved in the business from the beginning, was divested and focused only on industrial operations.

The glass warehouse was converted to fully automated to better serve the needs of the company. At the same time, an automatic cutting line and a new insulating glass line were acquired.

2007

Ari Liiri and Anu Talja were awarded the provincial entrepreneur prize.

2009

Lasiliiri Oy was awarded the ISO 9001 quality certificate.

2018

Lasiliiri Oy was awarded the ISO 9001: 2015 quality certificate.

The certificate applies to the manufacture of insulation elements and toughened safety glass, as well as to the processing and other further processing of fire protection glass, laminated safety glass and other flat glass.

The lighting in the production facilities was completely renewed and two pre-treatment machines were acquired to increase production efficiency.

2020

The company increased its production efficiency by investing in an advanced hardening line. In the same year, the demanding manufacture of smart glasses began. Towards the end of the year, Lasiliiri was awarded the Avainlippu label , which is awarded to a product or service manufactured in Finland. Today, Lasiliiri is seen as a pioneer in the further processing of glass.