Built on precision. Grown through trust.
From a Brisbane workshop to 180+ global markets. This is the EGR story.
It started with two brothers and a $2,000 loan.
Greg and Rod Horwill borrowed $2,000 from the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1973 and formally registered EGR, named from the initials of their father Edward, and brothers Greg and Rod. What began as a small Brisbane workshop producing fibreglass truck canopies is today a global business spanning two divisions and 180+ markets.
The company has remained privately owned, Brisbane-based, and guided by the Horwill family throughout its entire history. The product range has expanded. The standard has not.
The EGR Timeline
Every major chapter in EGR's story, from founding to the present day.
The Beginning.
Brothers Greg and Rod Horwill found EGR in Melbourne, naming it from the initials of their father Edward, Greg, and Rod. The remit from day one: design and manufacture products that solve real problems.
Brisbane Becomes Home.
The Horwills relocate to Brisbane. Greg borrows $2,000 from the Commercial Bank of Australia to formally register the business, and EGR's Queensland chapter begins.
EGR Automotive is Born.
EGR Automotive is established to manufacture protective headlight covers for the Ford XD Falcon, precise, practical, engineered to fit. Find the problem, engineer the answer, build it to last: the instinct that has driven every EGR product since.
Building the Product Range.
The range expands with canopies, tonneau covers, and fender flares for Australia's growing Ute market, and the first OEM relationships form with leading vehicle manufacturers.
Global Expansion Begins.
EGR enters North American and European markets, opening its first international offices and distribution partnerships. The Group's global footprint takes shape.
Divisions Formalised. One Group.
The Group structure formalises around complementary divisions, Automotive and Building Products, each leading its own market. Together they represent a manufacturing capability few companies in the world can match.
Still Building. Still Family-Owned.
EGR enters its seventh decade, still in Brisbane, still family-owned, still operating to the standard Rod and Greg Horwill set in 1973. Two divisions. Nine global locations. 180+ markets. The scale has changed; the standard hasn't.
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