戈尔故事
戈尔的故事跨越65余载光阴,脚步遍及几大洲,涵盖多个行业。敬请了解戈尔的故事和获得的认可,探索这段精彩历史。
戈尔概况

- 1958年1月1日,Wilbert L. (Bill)和 Genevieve (Vieve) Gore在美国特拉华州纽瓦克市创立了戈尔公司( W. L. Gore & Associates)。
- 如今,这家私人所有的企业年收入达48亿美元。通过同事持股计划,全球13,000多名同事亦成为企业的所有者。戈尔更倾向于采用这种私人所有制,并认为这可以强化企业文化中的一项关键要素,能够在评估业务状况时做到“高瞻远瞩”。
- 戈尔公司被《福布斯》杂志评为“美国私人公司200强”。
- 凭借在多功能聚合物——聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)领域的多项专利技术,戈尔生产出应用于医疗植入、纺织品层压面料等领域的众多产品,以及用于多种行业的电缆、过滤、密封、薄膜、透气和纤维技术。
- 戈尔在全球拥有逾3,500项专利,涵盖电子、医疗器械和聚合物加工等多个领域。
- 目前全球已有逾5,500万件戈尔创新性医疗器械植入病患体内,成功挽救他们的生命,日益改善人们的生活质量
- 戈尔公司在超过25个国家设有办事处,在美国、德国、英国、荷兰、日本和中国有生产业务。
戈尔历史
1958年,Bill Gore和Vieve Gore在家中的地下室创立了戈尔公司(W. L. Gore & Associates)。公司最初服务于电子产品市场。长期以来,戈尔获得了巨大的成功,致力于造福全球的客户及社区,帮助他们梦想成真。
1969年, Bill与Vieve的儿子Bob Gore发现了一种新型多功能聚合物——膨体聚四氟乙烯(ePTFE),从此改写了戈尔的历史,在医疗、纺织、制药及生物工艺、石油及天然气、航空航天、汽车行业、移动电子、音乐及半导体行业领域推出无数创新产品。作为发明ePTFE并将其投入市场的公司,戈尔致力于不断深化研究,保持在含氟聚合物领域的领先地位。
凭借深厚的技术知识,戈尔在多个领域推出先进工艺与创新可靠的技术,解决各种难题,并在全球范围内改善人们的生活。
2019年10月28日是Bob Gore发现膨体聚四氟乙烯 (ePTFE) 的50周年纪念日。敬请观看视频,视频中Bob Gore与自己的儿子Scott分享了他发现ePTFE的过程和反思 、以及对未来发展的期望。
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戈尔的社会责任
戈尔认为,在环境、健康和安全方面的诚信表现与戈尔对所有同事、客户及所服务的社区所做出的“Together, improving life”(你我携手,更美生活)品牌承诺相一致。我们审慎考虑戈尔的产品和业务运营对环境的影响,以及对人类健康和福祉的影响。我们致力于利用材料科学方面的专业知识,开发出提高生活品质、并帮助后代解决可持续发展挑战的产品。我们期望,戈尔创新带来的价值要大于产品和企业运营对环境和社会的影响。
如果您察觉到有任何违反或疑似违反《同事道德行为准则》(ASEC)或任何适用法律法规及公司政策的行为,请使用诚信热线上报您的疑虑。
奖项与荣誉
- 戈尔公司在美国、法国、德国、意大利和英国获得Great Place to Work-Certified™认证。
- 2021年及2022年,戈尔公司两次荣登《财富》杂志评选的“Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™”(生产及制造行业最佳职场)榜单。
- 2020年,戈尔荣登卓越职场研究所和《人物》杂志联合评选的“PEOPLE® Companies that Care”榜单。
- 2009年,戈尔公司荣登《快公司》杂志评选的“全球最佳创新公司50”榜单。
- 戈尔曾荣获1989年度英国“降低污染技术奖”和1985年度“聚合物为人类服务菲利普王子奖”。
- 我们的多种产品曾荣获享负盛名的杜邦“Plunkett”奖,包括:GORE-TEX软组织补片(1988),GORE-TEX雷达天线罩层压材料(1989),ONE-UP®泵膜片(1995),GLIDE®牙线 (1995),STA-PURE®蠕动软管(2000),GORE-TEX防静电工作服(2002),ELIXIR®琴弦(2004),GORE™通用型垫片(2004), GORE™ OMNIBEND™纤维(2006),FLEXIBOND®产品(2006),GORE®涡轮过滤产品(2013)和GORE™高温电容器(2018)。
阅读有关戈尔的资料
戈尔公司不仅以创新的产品闻名于世,还以其独特的企业组织风格而著称。如果您对外界如何看待戈尔公司感兴趣的话,以下所列的书籍和文章会是不错的选择。
如果您是一名正在研究戈尔公司的学生, 请前往图书馆查询更多的资料。我们收到了大量的类似需求,目前无法再单独一一回应此类问题。
书籍
- Gary Hamel, What Matters Now, Jossey-Bass, 2012
- Edward Lawler II and Christopher Worley, Management Reset, Jossey-Bass, 2011
- Peter Skarzynski and Rowan Gibson, Innovation to the Core, Harvard Business Press, 2008
- Alan Deutschman, Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life, Regan Books, 2007
- Gary Hamel, The Future of Management, Harvard Business Press, 2007
- R. Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration, Basic Books, 2007
- Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... And Others Don't, HarperCollins, 2001
- Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz, The 100 Best Companies to Work For in America, Doubleday, New York, 1993
文章
- Deborah Ancona, Elaine Backman, Kate Isaacs, "Nimble Leadership," Harvard Business Review, July-August 2019
- Drake Bennett, "The GORE-TEX Eye," Bloomberg Businessweek, May 2019
- "The 100 Best Companies to Work For," FORTUNE magazine, 1998-2016
- Robert Safian, "How to Lead in a Time of Chaos," Fast Company, October 2012
- Laura Laing, "Profile: W. L. Gore & Associates," Exceptional (an Ernst & Young publication), July-December 2012
- Eric Ng, "Engineering Corporate Creativity," South China Morning Post, July 2012
- Rachel Emma Silverman, "Who's the Boss? There isn't One," The Wall Street Journal, June 2012
- Tina Nielsen, "Company profile: W. L. Gore & Associates," Director magazine, February 2010
- "The Fast Company 50," Fast Company, February 17, 2009
- Reid Champagne, "Gore at 50," Delaware Today, July 2008
- Gary Haber, "W. L. Gore: Weathering 50 Years of Change," News Journal, January 6, 2008
- Paul J. Lim, "No Ideas? You're Not Alone--If You're in a Group, You'll Have a Better Shot at Being Creative," U.S. News & World Report, June 10, 2007
- Ross Tucker, "Gore's Kelly: No Titles, All Team," Women's Wear Daily, November 16, 2005
- "The Un-CEO," Fast Company, September 2005
- Betty Hintch, "Strength in Product, Performance and Workforce Management," Human Capital, September 2004
- Alastair McCall, editor, "Inspired All the Way to the Top" and "W. L. Gore: Making the Biggest Splash," The Sunday Times (London), March 7, 2004, 100 Best Companies to Work For special supplement
- Alan Deutschman, "The Fabric of Creativity," Fast Company, December 2004
- Ann Harrington, "Who's Afraid of a New Product?," FORTUNE, November 10, 2003
- Michael Weinreb, "Power to the People," Sales & Marketing Management, April 2003
- Laird Harrison, "We're All the Boss," Time, Inside Business edition, April 8, 2002
- Rick Carter, "Quality's Different Drummer," Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation, January 2002
- Paul Judge, "How Will Your Company Adapt?," Fast Company, December 2001