1931 Eugen Hollaender founded the Amefa company in The Netherlands, initially producing razor blades
1941 Amefa implement production expansion to meet demand
1948 Amefa switched their production to cutlery and opened their first factory in Johannesburg, South Africa
1952 Development of Amefa brand sales outside of Europe
1956 Amefa produce the first hollow handle knife
1964 Through the development of a new technique, Amefa silver plated cutlery gained an excellent reputation
1966 Amefa Solingen established in Germany
1968 Amefa Japan established
1974 Production methods were modernised and sales grew significantly in mass retail
1988 Amefa become one of the major players in the global cutlery market
1990 Sales expanded to all main retailers in Europe
1996 Amefa became one of the major volume brands in Europe through its international subsidiaries
2001 Launch of the high end Amefa premiere ranges
2006 Couzon France join Amefa
2007 Richardson Sheffield brand joins Amefa
2010 Medard de Noblat France joins Amefa
2015 Paul Wirths and Kuppels Germany join Amefa