| 1985 | Textile specialists Karin Schröder, Tilman Stockhausen and Hannelore Stockhausen founded the company, initially with 10 employees. |
| 1990 | After the first successful years, production operations were relocated to a new building. |
| 1993 | An in-house product development team developed a printing technique that gives military camouflage fabrics infrared absorbing capability. |
1994
| Colorprint became licensed supplier to the Federal Office for Arms Technology and eight NATO states. |
1996
| International expansion of business with military products, with customers in 26 NATO states. |
2002
| Around 30 people were employed at the sites in Krefeld and Tönisvorst. |
| 2003 | Additional two-phase printing machines for vat print applications were purchased and the production programme was extended to include fixing and washing. |
2004
| Colorprint began implementing modern upholstery printing projects for automotive customers. |
| 2005 | ‘Colormotion’ special effect fashion prints |
| 2006 | Production capacity increase |
| 2010 | Rope dyeing & HT pre-treatment/dyeing production programme |
| 2011 | Digital ink jet camouflage printing |
| 2013 | increase capacity (steamer) |
| 2015 | modernisation preparation/ dyeing department |
| 2021 | modernisation of stenter frame |
| 2023 | modernisation printing machine |
| 2024 | new steamer unit |
