In 1932, from a small apartment in Breslau, Germany, Kurt Lindenberg started a family business that was the beginning of the Lindy group.

In the 1960s the company begin to sell self-assembly radios and amplifiers from the Danish manufacturer Josty, and by 1970 Lindy sold mainly electronic components and equipment.

The Lindy logo, which is still used in similar form today, was created in the mid-1970s for the launch of a range of electronic games in conjunction with the Japanese company Gakken.

The next decade saw a phase of international expansion, with offices opened in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

By 2000 the Lindy branch in the United Kingdom had outgrown its premises and work began on a new office and warehouse facility in Stockton-on-Tees that later became its UK headquarters.