Frati Group celebrates 50 years of activity

Gruppo Frati — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

FRATI GROUP CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF ACTIVITY

On 10 June 2011 Mr. Luigi Frati, President and founder of the homonymous Group, is celebrating fifty years of activity together with his relatives and close collaborators, expressing his sincere thanks to the workers and all those have collaborated for development of the Group, that now consists of following factories situated in:

Pomponesco (MN)

Frati Luigi S.p.A

Frati Luigi S.p.A Living division

C.M.P. S.p.A

Chimica Pomponesco S.p.A

Borgoforte (MN)

Frati Luigi S.p.A Pantec division

Bicinicco (UD)

Bipan S.p.A

Codroipo (UD)

Bipan S.p.A Astrid division

Cascina(PI)

Valori Franco & C. S.r.L

This is a complete group of companies that produce wood-based panels such as both raw and melamine chipboards and MDF, furniture panels for doors industry; resins and glues both for panels and furniture industry; machineries for woodworking and finally the transport activity of company Valori S.p.A.

In 2010 the Group had got the consolidated sales proceeds of about 243.000.000 € with 808 employees and, in spite of the business trend, in 2011 the sales are increasing of two figures percentages.

Mr. Luigi Frati was born in Dosolo on the 12 June 1935 of millers family and he very soon went in for own transports company. Owing to this activity we started to cooperate with several plywood producers that were increasing in the Southern Mantua area thanks to the good quantity of poplar wood.

He was keen on mechanics and started to study the machines and the manufacturing.

In 1961, when he was only 26 years old, he decided the selling of haulage firm and invested the proceeds of the sale in a factory for production of plywood; this new plant was built on an area transferred free of charge by Pomponesco municipality.

So the company Frati Luigi S.p.A was founded and began its history and today, 50 years later, the Group has become sector leaders in Europe.

In 1976 happened another important turning point in the company history: the beginning of chipboard faced panels production and immediately the melamine panels production.

Mr. Luigi Frati guessed the decline of plywood panel; a new product was invading the market: the Chipboard.

Finally in 1980 he flung himself into the production of MDF and lacquered panel, completing the range of wood-base panels.

As years go, the daughters Luisa and Giovanna, the son Dante and the son-in-low Alberto Tarana supported the father and today they represent the force and the future of the Group

The History is going on: in the same month of fiftieth celebration, the company is signing a contract for the amount of twenty-two millions Euro for purchasing of new press for production of MDF thin continuous chipboard.

The celebrations have taken place according to “Frati Style”: no uproar and a lot of gratefulness to all collaborators, with Slogan: Proud of being.

The President takes the opportunity to thank all those who supported him during this long way.

Digital Printed Flooring Nextfloor

Gruppo Frati — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Nextfloor is the first flooring in the world digitally printed directly to the HDF board.

A technical-qualitative answer that offers the opportunity to customize floorings with no limits to creativity.

New Website: www.gruppofratispa.com/en/nextfloor/

Fair in Erbil Kurdistan

Gruppo Frati — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Luigi Frati SpA participated at the fair in Erbil Kurdistan

BipanFlor laminate floor

Gruppo Frati — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

BIPANFLOR represents a new generation within the laminate floors. It combines the warmth of parquet with the easy maintenance of laminate wood designed for small and large surfaces. Bipanflor has been designed with a joint structure that makes it easy and quick to lay to anyone, for a new dimension of everyday living.

www.bipanflor.it

Respecting the environment

Gruppo Frati — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Respecting the environment is certainly one of the most current subjects of everyday lives. In this regard, the Frati Group places its maximum level of attention to guarantee respect for the environment, both in the development of products and the technologies applied to obtain them. Our plants are, in fact, under constant rigorous control in order to always grant maximum safety as regards the elimination of environmental hazards and risks.

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