VIDRARIA MORTAGUA: INNOVATING TOGETHER WITH FOREL

摘要

”The important thing is having a clear goal.It isn't always necessary to know how to reach this goal already when you start: first you choose the destination,and then you plot the route.Nonetheless,ambitious plans often come with hurdles that can't always be overcome alone.And this is where you need a partner,not just a supplier,that can put the initial vision into focus and transform the idea into a project”.These are the words of Jose Pires,Chief Financial Officer of Vidraria Mortagua,one of the leading glass-processing companies in the Iberian peninsula.Founded thirty or so years ago by Nuno Morais,the current CEO of the company,and Jose Pires,Vidraria Mortagua has grown from a small artisanal business with around a dozen employees to become a structured industrial company with an 18,000 square metre production site,a workforce of over 100 and an annual turnover in excess of 10 million euros.The company produces laminated and insulating glass for both residential and commercial applications,in pane sizes up to and even beyond the Jumbo format.While the company distributes is products directly within Portugal only,its clients supply a market extending throughout Europe.For over 20 yeas,Vidraria Mortagua has used Forel machinery for the production of insulating glass,edge processing and,more recently,laminated glass cutting.