History

The current President of the Board of Directors, Fernando Pinho Teixeira began his activity, under his own name, in the area of metalworking.

Formation of the Private Limited Company FERPINTA - Fábrica Nacional de Construções Metálicas, Lda., based in Carregosa - Oliveira de Azeméis.

This is the Group's parent company, currently, FERPINTA - Indústrias de Tubos de Aço de Fernando Pinho Teixeira, S.A.

Start of steel tube manufacturing.

Until then the main raw material for school furniture, agricultural installations, and metallic structures for civil construction.

Expansion of the steel tube production range, with the introduction of the black and galvanized plumbing tube family.

In this way, we reached the same manufacturing range as the largest producers of the time - "Oliva" and “Facar."

Change of company name to FERPINTA - Fábrica Nacional de Construções Metálicas, de Fernando Pinho Teixeira, Ltda.

Acquisition of IMEC- Júlio Bastos e Magalhães, Ltda, which would supply state-of-the-art technology to the remaining associates, particularly to the parent company.

Inauguration of the Steel Service Center.

By installing equipment intended for the production of steel sections, sectioned and formatted sheets in different dimensions.

Division and assignment of FERPINTA quotas, with the share capital being extended to the participation of descendants.

Acquisition of Facar, at the time the largest national producer of steel tubes. This operation elevates FERPINTA to a European dimension.

FERPINTA Certification

23rd national company certified by IPQ - Instituto Português da Qualidade, although with certified products since 1989.

FERPINTA changes from a Private Limited Company to a Public Limited Company (S.A.).

FERPINTA, S.A. is awarded, for the first time, with the prize for Best Metalworking Company, by the business magazine Exame.

Start of commercial activity in Spain, with the opening of a delegation in Madrid, ensuring storage and distribution of FERPINTA products.

Dun & Bradstreet classifies, for the first time, FERPINTA S.A. as "Rating 1" in its analysis/financial ranking of companies.

Inauguration of a delegation in Cordoba - Spain, in order to guarantee the regular supply of FERPINTA products in the Andalusian market.

On June 30th the Group's 25th Anniversary will be celebrated in a ceremony presided over by the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr. António Guterres.

Opening of a new distribution unit for FERPINTA products, in Santiago de Compostela -Spain

Mr. Comendador Fernando Pinho Teixeira is distinguished by Exame Magazine as one of the twenty best Portuguese managers.

Inauguration of the factory for longitudinally welded steel tubes from 4'' to 12'', complementing the product range in the structural tube family.

FERPINTA was awarded the prize for best company in the metal-mechanics and equipment sector, in the area of the 500 Biggest & Best Companies in Portugal.

Awarded by EXAME Magazine, in partnership with Deloitte and based on data from Informa DB.

Acquisition of new pavilions to build a new industrial unit in Loureiro, Oliveira de Azeméis.

FERPINTA invests 50 million and creates new industrial unit. Simultaneously, it receives a tax credit of 4.99 million euros and a fund support

of 5.99 million Euros from Compete 2020, for its development and the creation of new jobs.

FERPINTA marks 50 years of its history, a journey full of successes, opportunities and learning.

A year marked by countless moments of celebration, news, and the unveiling of future projects, involving customers, employees, partners, and the community.

FERPINTA obtains the first Environmental Product Declaration, considering the range of Structural Tube produced according to EN 10219.

This document intends to present and identify the potential impacts of the product analysed based on a Life Cycle Assessment methodology.