Ambiente 2024
Metaltex once again captivated the audience at the 2024 edition of the renowned housewares Frankfurt Fair. Over five dynamic days, our booth in Hall 9.1 attracted both loyal customers and curious newcomers eager to explore our latest offerings. This year, our Kitchen Utensils stole the spotlight with elegant and unified packaging that perfectly aligns with our entire range...
Belgium Rally Championship
We are thrilled to share a significant achievement by our esteemed colleague, and Sales Manager of our Belgian Branch, Renaud Herman, who climbed the podium together with his teammate Maxime Potty as champions of the Belgium Rally Championship. It all happened las Sunday, November 26th, 2023, in the famous city...
Save the Date for Ambiente 2024
Metaltex returns to Ambiente, the main international consumer goods fair. The edition will be held earlier next year at the Messe Frankfurt Exhibition from 26 to 30 January 2024. Join us in Hall 9.1, Stand E11, for an exclusive look at our latest products and innovations. Don't miss this opportunity to dive into the global market...
Our Belgian branch returns to its seat
Two years ago, on 14 July 2021, a devastating flood hit the eastern center of Belgium, the Hoëgne River being pushed beyond its limits, overflowing its banks and causing widespread flooding that devastated large areas of Wallonia. Our Belgian branch, which is located a few meters from the river, was submerged by more than 2 meters of water...
Online presence 2023
Last Monday, Metaltex officially launched its redesigned website (the one you are currently browsing), featuring improved product presentations and highly anticipated responsive device features. Simultaneously, we introduced a new Instagram program designed to provide a fresh and engaging perspective on our products. We are excited to present one of our esteemed colleagues, Brina, who will represent Metaltex on this popular social media platform...
Marketing Meeting 2023
“We're thrilled to share the success of the Metaltex Marketing Meeting in Budapest. With 25 sales managers from our European branches and 7 headquarters representatives, the event was packed with a full-day schedule with presentations and projects from our talented team. Sergio Morandi, our CEO, kicked off the day with a warm welcome, including our first-time attendee Julie Strahl, managing director of our Belgian subsidiary...
Special Olympics State Games
From March 7th to March 12th, the Georg-Wimmer-Schule SBBZ was present at the Special Olympics in Todtnauberg with four students in cooperation with two students from the MPG Lahr. After two training days on the Feldberg, another training session was unfortunately not possible due to bad weather conditions...
Ambiente 2023
Metaltex made a triumphant return to the International Fair of Ambiente in Frankfurt after a two-year pause due to the pandemic. Located in Hall 9.1, our booth was lively with both established clients and new visitors eager to see the company's latest offerings. The spotlight was on Metaltex's new product lines for storage and organization, specially two ranges coated with the company's exclusive black-lava Touch-Therm coating. Tokyo LAVA, consisting of nine items...
Celebrating Tomado’s 100th Anniversary!
Tomado - a Dutch company founded by the Van der Togt brothers in 1923 - has come a long way since their humble beginnings producing simple hooks. Today, they offer a grand collection of useful and modern household products. This includes coasters, strainers, and potato mashers, as well as dish drainers, drying racks, a pressure cooker, and the iconic bookshelf...
Marketing Meeting 2022
From May 26 to 28, 2022, Metaltex held its annual Marketing Meeting in Switzerland: Ticino 2022, at the Hotel Serpiano with an enchanting view of Lake Lugano. This marked the first time in two years that colleagues were able to meet in person, having previously maintained contact online. Around 50 colleagues hailing from 12 different countries attended the meeting, which had the main aim of introducing the new products and projects...
Metaltex collaborates with the Setificio of Como
Metaltex started a collaboration in 2020 with the Paolo Carcano Institute, known as the Setificio of Como for the development of patterns for home textile products. Thanks to the coordination of the Setificio Foundation, which manages the interaction between the institute and the “job market”, Metaltex has involved the students in a professional work...
The recent floods in Europe hit our Belgian branch
Wednesday 14 July 2021 is a date that marks a difficult moment in Metaltex’s long history. Metaltex Belux was severely involved in the disaster that struck parts of West Germany, Belgium and Holland. Up to 2 meters of water and mud entered the warehouse of our Belgian company. Some staff members had to take refuge...
Marketing Meeting 2021
“Good morning Mexico, good morning U.S., good evening Hong Kong and good afternoon to everybody else in the middle”. That’s how our first Online Marketing & Sales Manager Meeting started on Tuesday May 11th 2021, involving Metaltex branches on 3 different continents...
FSC Chain of Custody certification for Metaltex Germany
Metaltex Deutschland GmbH joins the FSC commitment: products made of wood have to be originated from environmentally, socially and economically responsible sources. Purpose of this certification is to verify that FSC-certified material is correctly identified and separated from...
The alpine skiing team of the Georg Wimmer School shines again!
The alpine skiing team of the Georg-Wimmer-Schule Lahr currently consists of five athletes with a mental disability and three supervisors. The team usually trains once a year for a week in the Black Forest and then takes part in a competition of the Special Olympics...
Stick-Fighting
Last February in Bologna, our colleague from Montegiorgio (FM-Italy) Paolo La Manna, won the second rank in the national championship of stick-fighting organized by the CSEN federation. A discipline that turns out to be the national martial art of the Philippines, commonly called...
A strong storm takes by surprise Metaltex’s facilities in Mexico
Last Friday, May 8, strong winds that reached up to 220 km/h in the northwestern area of the state of Nuevo León wreaked havoc in several municipalities, including Apodaca, the town hall of our subsidiary Metaltex in Mexico. In addition, several people witnessed...
Ambiente 2020
“Ambiente is the leading international trade fair and the world’s number one in products associated with dining, cooking, household items, furnishings and ornaments, interior design, gifts, jewellery and fashion accessories. It is “The Show” for the entire industry.” With these words the organizers of the event have concluded the latest...
Special Olympics Liechtenstein
German athletes from Lahr at the Special Olympics Liechtenstein, sponsored by METALTEX. From Wednesday, February 12th until Sunday, February 16 the Alpine Ski Team of the Georg Wimmer School took part in the Special Olympics in Liechtenstein with five athletes and three supervisors. The best weather and snow conditions were used for training on...
This 2020 Metaltex celebrates its 75th Anniversary
On February 1st, 1945 in Switzerland Egidio Morandi together with two friends founded Metaltex, opening its first location in via Vincenzo Vela in Mendrisio. The company’s mission was to manufacture iron wire articles. The name METALTEX derives from the fusion of the words metal and textile...
Ivo Kahánek brings the “Heart of Europe” to Mexico
The recital entitled in Spanish “Desde el Corazón de Europa” (From the Heart of Europe) organized by the Council for Culture and Arts of Nuevo León (CONARTE) thanks to the sponsoring of the METALTEX MEXICO and the support of the Czech Embassy brings the pianist Ivo Kahánek (1979) for the first time to Mexico. On October 22, the...
“Madzi ndi moyo”: “Water is life” in Chichewa
Our colleague Sara Fontana in the name of her association, travels to the heart of Africa, to bring water to those who have not the luck to have it at hand. Sara, who works in our Marketing Communications department of Metaltex in Switzerland, last July made a sustainable tourism trip to Malawi to attend the inauguration of the well funded by *Koiné, an association of Como...
TOMADO at the Stedelijk Museum
In December 2017 the basement of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, one of the most popular museums in the Netherlands, was restyled by Rem Koolhaas, a famous Dutch architect. Artworks from Piet Mondrian and Jeff Koons were exhibited next to more daily use products from 1880 till present day, a real mixture of all kinds of artworks. According to the journalist of a national...
Marketing Meeting 2019
It has been 6 years since the annual Metaltex Marketing Meeting was last held in Spain. Traditionally it would have been performed in Valencia, site of the Spanish Metaltex branch but this year as a change of scenery the popular city of Barcelona was chosen as the meeting point for the 3-day event. During which the sales managers from all over the world gathered...
Ambiente 2019
The prestigious AMBIENTE 2019 fair in Frankfurt ends with an increase in visitors, confirming the data collected by Messe Frankfurt GmbH. But not only that, 85% of exhibitors came from abroad, making the recent edition the most international fair ever. The surveys collected also reveal an increase in the quality and satisfaction of the 4,451 exhibitors, coming from 92 nations...
Marketing Meeting 2018
Eleven years later, the annual Metaltex Marketing Meeting returns to Belgium. This time, however, not in the European capital of Brussels but in Spa, a city famous for having given its name to the wellness centres spreaded all over the world. This because already since the 16th century the city was frequented because of its natural water sources who were believed to have healing properties. For two consecutive...
TOMADO, the timeless brand
It will not be a coincidence that the TOMADO bookshelf, which only 4 months ago was exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum, the museum of modern art in Amsterdam, today fills the double page of Holland’s most popular daily newspaper, De Telegraaf. The well-known newspaper highlights how the TOMADO brand and its products, despite the evolution of time, are still...
Tomado bookshelf at the Stedelijk
The TOMADO bookshelf is an original modular shelving system, truly a timeless work! Designed by Adriaan Dekker in 1958, it was immediately a great success. A simple and minimalist product, easy to assemble, modular, suitable for many environments but, above all, a Design Product. In 2010 the Dutch Post Office issued a stamp commemorating its 50th anniversary...
Polytherm® Copper
This fall Metaltex dresses its best sellers of storage & organization for the kitchen in copper color. The trendy metallic color that thrills bloggers and furniture experts is now available in the exclusive range of Polytherm® coatings. Polytherm® Copper is the name of the finishing of this new line of wire products which serve to improve organizing of kitchen space. The peculiarity...
Marketing Meeting 2017
Last month (May 2017), Metaltex held its annual Marketing Meeting at the Europa Park (Rust) in Germany. Two full days were organized with the purpose of presenting new products for the 2018 season. We focused on the latest changes in the market, the company itself and its positioning...
Ambiente 2017
Ambiente 2017 has just concluded with a positive outcome for Metaltex. The new products presented during the fair, added to a vast range of products that we offer. For instance, for our “Kitchen Family”, we’ve received a lot of interest in SLICY, a tomato and mozzarella slicer with anti-slip base, which comes...
Ethical Style Guide 2017
The consumer interest in sustainable products is worldwide growing. Many producers are adapting to this new trend and at Metaltex as well we are investing in our own ecological solutions. Our company has recently launched the new Chrometherm® treatment – an eco-friendly solution. Our Chrometherm® treatment has been published in the “Ethical Style Guide 2017”...
Metaltex Mexico: over 100,000 ‘likes’ on Facebook!
For several years, the Mexican subsidiary has been one of the fastest growing branches of the Metaltex Group. The secret of this success is a balance between prudent management, focused assortment, trade policy and the ability to be dynamic. These tools have been used in recent times through a direct approach to the final consumer, via the use of social networks...
Marketing Meeting 2016
The Metaltex annual Marketing Meeting was recently hosted, for the third time, in the Netherlands. The first meeting was held in Breda (1994), the second in Amsterdam (2003) and finally this years, in Rotterdam. The whole weekend was superbly organised by Metaltex’s impeccable Dutch branch. During the two days, several issues were addressed...
Ambiente 2016
CHROMETHERM® is the new exclusive metal coating and latest innovation by the METALTEX Research and Development team, recently launched by METALTEX at Ambiente; the international trade fair for consumer goods held annually in Frankfurt. CHROMETHERM® gives a protective finish to metal products that replicates the appearance of traditional...
Indiaca World Champion
Last week (25-29th August), the women’s Indiaca team of SFG Morbio competed in the Indiaca World Cup, held in Saitama City, Japan. Where our colleague Cristina Fontana from Metaltex Switzerland (second from the left, no. 24) added another gold medal to her already established collection. After cruising through the qualifying rounds top of the table, Morbio then passed their toughest test yet in the semi-finals, beating the dreaded Swiss...
CIMACO presentation
Last week Metaltex Mexico had the opportunity to present some of our emblematic products in CIMACO chain store, at the cities of Torreon and Saltillo, Mexico. It was a cooking demonstration where we used some of the dishes of our wonderful “MyChef” recipe book; delicious chicken crepes in poblano sauce and chocolate spread crepes with bananas and strawberry. We had an enthusiastic audience of about one hundred guests...
EXPO 2015 – Marches Pavilion
A great friend of Metaltex, the hotelier and restaurateur Oscar, opened the Pavilion from the Marche at EXPO 2015 in Milan. The life of Oscar is a great Italian story, made of commitment and passion for his own work. Oscar, with the help of his wife Amorina, began his business with a small bar with a food shop. The bar was then transformed into the restaurant “Oscar e Amorina” in Montegiorgio...
Marketing Meeting 2015
In honour of its 70th Anniversary, Metaltex held its annual Marketing and Sales Meeting alongside the majestic scenery of Lake Como, an area close to where the company was originally founded in 1945. The agenda hosted a fruitful list of topics that were presented and discussed during the 2-day meeting. The CEO of Metaltex Group, Sergio Morandi, presented a new exclusive surface treatment for Storage...
Ambiente 2015
2015 brings a prestigious milestone for Metaltex, our 70th year anniversary. The old saying goes: “You’re only as old as you feel” and from looking round the Metaltex booth at Ambiente 2015, being 70 years old couldn’t feel any younger for the company. Aligning with current market trends, ‘Colour’ was the focus of the show and the Metaltex stand emitted an array of colour... ...
Carlo Pizzichini – new member of the Academy of the Arts of Drawing
Professor Carlo Pizzichini has been appointed ‘Academic Correspondent of the Class of Painting’ at The Academy of the Arts of Drawing in Florence, for recognition of his work in artistic Research and Experimentation The appointment took place on October 18...
Marketing Meeting 2014
The annual Metaltex Group Marketing Meeting was recently held in Strasbourg, France. Over 50 Metaltex colleagues gathered from across three continents to attend the meeting, where they were informed about new product launches, merchandising programmes and business strategies for the forthcoming year. The meeting opened with a speech from the company’s President Sergio Morandi...
Blu Moon, European Champion
Blu Moon, the boat sponsored by Metaltex, retained its European title by becoming 2014 champion in the Melges 24 class. The team led by skipper Matteo Ivaldi, gained two first places and a second place out of their five races on the last day of the championships, besting some fierce opponents to deservedly win...
RotoMac wins “Food Preparation Innovation Award”
Hundreds of housewares retailers and suppliers from across the UK gathered at Wokefield Park in Berkshire last week, for the annual Housewares Innovation Awards. This prestigious event organized by Housewares Magazine and www.housewareslive.net celebrates the best...
Blu Moon, World Champion
The reigning European Champion captured the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for 2014 in Geelong, Australia. Congratulations to Franco Rossini supported by Tiziano Nava, Federico Valenti and to captain Flavio Favini with tactician Gabriele Benussi and the crew of Stefano Rizzi, Nicolas Dal Ferro and Giovanni Ferrari! METALTEX, home of the Blu Moon Sailing team!
Ambiente 2014
AMBIENTE is the single most important international trade fair for houseware products. Metaltex had a stand of 400 square meters and presented more than 150 new products. To name a few: EVERYDAY INDUCTION is an excellent line of pans that features a non-stick ceramic coating, induction base suitable for all cooktops and a thick aluminum ...
Typhoon Utor in Yangjiang
On August 14th, a terrible typhoon hits the area Yiangjiang, an industrial city located 300 km West from Hong Kong. At a speed of 150 km/h the typhoon devastates everything in its path. As a consequence the new Metaltex logistics center suffers considerable material damages. 800 Sq m. out of 5000 of roof were destroyed. Fortunately no problem for the staff who had been alerted beforehand. Immediate action were taken for the safety. The reconstruction...
Metaltex team at the World Class J80
In the waters of Marseille, the team “Metaltex-ladies Normandie”, sponsored by Metaltex France, is competing in the world sailing championship Class J80. 119 boats started the 3 day race event to determine the best in the world. The Metaltex boat is one of the few with an all female crew, they started with out any fear to demonstrate that the stronger sex...
Indiaca Swiss Championship
Samedan-(GR), 1-2 June 2013. Once again our colleagues from Metaltex in Switzerland win the national Swiss Championship of Indiaca. Cristina Fontana with the female team, for the sixth consecutive year gets the gold medal, achieving a new national record for this sport. Cristina together with Andrea Vita win the silver medal in the mixed category...
Marketing Meeting 2013
The annual Metaltex Group marketing meeting was recently concluded in Valencia, Spain. Sales and marketing officials from 16 countries participated. Two intense days full of presentations, discussions and exchange of views. A big part of the meeting was devoted to the presentation of new products, with launch scheduled for the fairs in early 2014: New lines of bathroom accessories under the slogan...
Ambiente 2013
Metaltex's booth at the recent Ambiente trade show was full of news, meetings and events. Most notable in particular, was the thematic evening "Swiss Event", celebrated for the launch of the new corporate brand. An event which was attended by many employees and customers. The menu included a list of the best traditions of Swiss cuisine, raclette...
Rotomac, the revolutionary chopper
A revolutionary product was presented on the Metaltex booth, at last month’s Ambiente international fair in Frankfurt: Rotomac. Chopping fruits, vegetables, herbs, and much more is no longer a problem: the super-sharp blades of Rotomac slice and mince in seconds from coarse to fine… Just like a chef would have done! Easy to use and very fast...
Metaltex renews its brand
The first brand logo (created in 1945, the year Metaltex was founded) was represented by a grid of winding wire making up the name of the company. This first logo strongly emphasized the company’s specialization: production of articles made of iron wire. Thirty-eight years later (1983) the brand underwent a major restyling: the company operates internationally with branches around the world...
Indiaca Swiss Championships
During the past month of June 2012, Ticino has hosted the national Swiss championships of Indiaca. Our colleague from Metaltex Head office Cristina Fontana, former Swiss Champion in the women category, won again the national title with her ladies’s team Group Indiaca Morbio. It’s the fifth consecutive year victory, Swiss record absolute. With the mixed team...
Marketing Meeting 2012
From 3 different continents 50 executives of the Metaltex branches, gathered in Budapest to discuss new products and marketing-sales strategies. 2013 will be a year of big changes for Metaltex: The Group will continue with the development of several new appealing products allocated in the three major areas in which Metaltex specializes: small kitchen utensils, storage and organization and...
Ambiente 2012
"Shuffle the cards!": that’s the slogan with which Metaltex presented new style packaging for the most important family in our range - Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets - at the Ambiente 2012 show in Frankfurt. More than 500 products (representing part of the ample range of more than 1,500 products) divided in 4 sub families: Cooking, Serving, Baking and Tidying were shown at the Metaltex booth in this new look...
New logistic center in Yangjiang
Metaltex’ new logistic center in Yangjiang, Guangdong province, will be operational from February 1st and covers an area of 30’000 square meters, with 5’000 square meters of building. Thanks to this new investment, Metaltex further develops its activities in this Asian country. While production will still be performed by its manufacturing center in Guangzhou...
Solar panels on the roof of Metaltex Germany
Work has begun installing the Solar panels on the roofs of Halle 4 and 5 of Metaltex Germany (Mahlberg-Orschweier). The new Solar system consists of 630 panels, covering an area of over 1000 square meters, with a total capacity of 163Kwp and producing 155,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year. By installing the solar panels not only will the company benefit from...
Egidio Morandi: a man, his company, his story
The book, the result of a long and meticulous work by the author Antonio Murgia, is an anthology of experiences and memories that tells the story of our company Metaltex and especially the man who was the Founder, creator and charismatic leader, Egidio Morandi. 20 years after his death Murgia traces the history, from the origins...
Blu Moon top of world rankings
Blue Moon is the master of the World Ranking Champion Classe “Melges 24”. The Swiss boat manned by a highly experienced team: Franco Rossini shipowner, with Flavio Favini at the helm, Matteo Ivaldi calling tactics, Tiziano Nava, Stefano Rizzi to the sheets, winning for the third time, second row, the ranking of the World's category...
Marketing Meeting 2011
Recently been held in Rust, Germany the Metaltex's marketing meeting 2011. A meeting dedicated to market analysis and the next steps to be taken to allow the Group to compete globally. The meeting opened with a speech from Sergio Morandi - President of Metaltex - who once again wanted to highlight the Group's mission: "METALTEX develops, manufactures and distributes quality merchandise for every day...
Ambiente 2011
During the international fair "Ambiente 2011" Metaltex's booth was visited by the official Turkish delegation led by Minister of Foreign Trade Mr. Zafer Caglayan. Metaltex has been present in Türkiye since 2003 with a joint venture led by partners Erkmen and Ali Kaan Oezkan. Metaltex products are on the shelves of the best Turkish retailers. In fact, in few...
Tomado commemorative stamp
It is not often that the impression left by an object is remembered by issuing a stamp. The Dutch Post Office decided to commemorate 50 years since the launch of the Tomado bookshelf by issuing a stamp of € 0.44 nominal. The year is 1950, the Dutch nation, as in many others, you can still feel the austerity of the war years. Tomado launches a bookshelf library...
Metaltex, 50 years in Montegiorgio
On May 14 Metaltex celebrated 50 years in production of the largest factory of the Group in the Municipality of Montegiorgio (Marche). Founded in 1945 in Mendrisio (Switzerland), in 1960, invited by the city council Metaltex began its activities in the Municipality of Marche. The initiative of the founder of the Group, Egidio Morandi...
Marketing Meeting 2010
Sales and Marketing colleagues from the Metaltex Group this year had their annual Marketing Meeting in the Italian region of Marche. In the town of Montegiorgio (province of Fermo), they visited Metaltex's largest manufacturing center and learned about the manufacturing process of wire items. Having expanded into the Marche region 50 years ago...
Ambiente 2010
We have just exhibited at one of our most important trade fairs, in which Metaltex unveiled many new lines on a completely new stand, one of the biggest of Hall 6. Among the new products that aroused the most interest, was the new kitchen utensils line METALTEXDESIGN++, a complete set of tools designed with the concept based on Quality/Style/Ergonomics, developed with the higher end market in mind...
Marketing Meeting 2009
Despite the current economic climate, for 2009 Metaltex expects to hold the leading markets position reached in recent years. Strategies to be adopted in 2010 were discussed at group level, with particular emphasis on product safety issues. Another important point: Metaltex reaffirms its manufacturing identity, its Italian establishment of Montegiorgio has been extended...
Ambiente 2009, a larger Metaltex Alliance
During Ambiente 2009 in Frankfurt, the company TOP-STYLE LTD, for many years Metaltex distributor in Russia, received the Metaltex Alliance partnership diploma. The company TOP-STYLE, that originally covered the area of Saint Pietersburg, now is rapidly expanding and has activities already in Moscow...
Marketing Meeting 2008
The annual meeting that gathers the Marketing and Sales teams of the Metaltex Group just concluded. This year the meeting was held in the beautiful city of Lugano (Switzerland), a few kilometres’ away from the Group headquarters. Three full days mostly focalised on new products for 2009, on displays and other merchandising tools: today's most important mix in the selling...
Metaltex increases output in Montegiorgio
Metaltex Italy's production plant no. 2 is currently being expanded by 6000 square metres. The extension will help to increase the production of laundry driers, in particular the ones with Epotherm® surface treatment. The success of the exclusive Epotherm® coating is due to its superior quality...
Marketing Meeting 2007
From 17th to 19th May the Metaltex Sales and Marketing team focused on strategies and new products for the coming season 2008. The group missions were reconfirmed: enlarge the offerings with new exclusive products, maintain a balanced mix between in-house manufactured lines and outsourced products, enhance the service to our customers and ultimately to the final...
A park for Maslianico
On Friday 4th May next to the Lake of Como in Maslianico, the opening ceremony for the "Egidio Morandi" park was held. The park has been built in memory of the founder of Metaltex who died in 1991. The President of Metaltex Italy Ivano Morandi handed the keys of the park to the Mayor of Maslianico Mr Mario Luppi. The park will be open...
Metaltex Alliance, welcome Chile
The Metaltex Alliance welcomes Manufacturas Caroni & Torres, who to Metaltex's great delight joins the alliance. The diploma has been awarded by Metaltex's CEO Mr. Sergio Morandi to Mr. Thomas Woyda during a nice and relaxing dinner with Mrs. Woyda and Mrs. Morandi in a well-known restaurant in Stabio, Switzerland...
Metaltex Alliance, welcome Greece
J.G. Vergopoulos SA, distributor of Metaltex products in Greece, as the first member of the METALTEX ALLIANCE, recently received the diploma of membership of this important commercial project of the Metaltex Group. The members of METALTEX ALLIANCE are distributors, who, by entering this “alliance” have privileged opportunities for directly importing from Italian and Chinese Metaltex centers...
Marketing Meeting 2006
The annual meeting of the Marketing and Sales managers of the Metaltex Group was held this year at Valencia, the city which is home to the Group’s Spanish company, Metaltex Iberia S.L. Between 18-20 May, discussions centered on products and programs: Toronto, Montreal, Railtex and Borealis are just some of the new products we shall find on the shelves...
Marketing Meeting 2005
On 6 and 7 May 2005 at the Hotel Palace of Como (Italy), the annual Marketing Meeting of the sales managers of the Metaltex Group was staged. Over 50 people from three continents convened to discuss market problems, goals, strategies and new products. Talking of products, interest centered on: the new line of LONARDO kitchen accessories: a system of chromed steel elements to equip the kitchen walls; the DOLCEFORNO line of cake moulds which, after the success achieved...
Metaltex celebrates the 60th anniversary
Directors and employees of Metaltex-Italia convened on 6 May in the stupendous Villa Erba of Cernobbio to celebrate the 60 years of the foundation of Metaltex. The Chairman of Metaltex-Italia, Ivano Morandi, in thanking all the participants, recalled that it was above all thanks to their commitment that the company had managed to take a lead position in the household goods industry...
New Metaltex Branch in Hungary
Our new distributing company in Hungary has been operational since January 12th, 2005. RIO-METALTEX is born out of the joint venture between RIO-MERCANTIL (former Metaltex distributor in Hungary) and the Metaltex Group. Great importance is attached to this new venture, whose primary goal it is to increase the penetration of Metaltex products into Hungary and Eastern Europe.
Marketing Meeting 2004
The annual Sales & Marketing Meeting of the Metaltex Group took place on May 21st and 22nd in Strasbourg (France). S&M teams from all Metaltex branches met to discuss strategies and programmes to be developed during the next few months, aimed at maintaining and consolidating the leadership Metaltex has enjoyed for years in the non-electrical housewares field. New products for the next season were presented...
The Roman theatre in Falerone
Italy is home to many sites of architectural, historical & cultural significance. In particular - the Roman theatre of Falerone - situated in the central region of Italy, near the Adriatic Coast and close to Metaltex main manufacturing center comprising some 30,000 square meters. Falerio Picenus (Falerone) was a Roman colony, founded by the Emperor Augustus for his legionaries...
Metaltex donates a new ambulance
A new ambulance has been delivered to the Confraternita di Misericordia in Montegiorgio (Marche region - Italy). The vehicle has been donated by Metaltex in memory of the founder of the Group, Egidio Morandi, who passed away on October 28th, 1991. On May 9th, 2003, in the presence of the Volunteer Group's President Mr. Paolo Tartufoli, Metaltex-Italia's President Mr. Ivano Morandi delivered the new ambulance...
New Metaltex Branch in Türkiye
Our new distributing company in Türkiye has been operational since April 1st, 2003. MEVAG-METALTEX Ltd. Sti. is born out of the joint-venture between Mevag (former Metaltex distributor in Türkiye) and the Metaltex Group. Great importance is given to this new venture, whose primary goal it is to increase the marketshare of Metaltex products on the territory.
Opening of the new distribution center of Metaltex Mexico
On April 12th, 2002 Metaltex México held the official opening of its new Distribution Center located in Apodaca, outside Monterrey, N.L. In attendance were the Mexican and Swiss partners as well as officials from the Municipality of Apodaca and the Swiss Consul. Metaltex México was founded in 1992 and has grown...
Metaltex is awarded SA8000 in China
Metaltex has been awarded Social Accountability International, SA8000, certification in its factory in Canton (China). The Chinese factory, which manufactures household wireware and small kitchen utensils, is one of the first 100 in the world to be awarded this certificate. SA8000 is a standard based on the ILO (International Labour Organisation) convention, as well as on other conventions for human rights...
ISO 9001: one more guarantee
In April 1999 Metaltex Switzerland has been awarded the prestigious recognition of Quality Certification according to ISO 9001 norms. The certificate has been issued by the Swiss Association for Quality and Management System (SQS). Metaltex Switzerland now joins the other companies in the Group who were already certified: Metaltex (UK) Ltd., Metaltex France SA, Metaltex-Italia-SpA...