MARGON PORTUGAL was the first company in the branch of structural ceramics to be awarded in 1996 with the title of Certified Enterprise by the IPQ (Portuguese Institute of Quality).We are aware that quality has become a decisive factor in industrial and commercial development in our highly competitive markets. Thus, the success of an enterprise is based upon Certification as a way to guarantee the implementation and the maintenance of a System of Quality.We have always made strong efforts to respond with quality to the market demands of our customers. As a company that has received important certifications and that has constantly been assessed by its customers, it is the quality of our products and our services the essential issues of our image on the market.
Quality and Environment go together
It is our aim to supply high quality products reducing as far as we can the environmental impact.
The advantages of MARGON PORTUGAL products:
» Produced from a mixture of different high quality types of clay and subject to strict production control, MARGON PORTUGAL tiles are present in the most beautiful Portuguese roofs.
» A rigorous final touch as well as the fine colour of MARGON PORTUGAL roof tiles, made possible by the most updated technological developments in this branch, enable the building of beautiful roofs that match the beauty of our natural landscapes.
» A vast range of accessories and fittings are available to adjust the finish of the roofs to all kinds of architectural style.
» Above all, MARGON PORTUGAL tiles guarantee the best thermal and hygrometric balance because they are highly waterproof and resistant.
The Company
The company was founded in 1960. The factory was initially created for the production of ceramic products and the trading of plastic materials. However, the circumstances of the market led to rapid conclusion that its activity should focus exclusively on the production of ceramic material, mainly cap vaults and bricks, as well as roof tiles and roof fittings.
By the end of the 60s, MARGON PORTUGAL begins its full dedication to the production of tiles, in particular the models Lusa and Marselha, in order to meet the needs of the customers who found it difficult to find suppliers of high quality ceramic roof products.
Due to the ever increasing demands of the customers, it was clear that the existing capacity was not enough. Thus, in the mid-70s, MARGON PORTUGAL invests in a new factory unit, entirely automated, allowing for the production of clay tiles and fittings to be twice as much.
Its products are then subject to all the normative tests and accredited, from the LNEC (Civil Engineer National Laboratory) to be of great quality.
With its production and management policy directed towards quality, MARGON PORTUGAL witnesses an increase in the number of orders for exportation to both European and American markets. This success is also seen in the many international prizes MARGON PORTUGAL was awarded, such as the Trophy for Commercial Prestige (Portugal), the PME Prestige (Portugal), the European Trophy for Quality (France), the International Trophy for Exportation (Spain), the Trophy for the best Service and Quality in Portugal (Spain), the International Trophy for Quality (Spain), the International Trophy for Technology (Germany) and the American Trophy for International Trading (USA).
In 1988, the company becomes a joint-stock company, although it still maintains the characteristics of a family business.
In the meantime, the market evolution and the expectations which stemmed from the Portuguese membership to the EEC, led to the rethinking of market strategies, in view of a more global perspective of the economy worldwide. Issues such as the evolution of trends, or the demands for better quality, better response capacity and more competitiveness with the other countries within the European community, began to be more seriously considered. Therefore, in the mid-90s there is the need of a new large investment in order to implement a project which would upgrade and make more profitable the company’s productivity. This project belongs to a reshuffling process which introduces deep changes, not only on the department level but also on the level of the production process. New staff is admitted, state-of-the-art technology is installed and training courses are scheduled. In brief, the changes are the following:
1993 - The project of Quality improvement is carried out;
1994 - A new laboratory of I&D and Quality control is set up; The productive line F1, which had been submitted to technological improvement, starts working again; the production capacity of tiles is reinforced;
1995 - The productive capacity in the accessories line is reinforced;
1996 - MARGON PORTUGAL is awarded the title of Certified Company by the IPQ (Portuguese Institute for Quality). It becomes then the first company to be certified by the norm NP EN ISO 9002 in the branch of structural building ceramics;
1997 - The building destined to the new preparation of pulp is built. Here the most modern technology in the market is due to be installed;
1998 - The ground for the storage of clay or for the piling and maturation of the batches is enlarged and becomes three times bigger; A project of environmental reconversion is implemented: low polluting technology is installed, for instance, natural gas starts being used from next year on;
1999 - The factory unit F2, which starts working the following year, is technologically reconverted; the pressing line in the factory unit F1is technological reconverted, too; the new model of the Margon Portugal Lusa clay tile, the T Plus-S, is launched;
2000 - The covered area in the loading park is built, with a view to offering more protection and comfort to our customers during the loading process; the productive capacity of tiles is again reinforced; the new model of Margon Portugal Marselha clay tile is launched.
2002 - MARGON PORTUGAL has a site in the World Wide Web;
Our beliefs remain solid – to be able to offer the best quality. We also wish to take part in international development when competing with our European partners.
