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Margon (Portugal)
MARGON – Materiais e Revestimentos
Modernos para Edificações, S.A
(MARGON – Modern materials and
Sheathing in Building, SA) 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 PRODUCTS:
Produced from a mixture of different
high quality types of clay and
subject to strict production
control, MARGON tiles are present in
the most beautiful Portuguese
roofs.
A rigorous final touch as well as
the fine colour of MARGON 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 tiles guarantee
the best thermal and hygrometric
balance because they are highly
waterproof and resistant.
THE COMPANY
The company was founded in 1960,
a partnership formed by Joaquim
Silva Marques and Fernando Gonçalves
da Silva. It got its name, MARGON,
from the fusion of the two names
MARques and GONçalves.
Its headquarters are located in Cruz
da Légua – Pedreiras (Porto de Mós).
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 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
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 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 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 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 FBeginning 2, 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 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 Marselha clay tile
is launched.
2002 -
MARGON 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.
2003 -
Beginning of the workmanships for
amplifying of the installed
productive
capacity;
- Installation of diversification
chromatic solutions line for roofing
tiles;
- Beginning of the workmanships for
installation for depurative net of
effluent liquids, imperatives with
sight to the fulfilment of
Environment Certification project in
course;
2004 - Start
of the new line of production of
roofing tiles in individual
cassettes.
- Beginning of the commercialization
of roofing tiles in brown natural
clay;
- Start of the line of production of
engobed and glazed colours roofing
tiles;
- Beginning of the workmanships to
improve circulation floor for
passenger veichles, trucks and heavy
machines;
- Marketing presentation and
commercialization start of the
Polyglass roofing tile.
2005 -
Marketing presentation and
commercialization start of the new
Iberica roofing tile.
2006 -
Start of the internationalization
process by finding the right
partners on the right markets to
represent and supply our products.
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