Vista Alegre (Company)
| Vista Alegre Atlantis SGPS. SA
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1824 |
| Seat |
Ílhavo Portugal
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| Number of employees | 1,506 (2011) |
| sales | 54 million euros (2011) |
| Branch | Porcelain and glass |
| Website | www.vistaalegreatlantis.com |
Vista Alegre is a traditional Portuguese company that produces porcelain and glass .
history
The industrialist, farmer and businessman José Ferreira Pinto Basto founded the company in Ílhavo in 1824 , motivated by the success of glass production in Marinha Grande . He was also politically active, particularly on the side of the Liberals in the Liberal Revolution in Portugal . In 1812 he had acquired the Quinta da Ermida manor near the Ria de Aveiro , and shortly afterwards the surrounding lands. Among them was the Quinta da Vista Alegre , with the palace building, a chapel and some buildings around a square. Basto had his factory built there, to which residential quarters and other facilities were later added. In 1824 he received approval from King D. João VI , and five years later permission to use the title Real Fábrica (English: Royal Factory) in recognition of the design and quality of the products by the King. Glass production was further refined, for which foreign specialists were also employed. As a result, Vista Alegre glasses gained a reputation.
In 1851 Vista Alegre was represented at the first world exhibition , in the Crystal Palace in London. In 1852 King D. Fernando II visited the factory and ordered a large dinner service. In 1867 Vista Alegre received an international award for the first time at the Paris World Exhibition. The porcelain production, which began in 1832, grew in importance over the years, so that in 1880 the original glass production was discontinued.
In 1964, the family business opened the Vista Alegre Historical Museum, where special pieces have been on display since then, such as models from deliveries to the British royal family .
After the growing company was primarily geared towards the Portuguese market and only supplied to selected customers abroad, sales figures began to stagnate since the 1980s. In the course of the 1990s, Vista Alegre expanded its production capacities and began to focus on exports. In 1986 the company expanded to Spain with the establishment of Vista Alegre España . Since 1987 Vista Alegre has been listed on the stock exchanges ( Bolsa de Valores ) in Lisbon and Porto. After merging with the ceramics export company Cerexport in 1997, exports increased significantly.
In 2001 Vista Alegre merged with the traditional Portuguese company Atlantis, a crystal glass manufacturer founded in 1944. Since 2009 the company has been majority owned by the investment and holding company Visabeira .
meaning
Vista Alegre is one of the most renowned and noble porcelain manufacturers today and is considered a reference for taste. Vista Alegre supplies the Spanish royal family, and Vista Alegre is also present in the White House and the Belgian court. The company's products are also exhibited in museums, such as the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon. The Vista Alegre tradition was also presented more frequently in international exhibitions, such as the 1983/84 traveling exhibition “ Vista Alegre - Portuguese Porcelain ” (Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Copenhagen), or the “ Portugal and Porcelain ” exhibition at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art 1984/85.
Modern designers such as Filipe Alarcão or the German Carsten Gollnick ensure product lines with a contemporary design that attract the attention of the professional world. Artists like Eduardo Nery , Sam Baron , Antonio Ole , Portinari or Stefanie Hering are other artists and designers with whom Vista Alegre most recently worked.
Vista Alegre's shop on Chiado is now one of the most important shopping addresses in Lisbon . The factory shop in ílhavo and in particular the Vista Alegre museum are also some of the most visited attractions in the Aveiro region.
Key figures
The company achieved a turnover of 54 million euros in 2011 and closed with a profit of 9,000 euros, after a loss of over 18 million euros in 2009. The international business now accounts for over half of the turnover. The most important target countries are Spain, France, the USA, Germany and Brazil, where the company expects particular growth impulses and is planning to set up a new branch in this context. In addition, the presence in Great Britain was renewed and new markets opened up, including Belgium, Chile and the Czech Republic. Vista Alegre also makes up to 20% of its sales through its own outlet stores , especially in shopping centers , and especially during the Christmas season.
The Vista Alegre Atlantis group of companies produces around 15 million pieces of their products annually, both utility and decorative pieces.
The investment and holding company Visabeira has held the majority of 76.6% in Vista Alegre Atlantis since 2009. The investment company ( Capital Global ) of the Foreign Trade Chamber AICEP (10.81%) and the banks Caixa Geral de Depósitos (3.622%) and Banco Comercial Português (4.476%) are the other investors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Page 23 of the annual report 1st quarter 2011 , accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ Annual report 2011 (PDF; 2.0 MB), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ www.vistaalegreatlantis.com ( Memento from September 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de (PDF; 1.8 MB), accessed on October 3, 2012
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- ↑ www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de (PDF; 1.1 MB), accessed on October 3, 2012
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- ↑ www.leben-in-portugal.info ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 15, 2012
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- ↑ www.madeira-rmktours.com , accessed on September 15, 2012
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- ↑ www.visitportugal.com ( Memento from June 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 15, 2012
- ↑ www.vistaalegrecom ( memento of September 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ www.designlines.de (in the sixth paragraph), accessed on September 15, 2012
- ↑ www.vistaalegreatlantis.com ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ ditto ( Memento from August 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Annual report (under Perspectivas ) (PDF; 2.0 MB), accessed on October 3, 2012
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- ↑ www.ionline.pt ( Memento of December 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ Annual Report 2011 (port.) (PDF; 2.0 MB), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ www.economico.sapo.pt ( Memento from February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ www.vistaalegreatlantis.com ( Memento from September 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ Newspaper article from January 19, 2009 in Jornal de Negócios , accessed on October 3, 2012
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Page 25 of the annual report 1st quarter 2011 , accessed on October 3, 2012
