COMPANY

Vicaima - Indústria de Madeiras e Derivados, S.A. was founded in 1959 and is currently one of the greatest European manufacturers of interior doors. Vicaima is national leader and, besides Portugal, it has a direct presence in Spain, Morocco and in the United Kingdom.

The brand follows three key principles: to maintain the simplicity of the solutions, to always seek a differentiating angle and to break away from the obvious. This vision of vanguard and innovation has been supporting the evolution of the door as a commodity into a passion and art element product.

Vicaima - providing solutions for:

- Education and health
- Commercial developmentsx
- Social housing
- Hotels and leisure
- Apartments
- Restoration and self-buil

- 1960: Building of the first warehouse
- 1964: “Florestal” takes on the social designation of “Vicaima Industrial” and starts the production of plywood
- 1969: Start of door manufacturing
- 1973: Launch of Portaro®, a ready to fit door and frame set
- 1976: Establishing of “Movelcaima”
- 1977: Establishing of “Madeitejo” and focus on internationalisation with exports to Belgium
- 1984: The company takes on the social designation of “Vicaima – Indústria de Madeiras e Derivados, Lda” and starts the manufacture of feature doors
- 1985: Launch of the Performance range

- 1988S: tart of direct operations in the United Kingdom with “Vicaima Ltd”
- 1991: “Vicaima Puertas” is established for Spain and the distribution companies in Portugal have their social designations changed to “Vicaima – Centro Comercial de Materiais, S.A.”
- 1992: “Vicaima – Indústria de Madeiras e Derivados, S.A.”
- 1993: Vicaima obtains ISO 9001 quality management system certification by APCER
- 2001: Launch of the new Exclusive door line
- 2003: “Vicaima – Centro Comercial de Materiais, S.A.”, changes the social designation to “Globaldis – Distribuição Global de Materiais, S.A.”
- 2005: Vicaima obtains ISO 14001 environmental certification by APCER, and FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certification

- 2008: Launch of the Haute Couture Range with the Black & White Collection Launch of eco-friendly products
- 2010: Launch of Surfaceslab - Intelligent Surfaces
- 2012Launch of the luxury Collection "Makassar" and of the renewed Black&White Collection for the Haute Couture segment
- 2013: Start of investment project focused on innovation and development of unique solutions for technical performances such as fire and acoustic
- 2014/2015: Establishing of a Vicaima branch in Morocco, Africa. International consolidation of the brand’s expertise for luxury hotel projects. Strong start up investment plan focused on technological modernization of industrial processes and R&D projects.

- 2016/2017: Launch of Match Designer Panels Inspiration.
- 2018: Achievement of Vicaima’s first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the FD30 AC41dB Fire and Acoustic Door Solution
- Development and certification of fire door solutions for the US market (FR20 and FR90)Launch of the new Portaro® Security RC2 EI45 AC45dB. A multi-performance technical solution with an excellent thermal insulation (UD: 1,17 W/(m2.ºC))
- 2019: Launch of the first BIM (Building Information Modeling) objects of portaro® solutions. Achievement of exemplary result for Vicaima’s fire Door 30 minutes, which achieved 54 minutes in the tests that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) implemented, related to the investigation into the UK Timber Fire Door industry

- 2020: Launch of the new Vicaima Wardrobe Range - Easy, Advanced and Transform. Under a new concept the brand proposes solutions, from the most practical to the most exclusive and presents an integrated and complete offer of configuration options, modulation and accessories.
- 2021: Launching of Thermal Interior Doors. One of Vicaima’s priorities is the development of solutions that contribute to an environmentally friendly construction. In this context, the brand has launched specific solutions of interior thermal doors. These solutions are added to an already existing offer of fire and acoustic doors which also present excellent levels of thermal transmission coefficient and which contribute to a better energy performance of the space or building.

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

Caring for Our Future: As a responsible and environmentally aware manufacturer.

Vicaima cares about our future and that’s why it promotes the use of technologies and materials which minimize pollution and is focused upon using timber products from renewable and certified forest resources.

Take a look at some key facts you should know about Vicaima and the Environment:

- FSC^® certified since 2005. Did you know that Vicaima has already produced around 5 million products with FSC^® certification? The Forest Stewardship Council^® ensures that our products derive from responsibly managed forests and other controlled sources.
- Complies with EU Timber Regulation (EUTR)
- Certified under the ISO 14001 environmental standard
- Improves the use of natural resources. That’s why Vicaima has installed a photovoltaic power plant for electricity production, using in parallel the external energy certified as “100% Green Energy” produced totally through renewable sources.

- Recycles or reuse wood waste, around 99% of which is used for thermal energy production or to be transformed in composite material products such as MDF or chipboard
- Promotes awareness campaigns internally of its environmental policy, and engages employees in activities which promote “green attitudes” such as the separation of materials for recycling, minimising waste and electric energy consumption.
- Invests continuously in R&D in order to make available products with excellent levels of thermal transmission coefficient, to contribute to a better energy performance of the space or building
- Achievement of Vicaima’s first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the Portaro^® fire resistant 30 minutes with acoustic insulation until 41dB. The EPD provides quantitative information on the environmental impacts of a product through its Life Cycle and will have impact on Buildings Environment certifications such as LEED or BREEAM

QUALITY & PERFORMANCE

Continuous improvement: Vicaima has its quality management system certified by the ISO 9001 standard since 1993. The commitment to quality is to ensure its’ clients continuous satisfaction, always respecting legal environmental requirements and sustainable forest management. The implemented internal production control system guarantees that all products placed in the market meet the requirements defined bythe standards in force. Integrated in this control system is the internal testing laboratory, which enables product assessment and also guarantees the conformity and reliability of the measuring devices.Fire check products are subject to inspections, tests and external audits in the scope of the Q’Mark and Certifire certifications, carried out by the Trada and Bodycote.

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