Temahome

TemaHome
Private
Industry Manufacturing, Furniture,
Interior design
Founded 1981 in Lisbon, Portugal
Headquarters Lisbon, (Central offices) and
Tomar (Factory), Portugal
Key people
 Alice Teles Silva, Sales & MKT
Luis Vicente, Production
and José Melo, Supply Chain
Products furniture, rugs, light fixture
Number of employees
 184 (2008)
Website www.temahome.com

TemaHome is Portugal's largest furniture exporter based in Lisbon.

The company's main markets are Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Denmark and the United States, however as of January 2008, the company exports to 40 countries with over 1200 points of sale in 4 continents.[1]

Company history

The Portuguese secretary of economy and the Norwegian ambassador signing the agreement that originated the company, Lisbon, 1981

Founded as Norema Portuguesa in 1981 by the marriage of the Norwegian Norema SA and the Portuguese Mendes Godinho SA, it was meant to combine the Norway's high technology with the Portuguese efficiency and affordable costs to produce furniture.[2]

Between 1984 and 1994, the company manufactured a line of modular furniture for Ikea which contributed to the improvement of its production and the decreased of its costs.

In 1995, the Norwegian partners took complete ownership of the company and started to produce kitchen, bathroom and living furniture exclusively to the Norwegian market where it maintained its own flagship stores.

In 2000, TemaHome was created through the leadership of its new major shareholder, the British 3i group PLC. From this point on, the ownership of the company was composed by four different stockholders, the British 3i (41.50%), the Spanish MCH (25.25%), the Portuguese ESCAPITAL (25.25%) and its management team (8%)

Later in 2006, a new ownership structure was defined by a Management buy-in headed by a new management team and ownership was divided as follows: Management team (30%), Lead Capital management fund (60%) and an individual investor, Miguel Calado (10%).

By the end of 2007, the company employed over 170 workers in its staff, distribute between its Lisbon headquarters and a 16.500 Sq meters production plant in the city of Tomar

Today, TemaHome produces a line of contemporary furniture and decorative accents combining modern lines and designs by some Portuguese designers such as the likes of Filipe Alarcão[3]

Product range

Filipe Alarcão and the GEM table

The range of products is composed by 3 distinct lines: essence, style and trends.

Design team

The company has relied in Portuguese designer Filipe Alarcão to lead its team of in house designers. Besides Filipe, the company works independently with names like Miguel Vieira Baptista, Fernando Brizio and Jette Fyhn The in house team is composed by Maria Joao Maia, Délio Vicente, Ricardo Marçal and Nádia Soares. The company also works in cooperation on external designers like Marco Sousa Santos, Fernando Brizio and Miguel Vieira Batista.

Awards

Temahome factory in Tomar

References

  1. ↑ Agência Financeira Portuguesa http://www.agenciafinanceira.iol.pt/noticia.php?id=898843&main_id=
  2. ↑ Diario da Republica http://dre.pt/
  3. ↑ Interior Design Magazine http://resourceguide.interiordesign.net/CompanyInfo.aspx?CoID=3658137&Company=Temahome
  4. ↑ TemaHome website http://www.temahome.com
  5. ↑ "Design Management Europe Award Winners 2009". Design Management Europe Award. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Mobiliario em noticia http://www.mobiliarioemnoticia.pt/
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