Lofra

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Lofra
Type Private
Industry Home appliances
Founded Torreglia, Italy, 1956;67 years ago (1956)
FounderBrothers Lovato
Headquarters
Torreglia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Reza Salehi (CEO)
Products Home appliances
Website www.lofra.it

Lofra (stylized in capital letters in its logo) is an Italian company that manufactures home appliances, freestanding cookers, and built-in ovens and hobs, based in Torreglia in the province of Padua. [1]

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History

Founded in 1956 by brothers Lovato (hence the name LOvato-FRAtelli) in Padova began working producing pots with remnants of war materials.
In subsequent years it started to produce the first heating and wood stoves and finally get to the gas cookers in stainless steel. For a short time, it also produced camping stoves.[ citation needed ]

From the 80s to nowadays the company has produced other than gas ranges cookers, built in hobs and ovens both gas and electric and cooker hoods.[ citation needed ] Since the beginning of 2010 the company has grown to a new property managed by an Iranian multinational .[ citation needed ]

Since 2012, after nearly 60 years of production at the historic plant in Teolo, production was transferred to Torreglia, town at the foot of the Euganean Hills.[ citation needed ]

Other Activities

During the years 70-80, Lofra besides home appliances produced also prefabricated houses and accessories for the kitchen.[ citation needed ]

General Company

In the past Lofra production was concentrated in Italy in 3 establishments, 2 production and a warehouse of finished products.[ citation needed ]

Since 2010, as a result of societal problems the company was acquired by a new owner, the historical site was abandoned and now everything is concentrated in a single plant in Torreglia (PD).[ citation needed ]

Know-How Business

In the past years Lofra has partnered with Designers, launching products with particular aesthetic lines curved shaped.[ citation needed ]

Awards and recognition

Lofra sponsors sports events at local level; running, cycling, rugby and volleyball teams.[ citation needed ]

In 1989 it was awarded of the " Ercole D'oro"; international award in innovation technology.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Lofra, Brands - Alessa". www.alessa.com.sa. Retrieved 2023-05-13. Lofra was founded in 1956 by the Lovato Brothers who, in the post war period, began their activity producing cauldrons with materials coming from remnants of war, then switching to the production of camping stoves, heating stoves and finally to stainless steel gas cookers for domestic use, to meet the basic needs of consumers. The real turning point came in the mid-eighties years, when management and control pass to the sons of the founders, who finally succeed in giving the company a first organizational and managerial structure, an absolute novelty in the Italian north-east industrial landscape of the period.

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