Salice,aworldleaderinthefieldofopeningsystems,fittingsforfurnitureandwardrobeaccessories,producesacomprehensiverangeofthehighestqualityproductsformanufacturersofkitchenfurnitureandproducersofalltypesoffurniturecabinetsandwardrobes.
Saliceholdsawell-establishedpositionworldwidebyvirtueofitsnaturaltalentforinnovation,carefulattentiontoquality,efficiencyofcustomerservice,andreliabilityearnedduringmorethan90yearsofexperience.Saliceisoneofthemostprestigiousbrandsamongthesmall,medium-sizedandlargecompaniesinthefurnitureindustry.
Thehistory
Thegenesisofthisenviableleadingpositiongoesbackto1926inCantù,whenthefounder,ArturoSalice,startedtheretaildistributionofhardwareproducedinItalyandabroad.Thisenterprise,initiallyrestrictedtothelocalarea,becameathrivingbusinessthat,withabilityandperseverance,wasextendedtothewholeofItaly.
AttheendofthefiftiesArturoSalicestartedtheproductionofhisownlineoffurniturehardwareatthenewfactorybuiltatCantù.Atthesametime,hissonsGiorgioandLucianoenteredthecompanyandstartedtoworktogetherwiththeirfatherinthemanagementofthenewventure,sharingwithhimthesamequalitiesofperseverance,hardworkandinventiveness.Inthoseyears,thefar-sighteddecisionwastakentospecialiseexclusivelyintheproductionoffurniturehinges.
OnFebruary22nd1957,Saliceregistereditsfirstinternationalpatentcoveringaconcealed,self-closingfurniturehinge:aneventthatmarkedanincomparabletechnologicalmilestoneforthewholeindustry.ThusArturoSaliceS.p.A.wasborn.
Theproductionunits
In1975thehugenewfactoryatNovedrate,thepresenthomeofthecompany,wasinaugurated.Allproduction,thetechnicalandadministrativeoffices,warehouses,computer-basedforwardingcentre,andtheSaliceTechnologicalCentreareaccomodatedinabuildingcomplexof47.000squaremetreswhichitselfissetinagreenlandscapeof143.000squaremetres.
Theproductrangeofthecompanywascompletedbytheacquisitionin2000ofAdarSpA,nowSALICEGUIDESpA,andin2010bythecompanyBORTOLUZZISISTEMI,manufacturersofslidingdoorsystems,whichSalicetookfullownershipofin2016.
Thebranches
Saliceisactiveinalltheindustrialisedcountriesoftheworldthroughitsnetworkofsubsidiaries.1971:openingofthefirsttwosubsidiariesinNeckarwestheim,GermanyandAntibesinFrance.1985:athirdsubsidiarywasopenedinHuntingdon,UK.1988–1989:openingoftheMississauga,CanadaandCharlotteUSAsubsidiaries.1993:anadditionalsupportandastrongerpresenceintheGermanandUSmarketisprovidedbytheopeningofthebranchesinLhneandLosAngeles.2011:openingofSaliceEspanainBarcelona.2015:SaliceextendsitscoveragetoencompassSoutheastAsiabyestablishingtheSaliceAsiabranch,basedinHongKong,andSaliceChinabranchinShanghai.2020:SaliceestablishesSalicePortugalinParedes,inthePortodistrict.2021:OpeningofSaliceIndia,locatedinThane,afewkilometresfromMumbai.
Today
Now,asinthepast,thecompanypursuesapolicyofconstantinvestmentaimedatkeepingtheproductionfacilitiesup-to-date,improvingproductionsystemsandrationalisingproductionprocesses.
TheSaliceTechnologicalCentreisthediamondpointofthefactoryatNovedrate,wherethemostadvancedpartoftheexperimentalresearchisconcentrated.
Thecentreemploysateamofseventytechniciansoperatingwithsophisticatedinformationsystemsandoccupiedwithresearchintonewdesignandfunctionalsolutions,thedevelopmentofinnovativeproducts,theimprovementandupdatingofthosealreadyinproductionaswellasthedesignoftooling,machineryandtheequipmentmostsuitablefortheirproduction.
Strengthenedbytheskillsacquiredovertheyears,theprimaryobjectiveofourcompanyremainsqualitywhichisachievedthroughtheemploymentofnewtechnologyandassuredbyworkmanshipofprovenabilityandcompetence.
Today'sproductionconsistsofaverywiderangeofhardwareforthefurnitureindustry:acompositeandcompleteassortmentabletomeetanyconstructionrequirementrangingfromthesimplesttothemostcomplexapplications.
Thehighquality,thewidespreaddistributionandpunctualityofshipmentshaveresultedinSalicebecomingthetrustedandreliablepartnerofthemostprestigiousfurniturecompaniesoflarge,mediumandsmallsize.
Everydaythenumerouscontinuous-cyclemachinesrationallylocatedinthefactoryatNovedrateproducehugequantitiesofsemi-finishedcomponentsandfinishedproductsthataresubsequentlyconveyedtotheirrespectiveautomatedwarehouses.
Thelogisticsdepartmentofthecompanyisassistedbyafullycomputerisedsystemthatassurestheexactcourseofeverysingleoperation.
Thismakespossiblethetimelyexecutionoforders,guaranteeingthefastshipmentthatisacornerstoneoftheserviceofferedbySalicetoitscustomers.
Inthisdepartment,theprojectsoriginatingfromthestudiesandresearchoftheSaliceTechnologicalCentreareimplemented.Thedepartmentemploysahighlyspecialisedteamwhich,byuseofadvancedtoolingequipmentproducesmoulds,constructsmachineandtoolingequipmentthatenablethecompanytointroduceandtestnewitemsthataretobeproduced,aswellastoimproveandupdatetheitemsthatarealreadyinproduction.
ThetoolingdepartmentisveryimportanttoSaliceasitensurestheoptimisationofproductionprocessesutilisingthehighestdegreeofautomationanditformstheessentiallinkwiththeproductiondepartmentandgivesthecertaintyoftotalcontroloverqualitystandards.
DetNorskeVeritas,foundedinNorwayin1864isthecertificationbodyinternationallyknownforitsprofessionalismandcompetence,whocertifiedSalicein1993tothe"QUALITYASSURANCEsystemISO9001"guaranteeingitsconformitytothehighestqualitystandardsandin1998tothe"ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENTsystemISO14001",towitnessthatthecompanyisattentivetotheprotectionoftheenvironment.
Besidesbeingsubjectedtostringentin-planttests,Saliceproductsaretestedbyindependentbodiestoverifytheirconformitywithstrictqualitycriteria,strengthanddurability,accordingtostandardsappropriatetothecertificationbodyandthecountry:CATAS(Italy),LGA(Germany),CTB-FCBA(France),LAW-MACTEC(UnitedStates),FIRA(UnitedKingdom).
SCIPcodes:
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