Faber foundation and the birth of the first extraction hood.
In 1955 Abramo Galassi establishes the Faber Plast srl.
He really wants to invent something new and to grow up. With the collaboration of three partners and the work of a single worker he turns plastics in objects for the house.
1955
Faber foundation and the birth of the first extraction hood.
Faber produces the first plexiglas hood in 1958. The response is immediate: Abramo Galassi has hit the mark.
1958
Faber foundation and the birth of the first extraction hood.
Faber produces the first extraction hood in 1963. The company takes the right path and starts to grow: in the last sixties the workers are around one hundred and the company is ready to tackle foreign markets
1963
Faber and Flaminia, the foundations of future development
Faber plast becomes Faber SpA in 1972. Investors have confidence and the activity gets under way. Faber is the name of the hood in Italy. The following year, Flaminia SpA is established to manage foreign markets. The hood's sector is now an industrial reality
1972
Automation technology and markets expansion
In early eighties heavy investments in technology to automate the production and to modernize the plants make the rise unstoppable. In 1982 the German commercial branch Flaminia Deutschland becomes operative.
1982
Automation technology and markets expansion
The holding FinFaber SpA is established in 1987 to manage the investments in Faber SpA and to promote the growth of commercial branches in the UK, USA and Canada.
1987
Prestigious joint ventures: Faber is an international reality
Joint ventures with local leading companies in air treatment characterize the first half of the nineties: Mepamsa SA in Spain and Industrias Spar San Luis SA in Argentina become part of the Faber Group. The agreement with Imalat ve Ticaret gives birth to Flaminia Aspirator in Turkey.
1990
Prestigious joint ventures: Faber is an international reality
Faber looks at the Asian markets and in 1996 establishes Flaminia Nanjing in China and in 1997 Faber Heatkraft in India.
1996
Prestigious joint ventures: Faber is an international reality
In 2001 Faber takes over Futurum SA, the first Swedish company of the sector based in Byske, acquires the total control of Mepamsa SA and establishes Faber Luki, a joint venture with production headquarters in Velikie Luki, Russia, a strategic position for the Eastern European markets.
1999
New International Strategy
The Faber Group strengthens its position in Europe taking over in 1998 Roblin SA, a prestigious French company, and opening in 1999 Faber Flavia, a commercial agency based in Athens, Greece.
2001
New International Strategy
The choices are right and Professor Abramo Galassi is appointed Entrepreneur of the Year 2002 "for the most effective business action in the international markets".
2002
New International Strategy
The Swiss Franke Group becomes main shareholder of the Faber SpA in August 2004, to confirm the common vision and strong synergies between the two groups
2004
New International Strategy
In 2005 Faber becomes totally part of the Franke Group, in which today plays an important role as Business Unit.
2005
New International Strategy
2011 - The results achieved in more than 50 years of history, the projects realized and the success achieved are a great source of satisfaction which spurs us to more important goals. Today we imagine, design and realize our future.
2011
OUR COMPANY
We invented the hood for the kitchen in a small workshop.
Always pioneers in our field, innovation and internationalization are for us a constant.
This is why we are leaders in our sector
OUR HISTORY
The history of Faber is the story of an Italian record along fifty years.
The success is made of time and experience.
OUR STRENGTHS
Faber identity is based on the consistency between our mission - changing air into comfort - and our values: attention to quality of products and services, efficiency and operational safety and respect for internal and external environment.
FABER WORLDWIDE
The path of quality saw us always in the lead.
Our goal is to reach the target “zero defects” and to ensure products always at the top, impeccable services, operational safety and respect for the environment, as provided in our Company Policy.