The Girbau Group is a company that manufactures equipment for laundries. With its headquarters in Vic (Barcelona-Spain), there are four production centres: two in Vic for the commercial division and vended (self-service) division, specialising in the manufacture of equipment for small and medium-sized laundries, and a third one in Vic and another in Aix-les-Bains (France) for the industrial division, corresponding to laundries with higher production requirements. In addition to its own production centres, it has subsidiaries in some fifteen countries plus a network of dealers in over 80 countries around the world.
History The origins of the Girbau company go back to the mid-1920s with a small electromechanical workshop devoted to manufacturing and repairing all kinds of appliances, including domestic washing machines. In the nineteen sixties, at the height of the tourist boom in Spain, the company gradually shifted its production to the manufacture of industrial machinery for laundries, providing equipment for the hotel and restaurant sector along with an after-sales service.
In 1989 Girbau began its process of internationalisation with its entry into France. Since then Girbau has continued its international expansion progressively, with a presence in other countries and continents in the form of subsidiary companies and branch offices.
Internationalisation: timeline 1989 France 1992 Cuba 1995 USA 1996 The United Kingdom 1997 Brazil 1999 Argentina 2000 The United Arab Emirates 2003 Germany 2004 China 2010 Italy 2011 Australia 2011 The Dominican Republic 2012 Portugal 2015 Cancún Headquarters: Girbau, SA – Ctra de Manlleu, km1 – 08500 Vic (Barcelona)
References
External links Official Website of the Girbau Group Official Website of the Girbau UK subsidiary