Vidrala is taking another step towards modernisation by bringing together its operations in Portugal under the name Vidrala Marinha.
With a workforce of 900 professionals and an annual production capacity of 2.6 billion glass containers, the new organisation will create a more agile, efficient and better-positioned operation, enabling us to manufacture our products and serve our customers in the most competitive and sustainable way possible, while maintaining a firm commitment to the Marinha Grande community.
Through this integration, Vidrala will combine state-of-the-art industrial facilities, logistics infrastructure and fleet and, above all, the experience, talent and capabilities of their people within a single project, serving their customers.
Raúl Gómez, CEO of Vidrala, said, “The integration of Vidrala’s operations in Marinha Grande is another example of our firm long-term industrial purpose: to manufacture our products and serve our customers in the most modern, competitive and sustainable way possible. Our people, our facilities and our competitiveness are the foundation of our purpose: our customers.”
Víctor Tolosa, Managing Director of Vidrala Europe, highlighted the strategic importance of this integration: “The integration of both plants strengthens our industrial project and enables us to present ourselves to customers, suppliers, institutions and local communities as a group with greater strategic coherence and a clear commitment to the future.”
As an expression of this shared identity, the historic production sites of Gallo Vidro and Santos Barosa will now operate as Vidrala Marinha Norte and Vidrala Marinha Sul, respectively.
Rui Santos, Plant Director at Vidrala Marinha Grande, added, “This decision is also a recognition of Marinha Grande as the home of our people, of our roots and of everyone who, through their work, talent and commitment, has been part of our journey. It is a community that has also demonstrated, in the face of the recent Storm Kristin, its ability to remain united and overcome adversity. These are the people who have built what we are today and who will continue to be essential in shaping the future of this industrial hub.”
This new chapter builds on the extensive industrial legacy of the century-old Ricardo Gallo Vidro de Embalagens, driven by the entrepreneurial spirit of the Gallo family, and Santos Barosa Vidros, developed by the Barosa family.