«The success of Catalano arises from a deep-seated ethic sense of working and a great team spirit.
The respect for values comes first, even before the profit, and represents the reasons that made the company grow up so fast. The "ethical design" - intended as quality of the project - has a cultural, economic and strategic value only if it expresses true contents, and it is not meant to be only a 'self-celebration’ of designers»
Mario Rossi, CEO Catalano
Catalano, founded in 1947 and located in Fabrica di Roma, is nowadays the Italian leading company in sanitary-ware items field, a name that is synonymous of high quality and exclusive design, of solid manufacturing culture and high innovation process; a company that matches high-level automation with the inimitable craftsman capability developed along centuries in this geographic area.
Its 40-years history allowed to develop a highly specialised know-how, in constant evolution, which can be noticed in the over 240 products of Catalano's catalogue. The production philosophy of the company has always been addressed to achieve a whole-Italian quality; it is a real ethic commitment: Catalano, in fact, invests and produces only in Italy in order to offer a inimitable quality. The company, with a 2017 turnover of € 47,500,000 (65% coming from export sales) is present in more than 100 countries worldwide, with over 1,000 sales points and 260 collaborators. The productive surface of 175,000 square meters, in Fabrica di Roma, houses in a single building both the corporate headquarters and the location where each product is conceived, designed and manufactured. Sensitivity and attention towards energy-saving issue is one of the key-points of Catalano, which constantly invests in machinery able to guarantee products - under the brand CWE (Catalan Water Efficiency) - with reduced water's consumption and easy to clean, thanks to the maximum flushing of water on the glazed thin surfaces, and high-performance of the whole productive process. All industrialization and manufacturing processes are technologically advanced and supported by latest generation and sustainability-oriented equipment, which allow to constantly increase the production volume.
In 2015 the company obtained UNI EN ISO 14001:2004 certification for environmental management and UNI EN ISO 9001: 2008 for quality management in designing, marketing and manufacturing of sanitary-ware items. The unique way in which Catalano conceives quality is widely recognized abroad: Catalano is the first exporter of made-in-Italy sanitary ware items in the world. Strengthened by the numerous international awards got for the most emblematic products - including the Compasso D'Oro, iF design, reddot Design Award -Catalano's brand participated in prestigious building projects around the world, confirming itself, with inexhaustible energy, such as the ideal partner for the major projects.
