Values
Innovation
Ambition
Quality
Sustainability
Market Oriented
Founded in 1967 and present in more than 30 countries, Lusavouga is a supplier of reference for all kind of equipments for metalworking, fixing systems, chemical products for construction and industry, power tools, welding equipments and consumables, cutting tools, individual protective equipment, hand tools, compressed air equipments, oils and lubricants, vacuum and cleaning equipments, stockage and logistics systems and equipment for the workshops.
Management principles based on discipline; investments in advanced technology, high quality products and outstanding human resources, are the main characteristics of one of the biggest Industrial Hardware and Tools company in the Iberian Peninsula is owned by 100% of national capital.
Our vision is to be the reference in the market in which we operate, in other words, be to our customers, the supplier that presents the wider range of products with the best value for money and able to meet all their needs and expectations.
Our Mission aims to involve relevant stakeholders to our Companies in the natural acculturation process, so that these stakeholders participate in the economic performance improvement of our companies and also contribute to the achievement of shared goals.
Our Mission is to promote a management culture based on the motivation and development of our employees, in order to build a team involved in the Organizational Culture and committed to achieve the goals, with access to the means and resources necessary to perform their duties and ensuring the safety and the physical and moral integrity of employees.
Our mission also involves adopting standards of conduct and social responsibility that promote the development of initiatives that contribute to the environmental and social sustainability of the environment in which we operate.
It is also our Mission to follow the evolution of the markets, in order to anticipate trends and innovate our offer to a greater responsiveness and a permanent adjustment to the market demands.
100%
PORTUGUESE CAPITAL
Company in certification process
315.000
CATALOGUE REFERENCES
25.000 M2
WAREHOUSE
80.000 M3
STORAGE CAPACITY
+300
EMPLOYEES
Establisment of LUSAVOUGA - Máquinas e Ferramentas, Lda.
Acquisition of the company by Marques dos Santos family.
Facilities moving to a larger area (about 2000 m2).
Building of a new unit with 3500m2, creating better infrastructure for stocking and storage.
Start of the export transactions.
SME Excellence Award by IAPMEI prize that has been kept until today.
Change of the legal form of the company, being renamed as LUSAVOUGA - Máquinas e Acessórios Industriais, S.A.
Conclusion of the quality certification process.
Facilities extension for a total of approximately 8500m2.
Transition of the implemented Quality Assurance System to EN ISO 9001: 2000.
Acquisition and implementation of the ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning, allowing a more efficient and effective business management.
Start building of the Distribution Centre, MSGROUP-MARQUES DOS SANTOS.
Opening of the MSGROUP-MARQUES DOS SANTOS distribution centre.
Total storage area aproximately 80.000 m3.
Set-up of the Spanish Branch: LUSAVOUGA ESPAÑA.
Inauguration of the Maputo branch (Mozambique).
Inauguration of the Sintra branch (Portugal).
Start of the second picking shift operation, allowing an enhance in the quality delivery service: our warehouse operates 16h/day, 5 days/week.
Inauguration of the Águeda branch (Portugal).
Inauguration of the Algarve branch (Portugal).
Acquisition of 50% of Live4Digital company - Digital Marketing Agency.
Our Quality Policy is based on a sustained growth, in innovative and high quality products, carefully selected suppliers, a young and motivated team and in strict management principles.
Our companies, with a relevant international presence, have been in constant expansion since its foundation in 1967.
The “family company” has grown into a successful multinational group with interests in 13 societies and is present in 3 distinct geographical zones.
With a wide range of products, based on the industrial assembly technique and metalworking equipments, we provide all types of customers in the various industrial activities, such as, metallurgy, construction, installation, maintenance, car repair and even craftsmen.
Our goals are ambitious and our Quality Strategy and Policy are based on the following vectors:
- Provide products and services that meet customer needs and expectations, regarding the specifications required by the customer;
- Build trust relations with suppliers and business partners, in order to ensure high levels of reliability and high quality standards, regarding the products and services that we provide;
- Adopt standard of conduct and social responsibility in the environment in which we operate;
- Involve stakeholders in the process of natural acculturation, so that they can contribute to the improvement of the economic performance and also to the achievement of shared goals;
- Promote a management culture based on the motivation and development of the human capital, seeking to build a team involved and committed to the defined targets. At the same time, ensuring the safety and the physical and moral integrity of employees and providing them with the necessary resources and tools;
- Keep following the evolution of the markets, in order to anticipate trends and innovate, adapting our offer and our responsiveness;
- Ensure a sustained and a consolidated growth with appropriate profitability gains, promoting operational efficiency and optimizing resources, focusing on continuous improvement processes.
Aware of the role that an organization should play in the society, LUSAVOUGA has sponsored several local partners, in particular sports and culture associations over the past years.
