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Coral.
A family history

In 1958, at the height of the Italian economic miracle, Orfeo Coral began working for himself in a small workshop bearing the name "Aerotecnica Coral," where he produced fans for industrial use. Only a few years passed before Erminio, Nevio and Luciano Coral, Orfeo's three very young sons, joined him in the business in 1964 and then took the lead of the company after their father's untimely death.

Then, thanks to a brilliant intuition, the three guys discovered a then almost unexplored market niche: air filtration from wood dust by mobile means. Success was immediate among woodworkers and craftsmen, allowing Erminio, Nevio and Luciano to develop new systems to extend that same concept to all industrial sectors and make, thus, the brand Coral recognized beyond national borders.

It was 1996 when the third generation appeared, consisting of Claudio, Ivano, Emanuela and Alberto Coral: their skills are different, but united by a vision of the future that looks to the whole world. And so it was that Coral began to be present throughout Europe (with French, British and German offices) and then elsewhere, with offices in the United Arab Emirates, India and the United States. Then, since 2016, the first members of the fourth generation, Giulia Roeta and Pietro Coral, have become operational, now committed to consolidating and enhancing the international presence that has made Coral one of the global leaders in air extraction and filtration.

They say mindfulness is the new currency-I hope mindfulness for the planet is part of it, because I think the future deserves to be experienced."

Claudio Coral Ceo

Claudio Coral

CEO Coral

19
58

Birth

Orfeo Coral founds the company under the name Aerotecnica Coral

64

Orpheus' three sons, Erminio, Nevio and Luciano Coral, take the helm of the company

69

Acquisition of Promindus in France and opening of the first French branch in Paris.

71

The first big success: an innovative compact and mobile vacuum system dedicated to woodworking

77

Coral is again exporting to France, opening its second branch in Lyon.

80

Emanuela Coral, daughter of Erminio, joins the company, ushering in the third generation and going into logistics efficiency

83

Coral opens a large factory in Leinì, in the province of Turin

88

First major investment in laser cutting and sheet metal bending machinery for mass production

90

Coral opens its third French branch in Poitiers.

94

He made his debut Claudio Coral, current president and CEO, followed the following year by his brother Ivano, now CEO

96

The Leinì plant is being expanded and later joined by a new management headquarters

98

He joins the team Alberto Coral, with the dual role of CEO and export manager

20
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Opening of branches in Le Havre, Metz and Lille.

02

The company's production facilities move to Volpiano, in a new plant nearly three times the size of the previous one

03

Production is upgraded with the installation of a centralized automatic warehouse and the purchase of a state-of-the-art automatic punching machine and bending machine, both interconnected to the warehouse

04

The new Volpiano executive office is inaugurated, next to the new plant

13

To increase productivity, the company invests in new tools (robotic machining centers, CO2 laser cutting machines, punching and bending machines)

14

The Coral Group employs 300 people worldwide and generates sales of 100 million euros.

15

Creation of the Dijon and Le Mans branches.

16

Joining the team are Giulia Roeta, daughter of Emanuela, and Pietro Coral, son of Claudio, the first members of the fourth generation

18

Coral celebrates its 60th anniversary

22

The plant gets additional new state-of-the-art machinery to upgrade the automated warehouse and automatic bending section and fiber laser cutting machines

23

Coral opens to new markets by launching offices in Germany, the United States, India and Singapore.

Coral,
a global presence

Coral S.P.A.

Headquarters

Volpiano - Turin

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Corso Europa, 597 - 10088 Volpiano, TO - Italy

+39 011 98 22 000

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coral@coral.eu

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