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The Girbau Group is a company that manufactures equipment for laundries. With its headquarters in Vic (Barcelona-Spain), it has 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.

Internalisation: 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)