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= Ferplast S.p.A. = Ferplast is an international company founded in Italy in 1966 by two siblings: Carlo and Caterina Vaccari. It produces a large variety of accessorizes for the comfort and wellbeing of pets: dogs, cats, rodents, birds, fish and reptiles.

Overview
Ferplast owns 3 production sites in Italy, Slovakia and Ukraine and 12 commercial branches around the world.

The group headquarters are in Castelgomberto, in the province of Vicenza.

Ferplast Italia Spa extends over an area of 82,350 square meters and it allows to accommodate the executive offices, the Italian commercial branch, production departments for iron, plastic and glass and a wide, automated warehouse.

In February 2000 Ferplast Ukraine was inaugurated. It was the first production site abroad, with an area of 32,000 square meters.

Ferplast Ukraine accommodates the Ukrainian commercial branch and departments specialized in the production of leads, collars, harnesses, coats, cushions and all the wooden products.

Ferplast Slovakia, inaugurated in June 2005, was the last step in the process aimed to internationalize the production. The new site extends over an area of 22,000 square meters and it serves as a commercial branch not only for Slovakia, but also for Hungary and Czech Republic. It accommodates the iron, plastic and aquarium equipment departments.

The commercial branches are 12 and they are located in:


 * Benelux
 * China
 * Germany
 * France
 * Italy
 * Poland
 * Russia
 * Scandinavia
 * Slovakia
 * South America
 * United Kingdom
 * Ukraine
 * USA

Some numbers
-         4000 Items for the comfort of all kind of pets produced in our plants

-         3 production plants in: Italy, Slovakia, Ukraine

-         12 commercial branches

-         85 export countries

-         107 international patents

-         1,137,000 cages made in one year

-         12,830,000 items sold in one year

60’s
The siblings Carlo and Caterina Vaccari worked in a basement in Arzignano, in the province of Vicenza. They built birdcages used by hunters.

In 1966 Ferplast was founded. The name derives from the combination of two words: ferro (iron) and plastica (plastic), which are the two base materials of the birdcages.

70’s
The business was transferred in Castelgomberto, in the province of Vicenza.

The cages for the hunters were replaced with birdcages for canaries and domestic birds. Ferplast started

80’s
The factory in Castelgomberto was expanded thanks to the acquisition of new properties and Ferplast started exporting abroad.

90’s
Ferplast started expanding abroad. The first commercial branches in Europe, with their own warehouses, opened:

-         In 1992 Ferplast United Kingdom was founded

-         In 1992 Ferplast France was founded

-         In 1994 Ferplast Germany was founded

-         In 1995 Ferplast Benelux was founded

2000’s
Ferplast started delocalizing its production.

On February 16th, 2000, with the opening of the production site in Zhytomyr in Ukraine, Ferplast Ukraine was founded. For the first time Ferplast was moving part of the production abroad.

In 2004 the new adventure in the world of aquariology began. From that point Ferplast started manufacturing every single element for the aquariums and the new Marex line was born. The products are all made in Italy.

In just a few years Ferplast started offering a complete range of aquariums with stylish design and professional accessories to meet every aquarium lover’s need.

2005 marked a cultural revolution: the new logo, which represents all animals but not a particular one, and “New Pet Generation” pay-off were created.

The mission is to bring the new pet generation into the world, make an ever-growing number of pets and their owners happier and feel more comfortable.

In 2005 it was also inaugurated the new production site in Nesvady, Slovakia, which accommodates the plastic department.

In 2008 it was time for the generational change. Nicola Vaccari, the founder’s son, was nominated by his father General Manager for the Ferplast Group.

2016 was a very important and eventful year. Ferplast celebrated a big milestone: its fiftieth birthday.

In the same year Ferplast opened the online store www.ferplast.com. For the first time Ferplast started selling its products directly to clients.

Ferplast today
Ferplast is now a well-established company at a global level.

The company takes care of every single step of production cycle, starting from the development of the concept. The attention to the detail gives the products a unique style.

With a continuous investment in R&D, Ferplast is able to provide the most advanced solutions to make human-pet cohabitation as pleasant as possible.

The New Pet Generation believes in a unique and deep relationship between men and pets. It is a new approach that aims to satisfy the pet’s need with innovative and high-quality products.

Ferplast world is characterized by values, research and emotions.