ABK Group invests in its Finale Emilia factory

ABK Group recently completed the conversion of its Finale Emilia facility from classic double-fired tile production to large format panels, consisting of both Auto-leveling^® porcelain and the innovative and exclusive Wall&Porcelain technology developed in the ABK laboratories and unveiled at Cersaie 2014.

A production line has been installed at the Finale Emilia site complete with a dry-process grinding system for porcelain tile supplied by BMR and a new large-format sorting line produced by System.

This initial conversion stage involved a total investment of 3 million euros and will allow for the production of 1,500,000 sq.m/year of large-format porcelain and Wall&Porcelain tiles.  As chairman Roberto Fabbri explained, the conversion will require "a significant increase in specialist personnel, and following further planned investments will see production double over the next two years".

Thanks to continuous investments in R&D and a range of innovative new products, ABK has achieved double-digit turnover growth over the last two years, driven by a sharp rise in exports and a substantial expansion in the domestic market.