Bovezzo (Brescia)= – Flos is pleased to announce the restart of its production activities in all Italian plants: Flos Decorative in Bovezzo (BS), Flos Outdoor and Ares in Bernareggio (MB), and Flos Bespoke in Collebeato (BS). The Flos Architectural plant in Valencia, Spain, is also fully operative again.
The good news was proclaimed yesterday by Roberta Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Flos, following the Italian Government decision to enter phase two of the lockdown measures against the Covid-19 pandemic diffusion.
Safety of employees is Flos’ priority. Flos will ensure all concerned employees of phase two a safe restart, executing all measures required: regulated distancing, recurring sanitisation of working areas and offices, supply of disinfectants at each location and space. Mandatory entrance procedures will also be implemented: after taking the temperature, masks and gloves will be supplied daily.
Roberta Silva, CEO of Flos, said: “We have been working relentlessly in this period to ensure a brilliant restart, driven by the exciting new products of the Architectural and Outdoor collections we have presented recently, and the new amazing luminaires from the Decorative collection that we are ready to launch in the coming weeks."
All Flos departments -technical, commercial, contract, marketing- which have been carrying on their duties working from home during phase one of lockdown, will continue to connect remotely to all clients and targets, providing any information to further strengthen relations and partnerships and to exploit all opportunities the new phase will provide.
FLOS USA - the North America operations - has continued all functions across its decorative, architectural, and custom divisions remotely throughout this time. Flos is an essential part of Design Holding, the leading international group in the high-end interior design sector established in November 2018 by Investindustrial and The Carlyle Group, also comprised of B&B Italia, Louis Poulsen and Arclinea, together with their respective subsidiaries.
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Founded in Merano in 1962, FLOS is recognised as a leading international-level manufacturer of top-end designer lighting and innovative lighting systems for both residential and professional sectors. The company boasts a catalogue packed with iconic lamps created by legendary names in the history of design such as Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Philippe Starck, Antonio Citterio, Piero Lissoni, Marcel Wanders, Konstantin Grcic, Jasper Morrison, Patricia Urquiola, Ron Gilad, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Michael Anastassiades, Vincent Van Duysen, Nendo, Formafantasma, and many others.
In over fifty years of business, Flos has grown significantly, showing a constant commitment to research and innovation in lighting, teamed with a remarkable capacity for identifying new creative talent.
In November 2014, acquisition by the Italian private equity firm Investindustrial of a majority stake in Flos marked the start of further industrial development and expansion on a global level. In June 2015, Ares, the Italian benchmark manufacturer of outdoor architectural lighting, joined the Flos group. The Outdoor division thus became the fourth production unit at Flos, alongside its historic design, architectural and custom product lines.
In November 2018, Flos, together with B&B Italia, Louis Poulsen and Arclinea, became part of The Design Holding, a project stemming from collaboration between the investment company Investindustrial and The Carlyle Group. The holding represents the largest global group in the sector of top-end interior design.
In June 2019, Roberta Silva was appointed CEO of Flos, with a view to managerial development of the holding, guided by President and CEO Gabriele Del Torchio.
Flos today offers a universe of fully integrated solutions. It exports to more than 80 countries worldwide and has single-brand stores in Rome, Milan, Paris, Lyon, New York and Stockholm. Its creations have received countless international awards and many of them now feature in the permanent collections of major art and design museums around the world.
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