{"id":6292,"date":"2022-03-31T15:32:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olitrem.younik.pt\/company\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:41:51","slug":"company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.olitrem.com\/en\/company\/","title":{"rendered":"Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”intro-produto”]o We emerged as a continuation of a previous company, Marecos Lda, whose origin dates back to the year 1964, in the city of Luanda, founded by Armando Marecos Ferreira.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ mobile_width=”1″][vc_single_image image=”4104″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInRight” css=”.vc_custom_1648742748306{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row heading_color=”primary-2″ padding_top_multiplier=”” padding_bottom_multiplier=”” columns_gap=”none” equal_column_height=”equal-column” font_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column column_effect=”vertical-parallax” column_effect_limit=”3x” column_effect_invert=”true” column_custom_position=”yes” position_bottom=”minus-2x” position_left=”minus-2x” width=”1\/2″ el_class=”timeline-ano-left”]

1964<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row heading_color=”primary-2″ padding_top_multiplier=”4x” padding_bottom_multiplier=””][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Founded on 5 of March of 1964 in the city of Luanda, Angola, by Armando Marecos Ferreira, the company Marecos, Lda. manufactured and developed refrigeration equipment, namely Commercial Refrigeration, Transport Refrigeration and Industrial Refrigeration, having achieved great size and prestige, still recognized in that country today. For socio-political reasons, it became necessary to relocate to Portugal in 1974, under the name of Frio Marecos Lda.[\/vc_column_text]
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1987<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]In 1987, Olitrem \u2013 Society for the Distillation of Trem\u00eas Oils was created, with the main objective of \u201cExtracting Vegetable Oils for Perfumery\u201d.[\/vc_column_text]
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1993<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]Olitrem broadens its horizons to the Representation, Construction and Repair of Refrigeration Equipment, gradually becoming its main activity. It then acquires the rights to the Trademark \u201cMARECOS\u201d, updating its name and social pact, in 1999, to OLITREM – Ind\u00fastria de Refrigera\u00e7\u00e3o, S.A.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row heading_color=”primary-2″ padding_top_multiplier=”3x” padding_bottom_multiplier=”2x” equal_column_height=”middle-content”][vc_column column_effect=”vertical-parallax” column_effect_limit=”4x” column_effect_invert=”true” column_custom_position=”yes” position_top=”minus-2x” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1649861036712{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”]
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2009<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]Development of the first line of cold equipment specific for healthcare sector[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row heading_color=”primary-2″ padding_bottom_multiplier=”3x”][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

2011<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]In 2011, Olitrem SGPS was created to integrate the various companies of the group, being constituted by Olitrem -S.A., S.A.V. \u2013 S.A. and Frigelo, Lda., a company based in Mozambique with the purpose of distributing, installing and providing technical service in the field of industrial refrigeration and hotel equipment.[\/vc_column_text]
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2014<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]In 2014, the company invests in two new lines of business in order to diversify its areas of activity: the manufacture of neutral stainless steel furniture, with a specialized team for the development of this type of product, and the transformation of plastic materials through extrusion and thermoforming, supplying the company needs and allowing the supply to other business partners.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row heading_color=”primary-2″ padding_top_multiplier=”” padding_bottom_multiplier=”” equal_column_height=”equal-column”][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

2022<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]Rebranding of the Marecos brand for the HORECA and Beverages area, and creation of the Medgree brand for specific equipment for the healthcare area[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_effect=”vertical-parallax” column_effect_limit=”3x” column_effect_invert=”true” column_custom_position=”yes” position_bottom=”minus-2x” position_left=”minus-2x” width=”1\/2″ el_class=”timeline-ano-left”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row heading_color=”primary-2″ padding_top_multiplier=”4x” padding_bottom_multiplier=””][vc_column column_effect=”vertical-parallax” column_effect_limit=”4x” column_effect_invert=”true” column_custom_position=”yes” position_bottom=”minus-2x” width=”1\/2″ heading_color=”primary-1″ css=”.vc_custom_1692013023831{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #cccece !important;}” font_color=”#818486″][vc_column_text]Currently, the field of action is essentially in Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration for the Hotel, Restaurant and Beverage Industry, as well as in Professional Refrigeration for the healthcare area, carrying the vast experience accumulated over many years of activity. The company has been conquering more and more market space, allowing it to be one of the largest companies in this field of activity in Portugal, establishing itself as a reference at European level, with a presence in more than 30 countries, on 3 continents.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

To face the market demands and in order to implement its policy of improvement, Olitrem has been investing in the innovation and update of its facilities, equipment and products, currently having 210 employees, in a production area of 25,000 m\u00b2.<\/span><\/h4>
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