Fluidra

Fluidra is a Spanish swimming pool and wellness equipment company.

Fluidra
TypeSociedad Anónima
BMAD: FDR
ISINES0137650018
IndustrySwimming pool and wellness equipment manufacturer
Founded1969
HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
Key people
Eloi Planes (Chairman)
Bruce W. Brooks (CEO)
Revenue €1.525 billion (2020)[1]
€184.063 million (2020)[1]
Total assets €2.805 billion (2020)[1]
Total equity €195.629 million (2020)[1]
Number of employees
 5,500 (2020)[1]
Websitewww.fluidra.com

History

Fluidra was founded in 1969 by four Catalan families (Planes, Serra, Corbera and Garrigós) with the name of Astral Construcciones Metálicas.[2][3] Headquartered in Sabadell, Province of Barcelona, it is a swimming pool and wellness equipment company.[4] The executive chairman is Eloi Planes.[5] In 2007 the company became a public company, listing on Madrid stock exchange.[6][7] In July 2018, Fluidra merged with Zodiac,[8] and the merged company had about 5,500 employees.[9] It has a presence in over 45 countries and owns brands including Jandy, AstralPool, Polaris, Cepex, Zodiac, CTX Professional and Gre.[10] At the end of 2018, the turnover of Fluidra was € 1.6 billion.[11]

References
  1. "Annual Report 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Fluidra. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. "FLUIDRA. Liderazgo mundial basado en la innovación y la internacionalización". December 1, 2019.
  3. "Fluidra: La empresa española que se hace de oro con las piscinas y el agua". May 3, 2017.
  4. "Fluidra y la rentabilidad de 'hablar idiomas' en bolsa". El Independiente. June 4, 2019.
  5. S.L, EDICIONES PLAZA. "De padre a hijo: Joan Planes deja la presidencia de Fluidra o Eloi Planes". Valencia Plaza.
  6. "FLUIDRA, S.A. (FDR.MC) Stock Price, Quote, History & News - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com.
  7. Sánchez, Marta. "Fluidra vende su filial francesa de riego agrícola por 7,1 millones". Economía Digital.
  8. "Fluidra se tirará de cabeza al Ibex 35 tras la salida ordenada de Rhône Capital". El Español. December 19, 2017.
  9. "Cotización de Fluidra del 13 de noviembre". La Información.
  10. "Bolsa de Madrid - Ficha de FLUIDRA, S.A." www.bolsamadrid.es.
  11. Sobrino, Ricardo (November 11, 2019). "Fluidra gana un 4,2% menos por el efecto de su integración con Zodiac pero eleva las ventas hasta septiembre". Cinco Días.
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