Spanish Bathroom Brand Acquabella Launches Europe’s Largest Shower Tray Production Line

Spanish bathroom brand Acquabella has launched Europe’s largest shower tray production line, according to Spanish media reports. The new production line covers an area of 7,500 square metres and is dedicated to the manufacture of shower trays made of artificial stone.

With this expansion, Acquabella’s two lines have increased their production capacity by 150% నుండి 240,000 కు 600,000 shower trays per year.

The new lines are based on an RFID management system with powerful technical features that streamline the production process and allow for full order tracking throughout the production process. 2019 consolidated revenues for the company amount to €28.27 million and 187 ఉద్యోగులు.

Previously Kitchen News published “ఎగుమతి | Analysis of the main competitors in the European shower tray market, with few manufacturers and many brands”. In the European market, there are currently four main factories producing, మార్మైట్, అక్వాబెల్లా, మెక్‌బాత్ మరియు ఎఫ్&డి. The largest of these is Marmite in Poland.

In just ten years, యాక్రిలిక్ మరియు రెసిన్ వంటి సింథటిక్ పదార్థాలతో తయారు చేసిన షవర్ ట్రేలు ఫ్రెంచ్ మార్కెట్లో ఎక్కువ భాగం ఆక్రమించాయి, with the market for shower trays made of ceramic and cast iron shrinking. Due to the lack of sanitary ceramics and stone factories in France, products made of related materials are concentrated in the southern European region. ఫలితంగా, sanitaryware made from synthetic materials ranging from acrylic to PVC floods the local market. స్పెయిన్‌లో మాత్రమే డజన్ల కొద్దీ కర్మాగారాలు ఉన్నాయి, వీటిలో ఎక్కువ భాగం ఎగుమతి-ఆధారితవి, షవర్ ఎన్‌క్లోజర్‌లతో సహా, ఫర్నిచర్, ఇతర బాత్రూమ్ ఫిట్టర్లు, మొదలైనవి.