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Fluidra is a Spanish swimming pool and wellness equipment company.

History

Fluidra was founded in 1969 by four Catalan families (Planes, Serra, Corbera and Garrigós) with the name of Astral Construcciones Metálicas.[1][2] Headquartered in Sabadell, Barcelona, it is a swimming pool and wellness equipment company.[3] The executive chairman is Eloi Planes.[4] In 2007 the company became a public company, listing on Madrid stock exchange.[5][6] In July 2018, Fluidra merged with Zodiac,[7] and the merged company had about 5,500 employees.[8] It has a presence in over 45 countries and owns brands including Jandy, AstralPool, Polaris, Cepex, Zodiac, CTX Professional and Gre.[9] At the end of 2018, the turnover of Fluidra was € 1.6 billion.[10]

References

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