Company

Established by Chaves Alves brothers, VITROCHAVES®, is a company strongly directed to shaping and processing flat glass.
With its origins in the North of Portugal, Chaves council area, Trás-os-Montes province, the present company has resources and Know-how which allows it to present glass solutions in several market sectors, fulfilling the most demanding quality standards.
The main focus is in the architectural market, however we have solutions which allow you to fulfil furniture, decoration, automotive and appliances markets.
From the beginning of the 80’s and the end of the 90’s, its main activity was related to glass shaping, processing and installation. Thanks to the effort, dedication and development of new solutions it was possible to develop from an original area of 50m2 in the town centre to the present 13 800 m2, in two production centres, Chaves and Benavente, in Lisbon area.
Alongside with technological evolution, quality control is also part of its history, highlighting that in the 90’s, at the beginning of insulating glass production, VITROCHAVES® was the first company in Portugal to have its product certified.

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Understanding market needs, in 2000, VITROCHAVES® decides to plan its future, moving forward to the production of laminated glass pane of 6000×3210 mm, being the first national shaping and processing producer with this capacity. It still is nowadays.

Ranked as one of the most significant independent glass laminated manufacturer of the Iberian Peninsula, in 2003, VITROCHAVES® begins to have a national presence, distributing glass to the several market sectors, appearing in emblematic projects and presenting innovative and competitive solutions in the mainland market, islands and PALOP (PSAC, Portuguese Speaking African Countries).
Today, Chaves and Alves brothers boost VITROCHAVES® to new solutions and innovative processes which allow them to make glass in a full automatic way, by numerical control, digital printing, forced convection tempering, HST and computing control in the productive system.
In a global market, the presence of products made by VITROCHAVES® can be found in the European, African, Asian and American, Latin and the USA market.
We are sure that the future is constructed based on effort, integrity, dedication and innovation VITROCHAVES® sees itself as a trustful partner, technically prepared and available to fulfil the most demanding market.