about us

Since1957 VIVES is a company dedicated to the manufacture of ceramic products for floor, wall, porcelain and special pieces, in order to create an innovative and effective product.

Thanks to our Evolution characterized by our constant concern for progress and our effort for satisfying the most demanding needs of the market, we create high quality ceramic products with a trendy design. VIVES represents (incorporates) "all in ceramics" with great efforts in R&D&I Research to allow us to offer quality ceramic products accord with the latest fashion design. We are able to meet the architectural design requirements and to create elegant, avant-garde and exclusive settings.

Thanks to this constant effort, VIVES becomes and innovative company that is constantly adapting to new technologies, provided with the most advanced production systems. VIVES is also committed to environmental policies through ECOVIVES, all backed up by more than fifty years of experience.

The quality of VIVES products is one of the most important factors that defines and represents the brand. The commitment to maintain a quality supply was rewarded in 1998 when AENOR awarded VIVES with the Company Registration Certificate and the right to use the brand AENOR for a registered company according to UNE in ISO9001 and 9002 standards. It´s a recognition of the continous and progressive efforts to ensure that VIVES ceramic products meet the strictest international standards of quality.

Designed & manufactured in Spain

The economical globalization has increased the offshoring, that is to say, the relocation by a company of a business process from one country to another with lower salaries to reduce costs. This situation creates confussion between the consumers regarding the origin of the products, and even they may feel deceived when they realize that the acquired product comes from a country that is not the one they thought.

Front this situation, VIVES is pioneer in the creation of the brand "Designed and made in Spain". This ensures that our products are made in our country, with our usual design and production quality.

Environmental Product Declaration

VIVES has obtained one of the first Environmental Product Declarations for building materials (EPD) awarded in Spain, for its porcelain floor tile series. This declaration has been awarded by the Association of Surveyors, Technical Architects and Building Engineers in Barcelona (CAATEEB) and the Environment and Housing Department of the Generalitat of Catalonia.

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