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Solutions for life

For more than 85 years, the world has been changing — and we have been building alongside it. In the city or in the countryside, in Brazil or abroad.

This is Grupo Tigre.

  • 30

    countries

    A presence across five continents through manufacturing and exports.

  • +90 k

    points of sale

    Across Brazil and abroad, wherever construction happens.

  • +5 k

    products in the portfolio

    Among the most complete lines of pipes and fittings in the world.

  • +85

    years of history

    Building solutions for people’s lives since 1941.

Timeline

1941

Shaping the Future

João Hansen Júnior turns a plastic comb and fan factory into one of the greatest stories of innovation in Brazil’s construction industry.

1952

Shaping the Future

Start of PVC pipe and fitting production for plumbing installations.

1959

Shaping the Future

Pioneering investment in advertising and marketing.

1967

People First

Plumber training courses: a trailblazing approach to workforce training for the construction industry.

1977

People First

First step toward internationalization with the establishment of Tubopar.

1992

People First

Plumber training courses: installation of a unit in Argentina.

1997

Consolidation of our multinational presence

Launch of Pincéis Tigre. Entry into the Chilean market through the acquisition of Fanaplas.

2000

Consolidation of our multinational presence

Acquisition of Plasmar in Bolivia.

2007

Consolidation of our multinational presence

First factories in the United States and Ecuador.

2008

Consolidation of our multinational presence

Start of Plena’s operations. Acquisition of Plástica in Peru. New unit in Colombia.

2010

A New MILESTONE

Acquisition of Israriego in Ecuador. Best year in Tigre’s history, with revenue of R$ 2.6 billion.

2013

A New MILESTONE

Acquisition of Matusita in Peru.

2014

A New MILESTONE

Partnership with ADS in the United States. It becomes one of the world’s most complete pipe and fitting lines and one of Brazil’s most internationalized companies.

2015

A New MILESTONE

Transformation of the Plena brand into the new Tigre Accessories Line. Opening of the new factory in Peru.

2017

More than Pipes and Fittings

Acquisition of FABRIMAR and entry into a new business segment: Tigre Solutions and Effluents.

2021

More than Pipes and Fittings

Acquisition of Azzo in Brazil and DURA in the United States.

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