Permasteelisa S.p.A. is an Italian company in engineering, project management, manufacturing and installation of architectural envelopes and interior systems. The company is known for being one of handful producing continuous external cladding used for the design and construction of large buildings such as airports and skyscrapers. Its materials can be found on the Sydney Opera House, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and the London Shard.[1]
The company has around 3,900 employees worldwide and a network of 40 companies (including offices, plants and R&D centers) in 30 countries.
History
The company was founded in 1973 with the name of Infissi Serramenti Alluminio (ISA). Its headquarters are in Vittorio Veneto, Province of Treviso. After the acquisition of the Australian company Permasteel Industries Pty Ltd in 1986, which manufactured the curtain wall of the Sydney Opera House, the company's name was changed to Permasteelisa. This acquisition marked the start to international expansion, first into Singapore and Hong Kong, then to Japan, China, Thailand and Malaysia. In 1994, Permasteelisa acquired the Dutch company Scheldebouw B.V. and, in 2001, the German company Josef Gartner GmbH.
At the end of the 1990s, the company entered the United States, first in interiors fit-out and later investing in the curtain wall market.