History

In 2008, a corporate reorganization project, Ramada Investimentos e Indústria, S.A. at the time named F. Ramada – Investimentos, SGPS, S.A., a numerical company, was presented under the domain of a single entity, as social shares of all the companies of the Ramada group, thus assuming a position of holding company of the group. Ramada Investimentos is the controller of a group of companies that, as a whole, operate two distinct business segments: i) Industry segment, which includes the Wire Drawing activity, as well as the activity related to the management of financial investments relating to shares in that the Group is a minority; and ii) Real Estate segment, focused on the management of real estate assets.

Under the control of the holding are:

(i)                   F. Ramada II – Imobiliária, S.A., a company created in 2004, which is dedicated to and concentrates the group's real estate activity, mainly through the acquisition and leasing of forestry assets, is the owner of forestry land currently leased to cellulose production industry, an activity that has been carried out for around twenty years.

(ii)                Socitrel – Sociedade Industrial de Trefilaria, S.A., a company that concentrates the industrial activity of wire drawing (manufacturing of steel wires) for application in the most diverse areas of activity: industry, agriculture and civil construction. It is an eminently exporting company that has been operating from its factory in São Romão do Coronado, in Trofa, for over forty years. This company was acquired by the Ramada group, after, following the serious economic crisis that occurred in Portugal, which affected it very significantly, it underwent, in 2015, a special revitalization process (PER). The great success with which PER was concluded is proof of the strength and resilience of this company and its people, the quality of its products and the prestige it has always maintained in the markets in which it operates, factors that made it interesting for the Ramada group which, in 2017, acquired it, through purchase, becoming part of its business portfolio. 

In the financial investment management activity, among other portfolio investments held by the Group, stands out the participations at CEV, S.A. and at Fisio Share – Gestão de Clínicas, S.A..

Until May 2018, the Ramada Group was also engaged, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ramada Storax, S.A., in the storage solutions business.

Ramada Storax, in addition to a solid presence in Portugal, developed its activity in a robust and sustained manner, in France, through its subsidiary Storax SARL (a company governed by French law), in England, through Storax Limited (a company under French law). English law), in Belgium, through Storax Benelux (a company governed by Belgian law) and, since 2014, in Spain, through Storax España (company governed by Spanish law).

In May 2018, an agreement was reached between the Ramada group and Stow Internacional (Company governed by Belgian law), regarding the sale, by the former, of all the shares representing the share capital and voting rights of Ramada Storax, S.A. For this reason, this company no longer forms part of the group's business portfolio, allowing Ramada Investimentos e Indústria, S.A. focus even more on its core area of activity, continuing to provide the market with different and innovative products, and further consolidating its leadership position.

In June 2024, Ramada Investimentos completed the sale to 1 Thing Investments, S.A. of all the shares representing the share capital and voting rights of Ramada Aços, S.A. and its subsidiaries, namely, Universal – Afir, S.A., Planfuro Global, S.A., Ramada Solar, Unipessoal, Lda., companies directly owned by Ramada Aços, as well as Blau Stahl, Unipessoal Lda., owned by Planfuro Global, S.A.

These Companies were part of the Industry segment and played a very important role in the development and growth of the Group, being until now a core area of the Group's activity.

Ramada Aços, Universal Afir and Planfuro Global are dedicated to the distribution of special steels, mold steels, the production of drawn steels, and the provision of services, namely, Machining and Heat Treatments, for two main areas of application, namely, metallurgy and molds and tools and are pioneers and leaders in global steel solutions.

Ramada Solar, Unipessoal, Lda. was established in 2021 and its main activity is the incorporation, development and management of plants and other installations for the generation and sale of electricity.

The company Blau Stahl, Unipessoal, Lda. (previously called Voestalpine High Performance Metals Portugal), whose activity focuses on Steel Cutting and Machining, as well as a strong competence in the manufacture of customized and assembled structures, was acquired by the Group in June 2023. This acquisition provided the Steels activity special needs for greater responsiveness in these areas of activity.