Who it served
Historically, manufacturers and buyers of panels for furniture and fittings. The division was sold.
How the business worked
Industrial processing turned raw materials into panels for other industries. This describes the former business; current sales of that division are not attributed to Ferrum.
How to compare reporting periods
Historical comparisons need to account for the disposal: a sold business’s sales, costs and assets do not provide a like-for-like basis for measuring subsequent growth.
The business in practice
Selected products, companies and assets from corporate publications.
- Guillermina: an industrial legacy
Ferrum disclosed the sale of Tableros Guillermina in 2019–2020. Its 2022/23 report also records the transfer of the division’s property and business. This explains historical references to MDF; it does not establish that the factory remains a Ferrum operation today.
Ferrum · Guillermina disclosures, 2019–2020 · Ferrum · 2022/23 sustainability reportConsulted
Its place in Ferrum
Ferrum offers products used in bathrooms, kitchens and construction. Sanitary ware and related materials connect industrial production with new projects and renovation.
Economics of the whole company
Business economics · explained by La Plata
Customers, operations & revenue
Ferrum supplies bathroom and kitchen construction and renovation with sanitary ware and related products. The person specifying a project may differ from its buyer or installer. Design, distribution, parts and support connect manufacturing with end use; the former panel business should be distinguished from this operation.
What shapes business performance
Property activity and renovation affect channel replenishment. Energy, process quality, breakage and logistics matter for bulky products. Distributor sales differ from end demand; inventories should be compared with plant utilisation rather than treating production as guaranteed sales.
