Our history
Planning for the future with passion, from 1968 to today.
Kerakoll offers a comprehensive solution in building materials and services to build and live in an environmentally friendly and comfortable way.
Since 1968 – the year in which the group was established by the entrepreneur Romano Sghedoni in Sassuolo, in the heart of the world’s most important ceramic district – Kerakoll has gradually expanded its presence on the domestic and international construction market. Kerakoll today has three Business Units, focused on Tile Installation, Construction and Surfaces.
Kerakoll is a Benefit Corporation and in 2023 obtained the B Corp certification, confirming the journey towards a new ESG business model generating economic, social and environmental value.
With international expansion, the group has grown from around €11 million in 1990 to over €770 million at present – 41% of which is in overseas markets – and today employs over 2,300 people, on 3 continents and 9 time zones.
As of today, Kerakoll is active in 11 countries.
Production plants are operating in:
Italy, Spain, Poland, Greece, France, United Kingdom, India, Brazil and Portugal
Commercial companies are present in:
Germany and UAE
Highlights
Kerakoll had sales of over €770 million in 2023 – over a third of which was in overseas markets – and employs around 2,300 people.
Our plants
Our 20 production plants
- Sassuolo (Modena, Italy) – 2 production plants, 1 under construction (end of 2025)
- Rubiera (Reggio Emilia, Italy)
- Brugine (Padova, Italy)
- Zimella (Verona, Italy)
- Piacenza (Italy)
- Minucciano (Lucca, Italy)
- Castellón (Spain)
- Almazora (Spain)
- Rio Maior (Portugal)
- Leyland (Lancashire, United Kingdom)
- Preston (Lancashire, United Kingdom) under construction (2026)
- Łódź (Poland)
- Schimatari (Greece)
- Corbas (Lyon, France)
- Vadodara (Gujarat, India)
- Jaipur (India) under construction (end of 2024)
- Charqueada (São Paulo, Brazil)
- Jundiaí (São Paulo, Brazil)
Our partners
We have always worked
and collaborated with the best
Since its foundation, Kerakoll has undergone a constant growth both on the national and international market for building materials, acquiring the technical know-how and knowledge that has taken the company to the forefront of the GreenBuilding sector and allowed it to become the partner of the most important designers, specialised distributors and corporate clients such as McDonald’s, Armani, BMW, Ferrari, Zara, Diesel, Ikea, Mercedes, Dolce & Gabbana, Swatch and Coca Cola.
Case history
Collaborative projects
Kerakoll’s valuable contacts have allowed it to collaborate with internationally renowned architects, carrying out conservation work on sites of artistic and architectural importance, particularly focused on a number of iconic buildings both nationally and internationally.
Internationally renowned architects
- Oscar Niemeyer, Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre, Avilés, Spain
- the German firm GMP Architekten, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa
- Herzog & De Meuron, Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China
- Herzog & De Meuron, Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
- HOK, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India
- Santiago Calatrava, Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts, Valencia, Spain
World Heritage Sites
- The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
- Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
- Vasari Corridor, Florence, Italy
- The Palace of Venaria, Turin, Italy