Our history
Passionately planning for the future from 1968 to the present day.
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 21 productive 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)
- Castellon (Spain)
- Almazora (Spain)
- Rio Maior (Portugal)
- Leyland (Lancashire, UK)
- Preston (Lancashire, UK) 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)
- Marialva (Paraná, Brazil)
OUR PARTNERS
We have always worked
and collaborated with the best
Since it was founded, Kerakoll has grown constantly in the construction industry nationally and internationally, acquiring the technical know-how and knowledge to position it at the forefront of the sustainable building sector. This has enabled the company to work with top designers, specialized distributors and corporate clients.
Case history
Projects and collaborations
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.
Major projects
- Oscar Niemeyer, International Cultural Niemeyer Centre in Avilés, Spain
- GMP Architekten, the German firm, Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa
- Herzog & De Meuron, Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China
- Herzog & De Meuron, Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany
- HOK, Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India
- Santiago Calatrava, Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts in Valencia, Spain
Restoration
- The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
- Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
- Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
- The Vasari Corridor, Florence, Italy
- The Palace of Venaria in Turin, Italy