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LOVATO Electric Corporation<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0was founded in Canada in 2007 and is a subsidiary company of LOVATO Electric S.p.A. which was originally founded in 1922. We support the CANADIAN market through authorized distributor partners. We stock over 18,000 products for Motor Control & Protection, Control & Signalling, Circuit Protection & Isolation, Automation & Control and Energy Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Working from our sales and distribution centre in Laval, Quebec, our philosophy is simple – to provide CANADA with the best local stock and service for our Energy and Automation products supported by the research, design and engineering excellence of our manufacturing facility in Bergamo, Italy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our 15 branches abroad and a network of over 90 importers guarantee the availability of Lovato Electric products in more than 100 countries all over the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1922<\/h2><\/div>
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LOVATO Electric<\/strong> <\/span>was set up in Bergamo to manufacture air-break and oil-break switches.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Transitioned production from switches to bus-bar or terminal board contactors.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1960<\/h2><\/div>
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Started production of one-piece contactors that were to gradually replace the bus-bar or terminal board versions.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1963<\/h2><\/div>
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New factory (now central headquarters) in Gorle (BERGAMO) covering 14,000 m\u00b2.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1975<\/h2><\/div>
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Added electronic product lines to the “historical” production of electromechanical components.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1979<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened the first foreign LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> factory.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1989<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1991<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in United Kingdom and Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1992<\/h2><\/div>
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Achieved Quality System certification in compliance with ISO 9001 standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1999<\/h2><\/div>
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Launched the SM series,motor protection circuit breakers with thermal and magnetic trip releases.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2000<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in Spain.
\nPurchased the limit switches division business from Reiter S.r.l. company.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2001<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in USA.
\nAchieved ACAE\/LOVAG certification, per European EN 45001 standards, for our test laboratory.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2002<\/h2><\/div>
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Obtained the Environment Management System certification according to ISO 14001 standard requirements and inaugurated of the new R&D facility (3,500 m\u00b2).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2005<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in Poland.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2006<\/h2><\/div>
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Launched the Orange system of motor starting and power applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2007<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2009<\/h2><\/div>
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Launched GA series 16A to 125A switch disconnectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2010<\/h2><\/div>
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Launched DMG series, multimeters and power analyzers.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2011<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in UAE.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2012<\/h2><\/div>
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Launched Platinum series of 22 \u00d8mm pushbuttons and selectors.
\nOpened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2014<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> China and Romania.
\nAchieved OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment System).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2015<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> France.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2019<\/h2><\/div>
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Acquisition agreement with Koncar NSP signed in Zagreb (Croatia). LOVATO Koncar d.o.o.<\/strong> <\/span>is the 14th subsidiary of LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2020<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span> in Switzerland.
\nObtained the Energy Management System (EMS) certification to UNI CEI EN ISO 50001:2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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2023<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electronic<\/strong><\/span>:
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2026<\/h2><\/div>
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Opened LOVATO Electric<\/strong><\/span>
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