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TemaHome is Portugal's largest furniture exporter based in Lisbon. The company's main markets are Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Denmark and the USA, however as of January 2008, the company exports to 40 countries with over 1200 points of sale in 4 continents.〔Agência Financeira Portuguesa http://www.agenciafinanceira.iol.pt/noticia.php?id=898843&main_id=〕 == Company history == Founded as Norema Portuguesa in 1981 by the marriage of the Norwegian Norema SA and the Portuguese Mendes Godinho SA, it was meant to combine the Norway's high technology with the Portuguese efficiency and affordable costs to produce furniture.〔Diario da Republica http://dre.pt/〕 Between 1984 and 1994, the company manufactured a line of modular furniture for Ikea which contributed to the improvement of its production and the decreased of its costs. In 1995, the Norwegian partners took complete ownership of the company and started to produce kitchen, bathroom and living furniture exclusively to the Norwegian market where it maintained its own flagship stores. In 2000, TemaHome was created through the leadership of its new major shareholder, the British 3i group PLC. From this point on, the ownership of the company was composed by four different stockholders, the British (3i ) (41.50%), the Spanish (MCH ) (25.25%), the Portuguese (ESCAPITAL ) (25.25%) and its management team (8%) Later in 2006, a new ownership structure was defined by a Management buy-in headed by a new management team and ownership was divided as follows: Management team (30%), Lead Capital management fund (60%) and an individual investor, Miguel Calado (10%). By the end of 2007, the company employed over 170 workers in its staff, distribute between its Lisbon headquarters and a 16.500 Sq meters production plant in the city of Tomar Today, TemaHome produces a line of contemporary furniture and decorative accents combining modern lines and designs by some Portuguese designers such as the likes of Filipe Alarcão〔Interior Design Magazine http://resourceguide.interiordesign.net/CompanyInfo.aspx?CoID=3658137&Company=Temahome〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Temahome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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