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IN 2000, AS A RESULT OF ITS RAPIDLY RISING NUMBER OF CONTACTS AND INCREASING EXPORTS OF CAPSULATED CORK STOPPERS TO THE BRITISH MARKET, J. C. RIBEIRO RESOLVED TO ESTABLISH A DIRECT PRESENCE IN THE U.K., THEREBY GUARANTEEING ITS CUSTOMERS A MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE.
THIRTY-TWO YEARS AFTER ITS FOUNDATION, J. C. RIBEIRO CELEBRATED A REMARKABLE MILESTONE: SELLING 100,000,000 CORK STOPPERS IN ONE SINGLE YEAR. THIS LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTED THE TRUST AND PREFERENCE OF ITS CUSTOMERS, ATTAINED BY SEVERAL YEARS OF DEDICATION AND QUALITY.
J. C. RIBEIRO IS PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE WITH A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN A NEW PRODUCTION UNIT THAT INCLUDES A PHOTOVOLTAIC CENTRAL PLANT. BY INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGIES, THE COMPANY WILL MANAGE TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT BY 150 TON/ YEAR BY 2022. THE COMPANY IS ALSO CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO POLYSTYRENE PLASTIC AND IS MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FACTORY. THE GOAL FOR THE COMING DECADE IS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND CONQUER NEW MARKETS.
J. C. RIBEIRO WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 BY LUÍS MANUEL RIBEIRO WHOSE GREAT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN THE CORK INDUSTRY ENABLED HIM TO CREATE A COMPANY THAT WOULD MEET THE MOST DEMANDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PREMIUM SPIRITS MARKET. HE NAMED THE COMPANY AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS SON, JOSÉ CARLOS RIBEIRO, WHO HAS WORKED WITH HIS FATHER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
SOON AFTER J. C. RIBEIRO ENTERED THE MARKET, THE COMPANY BECAME AN ACKNOWLEDGED SUPPLIER OF HIGH QUALITY CORK STOPPERS AS THE FINEST WHISKY DISTILLERS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND ELECTED J. C. RIBEIRO AS THEIR SUPPLIER OF CHOICE AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SHORTLY AFTER, IN 1992, J. C. RIBEIRO STARTED EXPORTING TO THE UNITED STATES.
IN 2018, LUÍS MANUEL RIBEIRO WAS HONORED BY THE KEEPERS OF THE QUAICH IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THE SCOTCH WHISKY INDUSTRY. LUÍS MANUEL RIBEIRO IS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL IN THE CORK INDUSTRY TO BE SO DISTINGUISHED BY THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY.
J. C. RIBEIRO WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 BY LUÍS MANUEL RIBEIRO WHOSE GREAT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN THE CORK INDUSTRY ENABLED HIM TO CREATE A COMPANY THAT WOULD MEET THE MOST DEMANDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PREMIUM SPIRITS MARKET. HE NAMED THE COMPANY AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS SON, JOSÉ CARLOS RIBEIRO, WHO HAS WORKED WITH HIS FATHER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
SOON AFTER J. C. RIBEIRO ENTERED THE MARKET, THE COMPANY BECAME AN ACKNOWLEDGED SUPPLIER OF HIGH QUALITY CORK STOPPERS AS THE FINEST WHISKY DISTILLERS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND ELECTED J. C. RIBEIRO AS THEIR SUPPLIER OF CHOICE AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SHORTLY AFTER, IN 1992, J. C. RIBEIRO STARTED EXPORTING TO THE UNITED STATES.
IN 1993, WITH A SOLID TEAM AND A RAPIDLY GROWING BUSINESS, J. C. RIBEIRO MOVED ITS HEADQUARTERS FROM THE OLD BUILDINGS IN WHICH IT OPERATED TO PREMISES OF ITS OWN WHERE IT BUILT A NEW PRODUCTION UNIT THAT WOULD OPTIMIZE ITS MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES.
IN 2000, AS A RESULT OF ITS RAPIDLY RISING NUMBER OF CONTACTS AND INCREASING EXPORTS OF CAPSULATED CORK STOPPERS TO THE BRITISH MARKET, J. C. RIBEIRO RESOLVED TO ESTABLISH A DIRECT PRESENCE IN THE U.K., THEREBY GUARANTEEING ITS CUSTOMERS A MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE.
THIRTY-TWO YEARS AFTER ITS FOUNDATION, J. C. RIBEIRO CELEBRATED A REMARKABLE MILESTONE: SELLING 100,000,000 CORK STOPPERS IN ONE SINGLE YEAR. THIS LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTED THE TRUST AND PREFERENCE OF ITS CUSTOMERS, ATTAINED BY SEVERAL YEARS OF DEDICATION AND QUALITY.
J. C. RIBEIRO IS PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE WITH A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN A NEW PRODUCTION UNIT THAT INCLUDES A PHOTOVOLTAIC CENTRAL PLANT. BY INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGIES, THE COMPANY WILL MANAGE TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT BY 150 TON/ YEAR BY 2022. THE COMPANY IS ALSO CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO POLYSTYRENE PLASTIC AND IS MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FACTORY. THE GOAL FOR THE COMING DECADE IS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND CONQUER NEW MARKETS.
MIKE ROSE
DIRECTOR OF BRANDS PACKAGING, EDRINGTON
J.C. RIBEIRO HAS SUPPLIED CORK STOPPERS TO THE MACALLAN FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS. DURING THAT PERIOD, WE HAVE NEVER FAILED TO BE IMPRESSED BY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND SERVICE, AND WE HAVE SOURCED CORKS FOR OUR OTHER BRANDS, SUCH AS HIGHLAND PARK, GLENROTHES, BRUGAL AND NAKED.
THE FACTORY IS A MODEL OF EFFICIENCY AND CLEANLINESS, AND THE WORKFORCE IS CLEARLY COMMITTED TO THE SAME VERY HIGH STANDARDS.
WE LIKE THE FACT THAT CORK IS A NATURAL, SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL, AND THAT J C RIBEIRO CAN TRACK OUR CORKS AT EVERY STAGE FROM THE CORK OAK FOREST TO THE STOPPER WHICH THEY SUPPLY TO US.
THE LABORATORY IS EXTREMELY WELL EQUIPPED, AND THEIR TESTING PROTOCOLS REASSURE US THAT EVERY CORK HAS PASSED THROUGH MULTIPLE QUALITY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ALWAYS RELY ON CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE.
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IS A BRILLIANT SERVICE, WHERE NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT, WHERE EVERY CHALLENGE IS WELCOMED WITH ENTHUSIASM, AND WHERE CREATIVE AND PROACTIVE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DELIVERED EVERY TIME, ON TIME.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP.