BONTEMPO
Our History
In search of stability and a promising future, the couple Angela and Thomaso Stedile left behind their business in the city of Rovereto in Italy. The production and sale of chairs gave pace to a long 36-day journey to the south of Brazil, which changed the course of the family´s history. They disembarked in Nova Trento, a small city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In this new direction, the couple began to develop agricultural activities.
In the city of Nova Trento, Thomaso and Angela, attentive to the growing market demand, decided to manufacture chairs once more. Francesco had 12 children with his wife Maria Zili. It is Ferdinando, the youngest, who follows up with the production of chairs, in order to evidence the DNA of the family.
In São Marcos/RS, Ferdinando marries Geselmina Manosso and the two began to run the family business. The couple had five children, including Remy Stedile, the oldest.
From the union of Remy Stedile and Adélia Prebianca, Rosmar, Rudimar, Rudinei and Elizete were born. They were the ones who carried, since they were little, the dream of the Stedile family. Considering that they grew up following in the footsteps of their enterprising father.
Remy inaugurates, in São Marcos/RS, his chair factory, called Stedile Companhia LTDA and it does not take long for his children to start helping with the activities.
The Stedile family reinforces, once again, that the concept of materializing projects is something that is part of their DNA. With the launch of a line of garden furniture, which becomes the largest Brazilian industry in the segment.
Following the entrepreneurial and victorious trajectory of past generations, the three brothers, Rosmar, Rudimar and Rudinei founded their own furniture company. The name Bontempo, which means “good weather or good times” in Portuguese, is a tribute to their father and alludes to the garden furniture made by him. At that time, the products marketed by the brand were colonial chairs and bookshelves.
The brothers' dream of having a nationally recognized company leads to the revitalization of the product portfolio. Now, Bontempo begins to produce wardrobes for bedrooms and its products are sold in multi-brand stores, becoming one of the largest companies of the sector in the country.
The company consolidates its position in the furniture market with the launch of the Free Open. With an innovative concept of vertical door opening and Italian technology, the product soon becomes the brand's main item.
Bontempo starts its franchise system: a business model with consolidated and secure foundations. Our franchises have standardized systems and services that are interconnected with the factory in all processes.
The turn of the millennium came with news for the brand. Bontempo launched its line of planned furniture, complementing the already known Free Open options. 2000- Trocar a última frase por: With the launch, the brand’s target audience shifts to the upper class.
Growth - Always visionary in its segment, Bontempo invests in advanced facilities and machinery. The aim is to develop unique possibilities and products.
With intense involvement and the support of numerous surveys of customers, market professionals and employees, Bontempo has established itself as a solid and inspiring brand. From this movement the new positioning “Unique Spaces, Infinite Possibilities” was born, reinforcing the brand's desire to offer fully personalized products.
The industrial park, a space for the materialization of dreams and projects, undergoes a profound renovation: in addition to incorporating flexible machinery – to adapt to the new moment of the brand – Bontempo also restructures its processes, combining advanced technology with the human and artisanal touch.
Market-changing launches: With no prefabricated, limited or predefined parts, Bontempo launches its AVANTI Line. Options that adjust to the particularities of each space and offer unique solutions. This means complete freedom of measurements, millimetric variation in height, width and depth. Molti Colori was also born, nothing less than the definitive expansion of shades in the catalogue, providing the customer with the exact colour they want, something totally innovative in the furniture segment.
40 years - The brand's four decades are celebrated through several achievements: the expansion in the American market, the exhibition of products at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, the launch of the Adélia Chair - signed by Bruno Faucz - in honor of the history and trajectory of Bontempo, as well as the celebrated participation in CasaCor SP through the iconic environment of Le Riad, in collaboration with the renowned architect Roberto Migotto.
New positioning - "Express your inner self" is the translation of the intrinsic desire to materialize spaces that tell stories and reinforce the essence, diversity and style of each person. Bontempo produces more than furniture: it helps to celebrate individuality.
Bontempo is a reference in technology and design, and its industrial park is recognized as one of the most modern in the world in the furniture segment. Such achievement was possible thanks to product innovation, collaboration with big names in architecture and design and positioning that reinforces the importance of self-expression in all projects.
Our values
WELCOME TO OUR HOME
Showroom Bontempo
Our launches
Whatever the customer imagines, Bontempo can materialize it! We believe that offering unlimited personalization is the path to environments with their own DNA, which reflects the beauty of singularity. The technology used in our factory allows, in addition to the millimetric edition of the furniture measurements, that the projects have a carpentry developed exclusively and in the most diverse versions, textures, materials, colors and styles.
Advantages of being a Bontempo franchisee
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FRANCHISES IN BRAZIL AND ABROAD
02. INTERNAL SUPPORT/STRUCTURE
Today, Bontempo offers support to act in every step of the operation. This support begins in the process of implementing the franchise, with financial viability alignments, definitions and choice of the commercial point, collaborative construction of the project, interior design and architecture of the franchise following the standards and guidelines of the brand, technical and behavioral trainings for franchisees and their teams, and finally, the entire structure of consulting and support for the development of operations, aiming to make them profitable and efficient, generating positive and satisfactory results.
03. FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT AND EXCELLENCE PROGRAM
TOOLS
Within the franchise system, it is important for the entrepreneur to evaluate the set of tools and processes provided by the franchisor, considering how important it is for a business to have well-defined steps, stages and processes.
Bontempo, strictly following the indications of the franchise system, provides the appropriate tools for the complete management of the business, tools for communication between franchisor and franchises, and tools for the organization of the operation, thus constituting a business with less risk involved.
SUSTAINABILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL REFORESTATION
Bontempo has a company within its business group that plants reforestation trees, replacing the equivalent of what was consumed in the production of our furniture in order to guarantee the sustainability of the activity.
USE OF NATURAL LIGHT
Optimizing energy efficiency is one of the main reasons Bontempo has chosen to make greater use of natural daylight. Combined with the exclusive use of LED lighting, this approach allows for significant energy savings. In some areas, artificial lighting can be completely eliminated, relying solely on natural light for most of the day. In addition, the combination of this action with the natural ventilation system generates excellent results in the balance between the use of sunlight and thermal comfort.
WATER REUSE
Our paint robots have water curtains on the sides to absorb the paint that is in the air inside the equipment during the automated painting of the pieces. Using a centrifuge, we separate the paint particles (residue) from the water. This water is treated and reused, with only the evaporated amount being replaced. In this way, we save approximately 5,000 liters of water per month.
SUITABLE EQUIPMENT
Approximately 95% of the equipment in our production process is new, guaranteeing high performance and energy efficiency.
DISPOSAL OF WASTE FROM THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
Waste: Sawdust and wood scraps
This waste is sold to a third-party company that uses it in specialized pottery kilns authorized for burning, in accordance with environmental laws.
Residue: Paint residues and dirty solvent
This waste is sold to external companies that recycle the material and produce a second-line paint, used on floors and ceilings.
Waste: Contaminated materials (labels, glue residues, edge tapes, used sandpaper and robot paper waste)
An external company carries out the mixture for co-processing: a process that mixes waste to generate an alternative product used to supply cement kilns. In this process, the waste is completely transformed, generating a mixture of high calorific value. As a result, this waste is converted into fuel, reducing the cost of cement production and providing adequate and environmentally correct final disposal of the materials.
Waste: Paper / Plastics / Metal
This waste is sold to companies that are dedicated to recycling.
Waste: Used lubricating oils
A third-party company performs the re-refining process: a highly complex and technologically advanced process that transforms used lubricating oil into high-quality basic mineral oil, with characteristics similar to the original oil.
Investment
Investment per m²
The implementation of a Bontempo operation will follow the estimated values below.
Investment: Between USD 1000.00 and USD 1200.00 per square meter. (for an operating store, assuming the commercial space only requires adaptation to the franchise’s standards).
Profit
Operating profit:
Between 10% and 12%.
Working Capital
Equivalent to 3 months of fixed costs.
Payback
Payback time:
Between 24 and 36 months.
Business Model
– 250 to 300 m² – Franchises for exponential, but secondary markets
– 301 to 400 m² – Franchises for exponential markets
– More than 400 m² – Franchises for specific markets (usually the capital)
Why invest in a franchise?
Faced with the risks and difficulties of investing in a business, many people look for investments that offer lower risks and a higher proven success rate. We know that entrepreneurship is not easy, but certainly the risks can be minimized if you choose wisely.
This is where Bontempo comes in, a brand of furniture of self-expression, inserted within the franchise system and with cases that support the success of the network. A brand that has grown on solid foundations, always considering its history, guidelines and values.
Get to know some of our franchises
With a contemporary architectural language, marked by the valorization of shapes and angles, Bontempo showcases its posicioning as a self-expression furniture brand right from the façade, having as a premise the combination of new materials and different construction techniques in its design.
Inside each store, we present the conception of the spaces as if they were a residence, transmitting from the entrance a feeling of warmth and welcome, as if the visitor were really entering a home. Within each environment, neutral tones appear in various textures and finishes, providing lightness, harmony and sophistication in every detail. But we don’t stop there: the characteristics of the local culture, associated with the concept of the brand, are essential to offer each client and specifier a unique and sensorial experience.
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