Company

LOVATO Electric Corporation  was 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.

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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.

Our 14 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.

History

1922

LOVATO Electric was set up in Bergamo to manufacture air-break and oil-break switches.

1948

Transitioned production from switches to bus-bar or terminal board contactors.

1960

Started production of one-piece contactors that were to gradually replace the bus-bar or terminal board versions.

1963

New factory (now central headquarters) in Gorle (BERGAMO) covering 14,000 m².

1975

Added electronic product lines to the “historical” production of electromechanical components.

1979

Opened the first foreign LOVATO Electric factory.

1989

Opened LOVATO Electric in Germany.

1991

Opened LOVATO Electric in United Kingdom and Czech Republic.

1992

Achieved Quality System certification in compliance with ISO 9001 standards.

1999

Launched the SM series,motor protection circuit breakers with thermal and magnetic trip releases.

2000

Opened LOVATO Electric in Spain.
Purchased the limit switches division business from Reiter S.r.l. company.

2001

Opened LOVATO Electric in USA.
Achieved ACAE/LOVAG certification, per European EN 45001 standards, for our test laboratory.

2002

Obtained the Environment Management System certification according to ISO 14001
standard requirements and inaugurated of the new R&D facility (3,500 m²).

2005

Opened LOVATO Electric in Poland.

2006

Launched the Orange system of motor starting and power applications.

2007

Opened LOVATO Electric in Canada.

2009

Launched GA series 16A to 125A switch disconnectors.

2010

Launched DMG series, multimeters and power analyzers.

2011

Opened LOVATO Electric in UAE.

2012

Launched Platinum series of 22 Ømm pushbuttons and selectors.
Opened LOVATO Electric in Turkey.

2014

Opened LOVATO Electric China and Romania.
Achieved OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment System).

2015

Opened LOVATO Electric France.

2019

Acquisition agreement with Koncar NSP signed in Zagreb (Croatia). LOVATO Koncar d.o.o. is the 14th subsidiary of LOVATO Electric.

2020

Opened LOVATO Electric in Switzerland.
Obtained the Energy Management System (EMS) certification to UNI CEI EN ISO 50001:2018.

2023

Opened LOVATO Electronic:
a new department dedicated to the production of electronic boards (SMT) at its headquarters in Italy.

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