History
Plaenge came into existence on March 31, 1970, materializing the dream of a young, 30-year old engineer.
In the same year, in an office with a few items of furniture and two typewriters, Plaenge was awarded its first contract for the construction of a print shop building in Londrina, State of Paraná.
A little over one year later, it was contracted by Coca-Cola for the construction of a plant in Cambé, also in the State of Paraná. The good work performance shown during this assignment made it possible for Plaenge to become the contractor selected to render services to most of Coca-Cola’s plants from that year onwards.
| 1973 |
- Plaenge’s office, with already a staff of 30, changes address. |
| 1974 |
- Plaenge builds its first apartment building, the 12-storied Edifício Olga. |
| 1975 |
- Emisa is organized as a group company specialized in industrial installations. |
| 1977 |
- The regional office in Rio de Janeiro is created to coordinate industrial projects. |
| 1980 |
- Emisa enters into a partnership with Boccard, a French company engaged in the business of industrial installations, in order to render services in offshore oil platforms. |
| 1982 |
- Gesul is created and becomes Plaenge’s second brand name in terms of residential buildings. |
| 1983 |
- The activities of Cuiabá’s regional office begin. |
| 1984 |
- The Industrial Division is transferred from Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba. |
| 1988 |
- The activities of Campo Grande’s regional office begin. |
| 1989 |
- The new offices in Cuiabá are inaugurated. |
| 1993 |
- Plaenge starts an extensive program for the implementation of information systems and thus becomes a pioneer in the civil construction segment as a user of computer networks, intranet, and digital data control. |
| 1994 |
- The agreement for the first assignment abroad is signed for project design and management of Coca-Cola’s plants in Venezuela. |
| 1995 |
- The Flexible Plan concept is launched, whereby the buyer is allowed to determine the layout of his/her apartment in accordance with family needs. |
| 1997 |
- Social action begins with projects for houses intended to shelter needy children. |
| 1998 |
- Cooperative efforts with Sul América Seguros (Brazil), Munich Re (Germany), and Swiss Re (Switzerland) are developed with the purpose of offering clients Insurance on Delivery of construction projects. |
| 1999 |
- ISO 9002 certification is awarded by DQS – the German Association for Certification of Management Systems. |
| 2000 |
- Eleven decorated apartments are launched in different projects. |
| 2003 |
- The first residential building in Curitiba is launched. |
| 2004 |
- A Level A certification is obtained from PBQP-H –the Brazilian Program for Quality and Productivity in Construction. |
| 2005 |
- Plaenge 100th residential building is completed and delivered. |
| 2006 |
- Le Corbusier – the first project in Curitiba—is completed and delivered.
- Vanguard Home—another company integrating the Plaenge Group, with focus on potential first-home buyers—is organized. |
| 2007 |
- The implementation of the IFS system—the new Enterprise Resource Planing tool—is completed. (The system integrates all real estate activitues carried out by the Plaenge group of companies;
- Vanguard Home expands its activities with construction projects in Curitiba/PR and Campo Grande/MS;
- The Plaenge group of companies carries out 22 project launchings in the year. |
