Linvea

Our history dates back to the early fifties when, in 1952, Ferdinando Gargiulo founded a company in Naples, in the Poggioreale district, named from the acronym "LIVA" [laboratorio – industria - vernici - affini - ( lab – industry – coatings – similar products )] . Those were indeed exciting times marked by the post-war reconstruction and the Italian economic boom. As the company expanded the requirements of new areas, equipment and appropriate production facilities had to be met. As a result, in 1958, LIVA relocated to the present plant of Casoria and was renamed "LINVEA" (laboratorio industria napoletana vernici e affini), where N stands for Neapolitan. Thanks to its founder’s dogged perseverance and soundness as well as to the positive boost given by the favorable historical period also known as the Italian Miracle, LINVEA rapidly became a landmark in the Italian industry of coatings for buildings.

In the 70s, LINVEA was taken over by a foreign multinational, a leading company in the European chemical industry which was already operating on the Italian market of coatings, through different brands. This highly prestigious experience lasted 30 years and was characterized by great achievements as well as technological and professional progress. Then, in the year 2000, LINVEA resumed its origins with a new Italian ownership. And it is precisely thanks to the Italian owner’s skills, experience and dedication to work that the company’s image was bolstered and that the quality of its marketed products is now well appreciated worldwide even by all the stakeholders.

Over the years, LINVEA has undergone many significant changes: transfers of property, mergers, acquisitions, generation handovers in every business area. Nevertheless, the business has kept on thriving, being spurred by a strong “passion” instilled from generation to generation and shared by all the company’s employees who pass down their acquired skills and passion often to their own children. We are a reliable partner for both retailers and professional applicators, whereas architects and private customers consider us as a point of reference when it comes to coatings in the “Italian style”.