GUIALMI
GUIALMI is a Portuguese B2B manufacturer of office furniture, founded in 1973 in Águeda, producing workstations, seating, storage, meeting tables, acoustic pods, and reception systems for corporate, contract, and collaborative workspace customers, with design partnerships and European-standard certified products.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersÁgueda, Portugal
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What GUIALMI does
GUIALMI, legally GUIALMI - Empresa de Móveis Metálicos, SA, is a Portuguese manufacturer of office furniture founded in 1973 and headquartered in Águeda, Portugal. The company designs, produces, and sells a comprehensive B2B portfolio covering workstations, executive and task seating, meeting and conference tables, storage cabinets and lockers, acoustic solutions and meeting pods, reception counters, partition walls, and library/lounge furniture. Production is centered on metal, wood, melamine, and fabric inputs, with select products carrying FSC-certified wood and European standards certification (e.g., LOK lockers). Product design is driven by an in-house R&D team working alongside external designers and partnerships with firms including Favaretto & Partners, Ballendat & Zund, Paolo Favaretto, Isabella Steffan, and Rita Cruz.
The company operates a direct B2B sales model with no publicly disclosed pricing, indicating quote-based enterprise transactions. Products are showcased through a multi-language website (Portuguese, English, Spanish, French) with downloadable catalogs and 3D CAD libraries targeted at architects and interior designers. The company maintains a presence at major European industry trade shows, including Workspace Expo Paris 2021 and Orgatec 2024, and runs organic social channels on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. GUIALMI has received multiple Good Design Awards (Layer, GoFlex, Origami, Cooper) and, while now expanding into acoustic and collaborative workspace categories, remains a small private firm with approximately 40 employees and no disclosed revenue, funding history, or M&A activity.
GUIALMI firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- GUIALMI
- Legal name
- GUIALMI - Empresa de Móveis Metálicos, SA
- Website
- https://guialmi.pt
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- GUIALMI is a Portuguese B2B manufacturer of office furniture, founded in 1973 in Águeda, producing workstations, seating, storage, meeting tables, acoustic pods, and reception systems for corporate, contract, and collaborative workspace customers, with design partnerships and European-standard certified products.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
GUIALMI industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Office Furniture
- NAICS
- Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing (3372), Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing (337214), Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing (337211), Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215)
- SIC
- Office Furniture (2520), Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540), Office Furniture (No Wood) (2522)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Office Furniture & Workspace Accessories Retail (CRALABAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM), Home Office Furniture Retail (Desks, Office Chairs, Bookcases, Filing/Storage) (CRAIAAAD)
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Where GUIALMI is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Águeda
- HQ country
- Portugal
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
GUIALMI business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Office Furniture Sales: Direct sales of manufactured office furniture including workstations, chairs, tables, storage solutions, and acoustic products to businesses and organizations.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels7 records
GUIALMI product offering
Product offeringCore offering
GUIALMI designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of office furniture including workstations, task and executive chairs, meeting and conference tables, storage cabinets and lockers, acoustic pods and meeting booths, reception counters, partition walls, lounge and waiting area seating, collaborative furniture, and library shelving systems. The company serves corporate offices, coworking spaces, and contract projects with products offered in metal, wood, melamine, and fabric finishes, supported by downloadable catalogs and 3D CAD libraries for architects and designers.
Product overview
GUIALMI is a Portuguese office furniture manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of workspace solutions organized into distinct product categories: workstations and desks (including Kone, Cooper, Multitask tables), meeting tables (Origami, L.System, Oceanus, Universal, Layer), chairs across all segments (executive, task, meeting, and contract including T50, K40, Logica, Guia, Nina, Basilissa, Torre collections), storage solutions (S/Line, K/Line, M/Line, D/Line, Bellow, LOK lockers, AccessCode, Frames, Pedestals), acoustic solutions and meeting pods (Marea Collection, D/Line acoustic, Pausa Modular), reception counters (Layer, Átrio), partition walls (Pausa P100/P200, Pausa Modular), screens/partitions (Aludi, Sistema), lounge and waiting area furniture (GoFlex, MiMar, McFly, Nina XL, Hermes, Panca, Style, Executive, Torre), collaborative furniture (Frames, Marea, GoFlex, In_Motion, Cooper, Multitask), and libraries/shelving (In_Motion, GoFlex, Torre, Share, Basilissa, Nina, Reading Tables, Shelving LOK). The portfolio serves corporate offices, coworking spaces, collaborative work environments, and contract projects with products designed by both in-house R&D teams and external designers like Favaretto & Partners, Paolo Favaretto, Isabella Steffan, and Rita Cruz.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Kone Table Collection Wooden table collection for meeting rooms, collaborative areas, breakout zones and dining spaces with FSC-certified natural oak and walnut finishes plus six lacquered colors.
- Cooper Table Line Versatile workspace table line for hybrid work, coworkings, work cafes, and team project areas; Good Design Award winner.
- Origami Meeting Tables Meeting tables available in single-surface and modular configurations with two extension options for conference rooms; Good Design Award winner.
- Layer Reception Counters and Meeting Tables Flexible reception counter and meeting table system with linear or curved configurations in wood, metal, or glass finishes; Good Design Award winner.
- GoFlex Shelving and Lounge System Modular shelving and lounge furniture system for libraries and collaborative spaces; Good Design Award winner.
- T50 Chair Range Versatile chair available in task, executive, and meeting conference configurations for various office seating needs.
- Sedna Executive Chair Executive chair designed in collaboration with Sokoa for office seating.
- K40 Task Chair Ergonomic task chair for operative office seating.
- LOK Locker Cabinet Range Locker cabinet range including standard lockers, work/personal clothes separation, Z-door lockers, and overlapped compartment options; European-standard certified.
- Pausa Modular Acoustic Pods and Partition Walls Self-supporting modular acoustic pods and partition walls eliminating ceiling anchor requirements, with high acoustic performance and simple assembly.
- D/Line Acoustic Storage and Filing Filing system and acoustic storage units combining organizational needs with aesthetics and acoustic performance.
- Marea Acoustic Sofa Collection Acoustic sofa collection and collaborative furniture for creating modern workspace environments with acoustic performance.
- Share Collection (Libraries and Contract Chairs) Collection available as library shelving and contract chairs for meeting rooms.
- Basilissa Contract Chair Collection Contract chair collection for meeting, lounge, and waiting area settings.
- Frames Collaborative Storage System Multi-functional storage and collaborative furniture system for organizing, dividing, socializing, and storage needs.
- In_Motion Library and Lounge System Dynamic library and lounge furniture system with modular capabilities designed by Rita Cruz & Guialmi Design Team.
- L.System Meeting Tables Small meeting tables for managers and workgroups, available in various dimensions and materials for different company cultures.
- Oceanus Meeting Tables Meeting tables collection by designer Isabella Steffan in round, square and rectangular formats with wengé, hazel birch, or natural birch finishes.
- Universal Meeting Table Meeting table designed by Antonio Flores for versatile conference needs.
- Aludi Screen and Partition System Aluminum screen and partition system for workspace division.
- Multitask Meeting and Training Tables Versatile meeting and training table system for various workspace configurations.
- Guia Executive and Meeting Chair Collection Executive chair and meeting chair collection for direction and conference settings with comprehensive family options.
- Logica Executive and Task Chairs Versatile chair line available in executive and task configurations for different office environments.
- MiMar Lounge and Waiting Area Furniture Waiting area and reception lounge furniture for office environments.
- ZoneOut Acoustic Cabins Acoustic cabins for office environments, available in single and double (Dupla) configurations.
- K/Line Storage Cabinets Dismountable cabinet with high resistance and performance, shipping disassembled for low transport cost with easy assembly.
- M/Line Cabinets and Storage New cabinet and storage solution in the product range.
Quantifiable outcome
- Products certified according to European standards (referenced for LOK lockers)
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use GUIALMI
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
GUIALMI technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
GUIALMI partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Favaretto & PartnerscoreItalian design firm Favaretto & Partners collaborated with GUIALMI on the design of the Layer meeting table collection. The partnership resulted in a versatile modular table system with diverse configurations and finishes for conference and meeting rooms.
- Paolo FavarettocoreItalian designer Paolo Favaretto designed the #314 table collection for GUIALMI, featuring clean minimalist design for office environments.
- Guialmi R&D (Internal)coreCompany's internal R&D team serves as the primary design force for many collections including Aludi, Kone, In_Motion, and others. The internal design team works alongside external designers.
- SokoaminorBasque seating manufacturer Sokoa collaborated on the design of the Sedna Executive chair, combining GUIALMI's office furniture expertise with Sokoa's seating technology.
- R&D SidizminorT50 Executive chair designed by R&D Sidiz in collaboration with GUIALMI, combining ergonomic seating expertise with office furniture solutions.
- Antonio FloresminorDesigner Antonio Flores created the Universal meeting table collection for GUIALMI.
- Isabella SteffanminorDesigner Isabella Steffan designed the Oceanus meeting table collection featuring various formats in wood finishes.
- Favaretto & PartnerscoreItalian design firm Favaretto & Partners designed the Accessories for Shelving collection, complementing GUIALMI's library and storage product lines.
- Rita Cruz & Guialmi Design TeamminorJoint design collaboration between Rita Cruz and the internal Guialmi Design Team created the In_Motion library collection.
- Ballendat & ZundminorDesign firm Ballendat & Zund designed the Visita meeting chair collection for GUIALMI.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
GUIALMI competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Steelcase: Global leader in office furniture with comprehensive workstations, seating, storage, and architectural/space solutions. Comparable product breadth but at vastly different scale and geographic reach.
- Vitra: Swiss premium office and home furniture manufacturer with designer-led collections. Comparable premium positioning and acoustic product lines (e.g., Vitra's office pods) but vastly larger scale and brand recognition.
- Haworth: Global office furniture manufacturer with workstations, seating, storage, and architectural interiors. Comparable corporate B2B customer base and product categories, but substantially larger scale.
- Ahrend: Dutch office furniture manufacturer with workstations, seating, storage, and circular/refurbished offerings. Comparable mid-to-premium European positioning and corporate customer focus.
- Sedus Stoll: German premium office furniture manufacturer with broad seating, desks, storage, and acoustic room systems. Comparable portfolio but much larger scale and global contract presence.
- Bene: Austrian office furniture specialist in workstations, partitions, and room systems. Comparable product categories and corporate focus but larger scale and broader dealer presence across DACH and Europe.
- Kinnarps: Large Scandinavian office furniture group with comprehensive workstations, seating, storage, and acoustic solutions. Comparable product categories but materially larger scale and broader European dealer network.
Direct peers
- Actiu: Spanish office furniture manufacturer with comprehensive seating, storage, partitions, and acoustic product lines targeted at corporate and contract markets. Directly comparable mid-sized European competitor.
- Forma 5: Iberian office furniture manufacturer (Portugal/Spain-adjacent) producing workstations, seating, storage and acoustic solutions for B2B corporate clients. Highly comparable product range, scale tier, and go-to-market as GUIALMI.
- JMM (J. Mendes Moreira): Portuguese office furniture manufacturer producing workstations, seating, and storage for B2B clients. Same domestic market and similar product/market positioning as GUIALMI.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
GUIALMI social profiles
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GUIALMI leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
GUIALMI funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
GUIALMI M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about GUIALMI
What does GUIALMI do?
GUIALMI designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of office furniture including workstations, task and executive chairs, meeting and conference tables, storage cabinets and lockers, acoustic pods and meeting booths, reception counters, partition walls, lounge and waiting area seating, collaborative furniture, and library shelving systems. The company serves corporate offices, coworking spaces, and contract projects with products offered in metal, wood, melamine, and fabric finishes, supported by downloadable catalogs and 3D CAD libraries for architects and designers.
Is GUIALMI a public or private company?
GUIALMI is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was GUIALMI founded?
GUIALMI was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is GUIALMI based?
GUIALMI is headquartered in Águeda, Portugal, in the Europe region.
How does GUIALMI make money?
One revenue line is on record: office Furniture Sales.
Who are GUIALMI's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Steelcase, Vitra, Haworth, Ahrend, Sedus Stoll, Bene and Kinnarps. Direct peers are Actiu, Forma 5 and JMM (J. Mendes Moreira).
Does GUIALMI have an API?
No public API is recorded for GUIALMI.
What industry is GUIALMI in?
GUIALMI's product category is Office Furniture. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRALABAE, Office Furniture & Workspace Accessories Retail, with a secondary code of BPAHAKAM, Industrial/Product & Furniture Design. Its NAICS code is 3372 and its SIC code is 2520.