A Brief History

Bresle
1457

The Tailors’ Guild of the city receives special privileges. Hermannstadt (Sibiu) becomes an important center for the production of garments, a tradition carried over the ages.

1457
uniformă
1949

The Red Star is set up with 380 employees. The work system is artisan-based and the productivity is small while the assortment is made up of military uniforms only. 

1949
1954

 

New, modern, electric motor-powered sewing machines are being purchased from the GFG and the US. All manual operations are abolished and the final ironing is executed with Italian and English steam production presses.

1954
Desen Steaua Rosie Sibiu
1976

The number of employees reaches 2500 and over 40% of production is intended for export.

1976
sectie veche
1990

The “Red Star” is reorganized into 3 companies with full state capital (Sib I, II and III).

1990
1991

Confectia Sib III becomes S.C. “Euroconf” S.A., a name inspired by the external market on which it was running its products. Euroconf takes 650 of the old employees organized into 4 production lines that produce sports clothes.

1991
1992

Two new production lines for trousers are set up. Euroconf expands through the commissioning of a new production hall with 110 employees.

1992
1993

The company is privatised with a total of 900 employees and 332 shareholders. The sports clothing lines are expanded and four new lines are created.

1993
1994

An association agreement with Steilmann is signed for an 8-year period. Euroconf is now using state-of-the-art machines brought from Germany, in part the property of Euroconf and in part of Steilmann. The production of male blazers for export to Germany is started.

1994
1999

Euroconf starts a collaboration with the company Miltenberg.

1999
2000

Euroconf signs contracts with Schuller and Grote.

2000
2001

The company is creating products for Odermark.

2001
2002

Euroconf is starting collaborations with Interbel and Alberto.

2002
2005

The newly released brand Paolo Rossi enjoys a great success, demonstrating the company’s creative capacity and production possibilities according to the most exclusive standards.

2005
2006

Euroconf obtains the Quality Management certificate EN ISO 9001:2000.

2006