WHO WE ARE
Fontfreda Pintures is a family distribution company with more than 90 years of experience deeply rooted in the cities and regions where we work and live.
With a highly professional team, we always strive to find the best solutions for our clients and community in the face of ever-changing environments.
Since its inception, our company has been closely tied to art and aesthetics. Our purpose is to promote beauty and satisfaction in the change, improvement, and transformation of each project.
MISSION AND VISION
With commitment and enthusiasm, we provide the most reliable practical and technical solutions.
We support individuals and businesses in technical and productive applications according to their specific needs, offering security to our clients and our community.
We are firmly dedicated to adding value to the creation of construction, renovation, decoration, nautical, and industrial projects through a close, committed, and high-quality service.
OUR HISTORY
Origins
It was in the early 1930s when Carles Fontfreda i Xaudiera, a former bank employee, decided to open a shop in front of the Church of Sant Esteve in Olot, right in the city center.
Due to its privileged location and the kindness of the person who opened it every morning in that house, which had been a former clergy dependency, it soon became a hub for interesting literary and artistic gatherings.
People in the early 20th century had a treasure that is hard to find today: time.
Meanwhile, from the other side of the counter, everything was sold: groceries, drugstore items, herbs, spices, chemicals, perfumery products, and of course, paints.
Postwar Era
After the postwar period, as the economic situation improved, the company began to grow.
The founder's son, Carles Fontfreda i Gratacós, was the architect of this gradual and continuous business growth. First with the opening of a warehouse that allowed them to sell wholesale, and later with a store dedicated exclusively to wallpaper sales, right in front of the original location.
Expansion to Figueres
Little by little, everything unrelated to painting and decoration disappeared, and a commercial network covering the main towns in the neighboring regions (Ripoll, Banyoles, Anglès...) was created.
Similarly, a partnership was formed in Figueres – Comercial Crusi – with a point of sale in the Empordà region, which later merged into Fontfreda Pintures.
3rd Generation
A third generation consolidated the three main business lines (Decoration, Industry, and Automotive), opened a store exclusively for Fine Arts supplies.
They also opened larger warehouses in both Olot and Figueres, expanded the commercial network throughout the province of Girona, and extended to Osona with the opening of a warehouse in Vic.
Additionally, the company was a pioneer in participating in the creation of the first wholesale buying group, under the brand Espàtula, which later integrated into the Pyma Group covering the entire country.
Present Day
Today, Fontfreda Pintures is deeply involved in a process of digitalization and incorporation of BI technologies and augmented reality as part of a new expansion and opportunity capture strategy.
A new generation, focused on improving the shopping experience for retail customers, is committed to providing increasing value to professional clients every day.
Offering both groups the knowledge acquired throughout its history and working with the best suppliers in the market.
