Our history in brief
The founder of the company, Mr. Giuliano Cataldi, started to work in the sector of sanitary products distribution in Genoa right after the Second World War. In 1961 he starts the distribution of chemical products and alloys for the dental sector. In 1985 the company renews itself with the entry of his son Alessandro Cataldi, that comes from another company exclusively envolved in the dental sector, and subsequently the company Larident is founded.
The sanitary sector is abandoned and the company concentrates on the dental sector in the production of plastic articles for dentists.
The quality of the products and their competitivity on the market make the export market a fundamental part of the company, already from the beginning, with a share of 40% of the turn-over.
Today, Larident in its head-quarters in Via Giovanni da Verrazzano, in the suburbs of Genoa, has a commercial department that distributes its own products all over Italy and in 60 countries. On the Italian market it represents well-known manufacturers like Hager & Werken (dentistry and lab products), Polirapid (brushes for laboratories), Varenkor (sintered diamond burs), Nordiska Dental (fi lling materials and cements), Carl Martin (instruments), Iuko ( oupes).
From 2007 Larident operates in the growing pharmacy sector, offering a range of dental prophylaxis products aimed at the end-consumer market.
Alongside the commercial department there is an effi cient industrial division where Larident owns eight injection moulding machines, used for the production of its 400 own articles and where it is possible to develop new products customized for the customers.
The article with the most success is without any doubt the prothesis container, of which was produced 2.2 million pieces in 2010.
Another strength of Larident is its fl exibility in the manufacturing of personalized products for private lable purposes.
In 1997 Larident obtained the ISO9001/2000 certifi cation, renewed in 2009 with ISO 9001/2008 and in 2010 the 14001/2004 certifi cation in order to show its sensibility towards quality and environmental issues.
