The Family

1940-Theophilo Petrycoski met Maria Luisa Crestani, whom he married and set up a metal of approximately 70 square meters in gross wood structure and unpaved, beside the family home in Erebango in northern gaucho.

1945 - The activity gradually prospered. The family with the support of three staff and some learners produced wagons, carts, crates, agricultural implements for animal traction, horseshoes and began to repair and assemble wood stoves, with raw materials and supplies purchased in Porto Alegre (RS). The shortage of steel in the market, because of World War II, led Theophilo have an innovative attitude: put your employees in the region to seek drums and cans of imported products, and firing to soften and straighten the metal, using wooden mallets formed the raw material that is so poor at the time.

1949 - Seeing huge migration of residents of Rio Grande do Sul to Parana Theophilo decided to see what attracts so many people and determined that was moving to New Town district of Cleveland (now Pato Branco).

 

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1950-Year that begins the story of Atlas Appliances. It is created in Vila Nova Theophilo Petrycoski Cia Ltda tinkering and blacksmithing, installed in crude wooden house, 80 m², on one side of the house they made repairs and the production of stoves semiartesanal, gutters, stills, shapes, pots, buckets, funnels and various metal products. In other trade in building materials, ceramics, household utensils.

1952 - Theóphilo Petrycoski and his family cooperated in the process of Vila Nova emancipation, which became known as Pato Branco. Alongside, some pieces of the wood-burning stoves were plated and enameled, with support from third-party in Porto Alegre (RS).

1953- The wood stove Petrycoski Office won first place in the Department of Metallurgical Industry Expo and the International Coffee Congress in Curitiba, during celebrations of the centenary of Parana.

1955  They were produced about 40 stoves per month, working hard and eventually began at dawn and sometimes extended up to 21 hours.

1956 -  The relationship as a frequent customer of the Company J. A. Pens, Porto Alegre, had a surprise for Petrycoski Theophilus, who eventually won an imported car in a raffle. Having the vision to expand the business, he sold the vehicle and purchased raw materials and new tools for production.

1957 -The company made the sale of a wood stove on October 8, 1957, to Louis Giglioli, sending the invoice number 1149, today the Company's historical collection.

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Théophile and Paulino Sartor.

1963 - Industry has been moved to new premises in the street Brasilia, 800 square meters.

1968- The sale of products such as hardware, household items and building materials began to lose ground to the production of stoves, which became the basis of activity.

1969 - Theophilo Petrycoski acquired in Sao Paulo, an enameling oven, Muffle Type - Regular - up to 25 stoves per day.

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1970-The company produced about 300 wood stoves per month.

1971-As the electricity was too expensive - for the reduction of production costs - Theophile Petrycoski acquired a small hydroelectric plant in Mariópolis, located 17 km from Pato Branco. In the same year Petrycoski Irani took over management of the Company.

1972-The family ordered 500 Mufatto stoves, which was cause for celebration.

1979-Came the new corporate name: Industry Stoves Petrycoski Ltda. Valdir Petrycoski - also the founder's son - also drove the industry.

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1981 -Has completed the transfer of the structure to a new address: BR 158, Km 521, where it remains installed.
1983 - Were purchased equipment for tooling and production begins arrays - tools - for increased production.

1985- Claudio Petrycoski, has run the company.

1986 -The Cruzado Plan ensured good results for the Industry. In May the company celebrated the production of two thousand stoves.

1987-Claudio Petrycoski led the acquisition of all machinery and tooling of the production process for wood stoves and gas stoves Industry Walter, owned by Muller Brothers, Curitiba. As it began production in Pato Branco was achieved "extraordinary" amount of gas stoves for 15 days. Three weeks already produced 40 units of gas per day.

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1991 - Stoves began exporting to countries in Latin America.

1993-The industry was evolving. They were produced about 350 gas stoves and firewood to 200 per day..

1994 - The Company has received from the Commercial and Industrial Association of Paraná the "Business Excellence Award."

1995 - Production was increased to 500 gas stoves and firewood to 250 per day.

1996 -Industry Stoves Petrycoski gets named Atlas Appliances Industry Ltda. A big launch party, which was attended by over 400 customers, was prominently featured in Expopato (Trade Exhibition, Industrial and Agricultural Pato Branco). There were already manufactured 1,100 units / day.

1997 - Earns Top Award for Marketing, PR-ADVB with the Phoenix project revealed that the name change to Atlas Petrycoski Cooking Appliances.

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2000 -Atlas celebrated half a century of development and has been ranked as the largest industry ranges from the south, including exporting its products to over 30 countries.

2001 -Three thousand stoves were produced daily when Claudio Petrycoski won the Medal of Merit and the diploma awarded by the Industrial Fiep (Federation of Industries of Paraná).

2002 - Atlas Appliances in Brazil was the only concept to achieve maximum "A" ratings in Conpet / Inmetro and power lines across the product line, the launch of the Certificate Program in Economic and Security. Won for the second time the "Top Marketing Award", awarded by ADVB in Project John Clay.

2003 -Began producing dishwashers, washing machines and clothes dryers in Caxias do Sul, in the structure formerly owned by Lean, traditional home appliance company in southern Brazil. Implemented an assembling unit in Feira de Santana - BA

2005 - Claudio Petrycoski was elected leader of the National Sector Segment Appliances Forum of Leaders, based in Belo Horizonte, MG.

2006 - Has won new recognition of the National Program to Promote Efficient Use of Oil and Natural Gas - Conpet - for example cost savings for their products. It was the only brand to get maximum conceptualization "A" across the Line of Products assessments Conpet / Inmetro in the categories of safety and economy.

2007 - The leadership chose to separate the production of wood stoves and gas. It was created with the new plant which now host the industry Petrycoski Cooking.

2009 - Atlas Appliances, after extensive market study, presented the new line of stoves U. Top, with design and different attributes.