The founding of the Duro y Compañía enterprisein 1858, driven and guided by Pedro Duro Benito, marks the start of the entrepreneurial development of what is now DF. Initially, the company specialised in iron and steel production and coal mining, and had become the main iron and steel producer in Spain by the late 19th century.
In 1900, Duro y Compañía became the Sociedad Metalúrgica Duro-Felguera, S.A., and in 1905 it was listed to trade on the Stock Market. By 1920 it had become the largest coal producer in the country, and the profits from this source enabled significant technical improvements to be made in the iron and steel industry.
In the mid-1980s, Duro Felguera again changed its business activities to adapt to market requirements and concentrated on the execution of turnkey projects for the energy, industry and Oil & Gas sectors.
Today, under the DF trademark, the company specialises in the management of projects of this type, carrying out the whole process required by customers, so as to provide an integrated service covering all aspects from engineering to erection and maintenance of the plants built, including the manufacture and supply of equipment and civil works.
1858 - Pedro Duro Benito founds the company Sociedad Regular Colectiva Duro y CIA.
1900 - The company Metalúrgica Duro Felguera, S.A. is established.
1905 - The company's shares are listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
1966-67 - UNINSA and HUNOSA absorb the iron and steel and coal mining activities of S.M. Duro Felguera, S.A.
1968-73 - S.M. DURO FELGUERA upgrades and increases its activities in the capital goods area.
1974-90 - The evolution of the market requires the company to adopt an organisational division by specialities.
1991 - The name of the company is changed from Sociedad Metalúrgica Duro Felguera to Grupo Duro Felguera, S.A.
1995 - The company moves its headquarters from Madrid to Oviedo (Asturias).
2001 The company's name is changed to Duro Felguera, S.A.
2009 - The group opens its new headquarters at the Parque Científico Tecnológico in Gijón, which houses the Energy and Industrial Plant Lines, and the different corporate departments.
2013 - The company changes its corporate image and starts to operate under the new brand name of DF.
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