In 1992 the brothers Paulo Sá and Luís Sá and their mother Irene Silva decide to unite their efforts and Know-How and found the company.
In 1994 HTUBO starts its activity at a local level, in its premises at Travessa do Barco in Pombal.
A space with 1000m, dedicated to the retail trade of pipes, parts, hydraulic, pneumatic and transmission accessories, for the various branches of industry.
HTubo receives requests from customers from all over the country, from commerce and industry areas. Decides to expand its business area to wholesale trade. Creates the commercial department and expands its activity throughout the country.
It supplies everything that has to do with piping and flexible hydraulic conduction. The availability and stock variety of industrial hoses is constantly growing.
Everything we consume, build or produce, at some point in the transformation process, has to be transported, has to go through hoses, the company commercialieses these hoses, whether they are for high temperatures, food products, chemicals, abrasives, ...
It also supplies everything related to transmission and hydraulic and pneumatic seals.
The company's exports begin to gain expression in the company's turnover volume. HTUBO starts exporting to Angola, Mozambique and several European countries.
To satisfy the need for terminals and accessories with unconventional measures or characteristics, the company created its own manufacturing unit, which allows the production of one piece or a batch of pieces tailored to the customer's needs.
It also welds and transforms flexible stainless steel.
Supplying the food, agriculture, textile, chemical, pharmaceutical, metal-mechanical, steel, metallurgical, extractive, automotive, paper industry industries requires a diversified stock with an immediate response capacity. In order to increase the storage capacity, the variety of products and services required to consolidate customers, the company moved the facilities to an area of 5000m.
And also to open up the search for new markets and products.
With regular investment, research and development of new solutions in the area, HTUBO continues to grow in a continuous and sustained way. The company has achieved an improvement in its overall organization and a better division of goods and services by sector.
To expedite access to the company's catalogs and articles and facilitate their acquisition, the company made the online store available to customers in 2014.
Efficient stock and logistics allow the company to deliver by 1.00 pm on the working day following the order.
In order to respond to its customers, HTubo has been developing its technical skills, investing in qualified professionals, equipment and new technologies.
The continuous goal of total customer satisfaction is always present and in constant evolution.
HTubo has 35 employees, a physical store, an online store and 4 commercials that visit customers in Portugal mainland and islands.
8 years after the online store was made available and our customers' growing adherence was verified, it became imperative to update this tool with the latest technologies and we began its remodeling.