1989
PIONEERING
Promotional Marketing was still an almost unknown area, and Nobrinde was already taking its first steps, appearing during the first Marketing course taught in Portugal, by the hands of its partners Nuno Oliveira e Marisa Fonte .
1994
INITIATIVE
A Nobrinde changed facilities and formed a young team of designers, full of fresh ideas, thus creating the brand Esgryma.
INNOVATION
Just two years later, the focus on private brands appeared. No one imagined how successful the Cloks, timely design with absolute quality guarantee. Few models, but with very unique characteristics, adapted to the image of each client with a pre-modeling offer. Companhia das Madeiras: a line of selected office items, suitable and designed for a personalized offer: engraving names, brands, companies, etc.
Laser at the time was the most advanced technology and reached the market through the sense of Nobrinde opportunity. For the first time, in Portugal, it was possible to cut and engrave non-metallic materials.
1997
EFFECTIVENESS | PROFESSIONALISM
Effectiveness | Esgryma creates Printset to meet the need for printing in small four-color and offset runs, among others. Nobrinde, in turn, launches Kanguru Têxtil, a national clothing company, taking the market by storm with quality textiles and innovative design.
Professionalism | The success of private brands led to the creation of working groups (product manager, creative and producer) for each of the brands, capturing synergies between these areas.
1998
DYNAMISM
A Laser also becomes a company, initially occupying the Nobrinde facilities. Opens two stores for sale to the public, equipped with the necessary technology to make recordings at the time of purchase.
1999
INVESTMENT
A Industrial Laser occupies new facilities and acquires a machine eight times more powerful than traditional machines, remaining at the forefront of technology in Europe, with an alternative for large formats and cutting thicknesses of up to 20 mm. Laser commercial opened two more stores and enters the new millennium with five stores open to the public. Nobrinde launched another brand – Expresso Oriente, made up of products of its own design, but produced in the East (anti-stress products, pins, inflatables, decks of cards).
2000
WORK
Timprexe appears, we become workaholics, overtime, 3 work shifts, great production strength and autonomy in all the latest printing technologies, from pad printing, screen printing, thermogravure, laser, pantograph, and all transfer variants.
2002
STRATEGY | SUCCESS
Strategy | We entered into important partnerships with the 3 largest international companies in the sector, quadrupled our response capacity and transformed our production in our laboratory and in our customers' emergency rooms. As you can see, the future passed earlier at Nobrinde, here everything is movement and progression, which benefits from a team of 65 professionals, productive and innovative, combined with a new virtual reality, with efficiency, as well real.
Success | After thirteen years of investment and dedication, success at Nobrinde seems to be contagious. Clocks reaches the point of maturity in the market, selling more than 200,000 models and even producing for other brands. Expresso gains new dynamism, and strong relationships with Eastern suppliers. Printset acquires its own articles intended for comics and photography. Laser continues to expand, taking advantage of new information technologies to operate the franchising work system.
2003
VIRTUAL | SPACE
Virtual | The first virtual store was Tranquilidade Seguros, where we obtained new challenges in virtual and telephone service for 500 agents, with their respective virtual store, product selection, quality control and shipping.
Space | We changed facilities, to 1500m2 of production and 500m2 of offices, and we were left with a response capacity capable of winning over stores with the same concept: Fidelidade Mundial, Império Bonança, Grupo Amorim, Panike, Hoken, among others, surrendered to the concept of Nobrinde's online store.
2005
MBA
MBA appears, which is the result of the merger of 3 companies: Nobrinde, Esgryma and Lase r, thus making the most of each of its specificities in products and services, and creating greater communication and cohesion between them. We renewed the concept of Laser stores to “Things that speak” under the scope of MBA, during 2005/2006 we opened a store in Matosinhos Sul dedicated to Textile and we also opened a company in Barcelona, MBA Marketing de Regalos, on a new, completely restructured website and a team of salespeople working in Porto and Barcelona who would launch our Internationalization.
2006
ÁFRICA
Inauguration of AngolaBrindes, MozambiqueBrindes and GuinéBrindes.
2007
IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION
In-house production gains strength in sales and notoriety among customers. The range of in-house products is perfect and indispensable in the office, at conferences, points of sale, events, on the go or at home. It has become a simple and effective bet in the communication of the largest national companies by presenting a diverse range of applications and resources.
2009
IMPROVEMENT
We have improved our range of internal products and developed 19 new products to make your campaigns successful. We present the new area dedicated to gadgets, original and economical gifts. A selection of objects that will entertain your family and that will certainly delight the little ones and many adults who have always wanted technologically advanced objects – remote-controlled cars or helicopters, touchscreen readers, digital photo frames, camcorders for extreme sports, walkie- talkies among many others.
2010
ONLINE STORES
We launched the MBA Lojas platform to revolutionize e-commerce in Portugal. A challenge for individuals and companies, we offer anyone interested the opportunity to purchase an online store for free and immediately begin exploring new markets, evolving and profiting in partnership with our company. We use this new work tool to optimize our commercial relationships with our customers and shorten the distance between them and their audience
2011
E-BIKE | E-FUMO
By understanding the demands and needs of the market related to mobility, we invested in creating the brand e-Bike and e-Fumo with regard to e-Liquids, accessories and merchandising.
The e-Bike kit brand appears as a modern solution to the growing environmental problems, excess traffic and high fuel prices, which affect the transport sector in its various aspects (transport for tourism, personal transport and for work). In this way, we see the future as a set of solutions that satisfy several needs at the same time, beyond the simple act of commuting.
We are proud to belong to a group of professionals who treat electric bicycles as “you”. We guarantee the maintenance, repair and customization of all types of electric bicycles.
2012
BRASIL
Inauguration of Nobrinde Brasil, it is governed by its quality and diversity in the production of what the customer really needs: promotional marketing that works.
2013
MY TYWAK
Launch of the My Tywak brand with the aim of revolutionizing the idea and creation of personalized products. Products developed in Tyvek®, a paper composed of continuous filaments of high-density polyethylene, 100% pure, extraordinarily strong and resistant to tearing and perforation. My Tywak quickly grew and made a difference with its line of articles that impress companies and individuals. It is a brand aimed at those who appreciate simplicity, design and quality!
2014
CRIEI.EU | UV PRINT
Launch of the Criei.eu platform and the creation of the UV Print brand. Criei.eu allows users to enter the extraordinary world of creation. Provides the tools for anyone to create, share and produce their projects by uploading images, obtaining fully personalized products. Creating with originality has never been so easy and fast.
UV Print is a color and white ink printing service, and can print both options at the same time. Intended for the production of products with special customization, namely objects with photographic quality due to their high precision, stable performance and high quality.
2015
I WANT IT ALL
Launch of the online store Eu Quero Tudo, specializing in the sale of gadgets and personalized gifts for the most special occasions. It aims to provide the public with affordable items for personal use and to surprise families and friends with original, fully personalized gifts with their phrases or photographs.
2016
TEXTILE MANUFACTURING
Year of textile manufacturing: with a team of experienced seamstresses, a varied range of raw materials, sewing machines, printing and industrial cutting machines, it was possible to create value and innovate textile products. Contributing to the growth of MBA's technological know-how in textile manufacturing with the creation of the MB product line, where it is possible to develop and produce custom-made products in any format without polyester, cotton, TYVEK® and napa , find out more at brindes.pt.
2017
RELEASES
Launch of Super Soco (electric motorcycle), Minimalist (electric bicycles) and e-commerce stores Events and Hotels
The Super SOCO TS1200R marks the beginning of a new era of sustainable electric mobility, its mission is to change the lives of its users, being the perfect combination between design, performance and environmental responsibility. It intends to share Portugal's roads with electric and hybrid vehicles with the aim of reducing pollution levels in cities. It's light, fast and efficient at an unbeatable price.
Aimed at personalized details and souvenirs for private or corporate events, we launched the online store eventos.nobrinde.com, where customers can find products to make their event even more special and unique.
Find the best hotel equipment solutions in the online store hoteis.mbapromo.com with all types of equipment and merchandising aimed at the hotel industry.
Launch of the Minimalist electric bicycle collection, a line of urban and mountain bikes with great finishes, exceptional quality components to guarantee excellent safety standards, dynamic and fun circulation. Equipped with the pedal assistance system (PAS), Lithium batteries from LG or Samsung cells to obtain maximum power, speed and driving quality, matte paintwork and original lines between traditional and avant-garde style.
Opening of the Showroom Parque das Nações, a 200m² exhibition with all promotional gifts from the two largest retailers in the world CT and MK, where you can also discover the Minimalist electric bicycles and electric bicycle conversion kits e-Bike Kit.
2018
FOCUS
Year of internal growth with a focus on production, creation of the internal production website www.brindes.pt and development of products with new raw materials – napa and waterproof polyester. Maintain the focus on the French and Spanish market, participating in the main fairs in the sector. We invest in state-of-the-art stamping machines and metal and co2 laser engraving machines.
2019
NEOPRENE
We continue to invest in new materials, this year the innovation is neoprene. We invest in machines for decal services for glass and ceramics. The e-bike kit becomes a representative of the brands Neomouv (leading French company in ebikes) and BH – a Spanish brand of prestige and competition. We began to take our first steps into the digital era, investing in holograms and preparing the insertion of LEDs.
Staying in the advertising and marketing market has provided us with a wealth of experience, allowing us to perfect techniques, invest in technological innovation, but most importantly, create and present the best communication solutions, adapted to each client. Everything really remains the same, nowadays, Nobrinde is governed by its quality and diversity in producing what the customer really needs: Promotional marketing that works.
2020
NEW REALITY
Big changes in the e-Bike Kit with the celebration of 10 years, changing its name and carrying out a total re-Branding, changing its name to VOLTSTORE.
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was essential to increase productivity to respond to requests for social masks. In this way, we grew a lot in the clothing department, we hired several seamstresses and acquired more laser cutting machines, sublimation machines and sewing machines.
2021
VOLTSTORE
VOLTSTORE becomes a distributor in Portugal of the well-known electric motorcycle brand HORWIN, beginning a new era of urban mobility.
Launch of TOOP, a sportswear brand, to continue the clothing industry’s responsiveness.
Creation of the HP and CNC department that allows for large format printing and cutting solutions in the most diverse materials.
Bet on the internationalization of Brindes.pt products by being present on the largest advertising gift platforms in Europe with the aim of winning over customers in other countries.
2022
INNOVATION
Growth in the digital area and reinforced investment in the company's most diverse solutions and departments, with the acquisition of UV machines and use of DTF technology. Use of a new CRM in the commercial department to optimize processes, monitor customers and boost sales.
2023
THE CHANGE
CRM covers all company departments.
Growth in the digital area continues with the acquisition of two more DTF machines, automatic punching and binding machines..
We made profound structural changes, with the change of 18 departments, including a new warehouse dedicated to clothing, and a new VOLTSTORE store, open to the public with a workshop and warehouse, located in Matosinhos Sul.
