Foras (Pentax Group)
FORAS is a leading Italian manufacturer of centrifugal, multistage, and submersible pumps for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use. As part of the Pentax Group, FORAS is known for its precision engineering, energy-efficient performance, and long service life.
About Foras
Foras specializes in designing, producing, and marketing electric water pumps for domestic, agricultural, and industrial applications. Founded in 1990 from the merger of Elettromac and Zetabase, the company quickly gained market recognition thanks to advanced technologies and efficient production processes.
Journey:
1989 – Pentax strategy is defined, focusing on a decentralized production structure.
1990 – Foras is born from the merger of Elettromac and Zetabase.
1994 – Foras joins the Pentax Group.
2000 – Expanded product range, customer base, and delivery capacity.
2010 – Marly, a specialist in industrial pumps, joins the Group.
2018 – Pentax Group becomes a market leader with €70M turnover.
2019 – Construction begins on a new 8,000 m² logistics hub.
Today, Foras is part of a strong international group, delivering innovative, tailored pumping solutions for diverse markets worldwide.
Mission
With over 30 years of experience, Pentax Industries S.p.A. has followed clear guiding principles aimed at creating value and delivering benefits across the entire production and distribution chain.
Foras Approach
Through the efficient allocation of resources and a well-structured program of production decentralization, the company has consistently adapted to changing market conditions with speed and precision. We remain committed to closely monitoring market trends and responding promptly to the specific needs of each sector, while embracing technological progress. Our ultimate goal is to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Values
Reliability
With over 30 years of experience in the global hydraulic electric pump market, Foras consistently meets customer needs with professionalism and a spirit of innovation. We embody reliability for our clients and respect for our employees every day, ensuring dynamic production processes and flexible distribution systems worldwide.
Variety
Foras offers one of the widest product ranges on the market, delivering high-quality solutions for both industrial and domestic applications. Our diverse portfolio is designed to meet the most varied needs across domestic, residential, irrigation, and industrial sectors.
Flexibility
We listen, analyze, and act to deliver the best solutions for our customers. Taking into account customer requirements, location, and environmental factors, Foras studies every case in detail, identifies the optimal solution, and implements it with confidence.
Each order is processed exactly on time, because customer satisfaction comes first.
Foras has learned to adapt to the different market situations in real time, processing orders with extreme speed and guaranteeing shorter and shorter times.
Foras’s great strength is based on the organization: productive and distributive. Foras knows how to minimize order processing time by quickly adjusting to sudden changes in demand. Each delivery takes place in record time, just because the first goal is to meet customer expectations.