Alples

Alples is a Slovenian furniture manufacturer with roots in the country's timber-processing sector. The business was established in 1955 under the name Medzadružno lesno industrijsko podjetje Češnjica, a name that described it as an intercooperative timber industry enterprise based in Češnjica. It adopted the shorter Alples name in 1969, marking the transition from its original cooperative-industrial identity to the brand under which it became known in the furniture market. The company is associated with the production of furniture and represents a Slovenian manufacturing tradition built around woodworking expertise, industrial production, and accumulated experience. Public reference material identifies Alples as a furniture manufacturer but does not provide a sufficiently detailed, verified breakdown of its current product families, ownership structure, management team, turnover, or distribution network. Accordingly, this entry treats furniture manufacturing as the central scope of the brand without assigning unsupported subcategories or named flagship products. Alples has also undertaken projects beyond ordinary consumer-brand visibility. In preparation for the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, the company supplied equipment for approximately 3,500 rooms used by participants. That project demonstrated an ability to deliver furniture at a substantial institutional or hospitality scale and gave the Slovenian manufacturer an international reference point. The brand received a Superbrands award in 2009, an indication of recognition in the relevant branding and consumer-market context. Available historical information also records 305 employees in 2008 and 190 employees in 2017, although those figures describe particular years and should not be treated as current operating data. The available sources do not establish a precise present-day revenue level, ownership arrangement, executive roster, or detailed geographic market map. Alples is therefore best characterized as an established Slovenian furniture producer with a long industrial history, an international project record, and a public profile centered on manufacturing rather than on a widely documented global consumer portfolio.

Alples originated in 1955 in Slovenia as Medzadružno lesno industrijsko podjetje Češnjica. The original name identified the enterprise as an intercooperative timber industry company associated with Češnjica and reflected the importance of woodworking and timber processing in its early institutional identity. The available historical record does not specify the individual founder or provide a detailed account of the company's initial facilities, product range, or ownership arrangements. In 1969, the enterprise adopted the name Alples. The renaming was a significant identity milestone because it replaced the descriptive cooperative-era title with a concise commercial name that could serve as a durable furniture brand. Public sources subsequently describe Alples as a furniture manufacturer, but they do not document every stage of its product development, factory expansion, export activity, or corporate restructuring. The company later developed a profile that combined furniture manufacturing with larger furnishing assignments. A notable example came in the period before the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2014, Alples provided equipment for approximately 3,500 rooms intended for event participants. The project is important in the company's recorded history because it illustrates the ability to execute a high-volume furnishing requirement outside Slovenia and links the brand to an international sporting event infrastructure project. Alples also received a Superbrands award in 2009. This recognition added a brand-building dimension to the company's manufacturing reputation and suggested visibility beyond its role as an industrial producer. The available source material does not state the exact award category or evaluation methodology. Workforce figures provide limited historical scale indicators. Alples was reported to have 305 employees in 2008 and 190 employees in 2017. These figures indicate that the company's recorded headcount changed over that period, but the available references do not explain the causes or provide enough context to infer a specific restructuring, production shift, or ownership event. They should therefore be read as historical snapshots rather than as a continuous employment series. The public record supplied for this dossier remains concise. It does not identify current executives, a parent company, a listed security, a detailed product catalog, or a verified current website. Nor does it provide a documented chronology of later corporate events. On the available evidence, Alples is an established Slovenian furniture manufacturer whose history runs from a 1955 timber-industry enterprise through a 1969 brand renaming, later Superbrands recognition, and an international furnishing project connected with the 2015 European Games.

• 2014

  Baku European Games furnishing project

  [1]Alplesen.wikipedia.org

  Alples supplied equipment for approximately 3,500 rooms used by participants in the 2015 European Games in Baku.

• 2009

  Superbrands award

  [1]Alplesen.wikipedia.org

  Alples received a Superbrands award.

• 1969

  Business renamed Alples

  [1]Alplesen.wikipedia.org

  The enterprise adopted the Alples name, establishing the identity used by the furniture manufacturer thereafter.

• 1955

  Enterprise established in Češnjica

  [1]Alplesen.wikipedia.org

  Alples was founded as Medzadružno lesno industrijsko podjetje Češnjica, an intercooperative timber industry enterprise in Slovenia.

An established Slovenian furniture manufacturer emphasizing accumulated woodworking and production experience, with evidence of both domestic brand recognition and capacity for large international furnishing projects.

• Furniture manufacturing

  Furniture

  Alples is identified in the available reference material as a furniture manufacturer. The sources establish the company's broad manufacturing activity but do not provide enough verified information to describe individual collections, materials, room categories, or current product specifications.

1. 1Alplesen.wikipedia.org