A company built by people and for people.
Since 2002, a European player in the manufacture of moulds and accessories for the glass container industry.
The legacy that brought us here
Founded in October 2002, Neckmolde's main activity is the manufacture of moulds and accessories for the glass container industry.
Headquartered in Ortigosa, in the municipality and district of Leiria, it began production with three people who had more than twenty-five years of experience in this industry, giving the project a high level of product knowledge from the outset, both in production and in quality.
Neckmolde has expanded steadily in people, equipment and technology. Today it is a modern operation of 36 highly specialised people, with an annual output of 35,000 neck rings.
- 2002
- Founded
- 36
- People
- 35,000
- Neck rings per year
- +13
- Countries
The moments that define us
- 1973
Where it all begins
Carlos Cruz, aged 18, joins Intermolde. Twenty-nine years in the glass container mould industry follow.
- 2002
Neckmolde is founded
In October the project starts with three people and more than twenty-five years of accumulated experience.
- 2006
ISO 9001 certification
The quality management system is successfully certified, a process prepared only months after production began.
- 2015
A family company
In May the new company is established with three partners: Carlos, Tiago and João Cruz. A new stage of the same dream.
- 2019
Solar energy
Investment in photovoltaic equipment to reduce consumption of energy from non renewable sources.
- 2023
Twenty years, one documentary
The company celebrates two decades and records its story, and that of its founder, on film.
- 2024
Neckmolde Agro
The commitment to sustainable agriculture takes hold. The mould maker with an oxygen production unit.
Twenty years, told by the people who built them
For its 20th anniversary, Neckmolde brought together the story of the company and of its founder in a documentary. Half an hour on what Portuguese industry really looks like.
Watch on YouTubeWhat we will not compromise on
Mission
To develop and support moulding solutions for the glass container industry, guaranteeing quality and environmental sustainability.
Vision
To be a reference supplier to the glass container industry, contributing to a sustainable future.
Values
- Integrity
- Equality
- Social and environmental responsibility
- Quality and rigour
- Respect and humility
Who leads Neckmolde
A family company with three partners, and a path that begins long before the company existed.
Carlos Cruz
Founder
It was 1973 when the 18-year-old had his first job interview at the newly founded Intermolde. Over the next 29 years he moved through several departments, heading design, programming and planning.
At the end of those 29 years he decided to start a project of his own, Neckmolde, with two partners from the same company covering turning and metallisation.
With a vision built around quality and customer satisfaction, he led the project to exponential growth. In May 2015 the new family owned company was established with Carlos, Tiago and João Cruz.
Tiago Cruz
Partner and Production Director
At Neckmolde since October 2005 and a partner since May 2015. At 16 he began spending his school holidays at Intermolde as a CNC milling operator.
As head of quality, he made sure one of Neckmolde's core strengths held over the years. Having worked in turning and milling, he knows the full manufacturing flow of the company's products.
With the arrival of PTA technology he took specific technical training in Portugal and abroad, and today also heads the metallisation department.
João Cruz
Partner and Sales Director
He started in the mould industry at 16, operating CNC lathes and milling machines during school breaks.
An Industrial Management Engineer from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, he completed his master's dissertation at Linköping University in Sweden.
After two years as a project manager in the plastic injection mould industry, responsible for export markets, he joined Neckmolde as Sales Director in June 2015.
The people behind every part
From the first cut to the final inspection, it is a specialised team that turns technology into excellence.
Quality and Environment, audited
Management system certified by a body accredited by IPAC. The certificates are available for consultation.
ISO 9001:2015
Quality Management System
Certified since June 2006, only a few years after production began.
View certificate (PDF)
ISO 14001:2015
Environmental Management System
An environmental commitment that is audited and verified, not merely declared.
View certificate (PDF)What we commit to in writing
Neckmolde's guiding principle is the continuous satisfaction of the needs identified by its clients, responding to the demands and expectations of the glass container market, always through close and personal support.
- 01
Total client satisfaction
Leading on the quality of the products and services we provide, with a sound price to quality ratio.
- 02
Satisfy, train and inform our people
Provide good working conditions and strengthen motivation, skills and knowledge, securing everyone's commitment to the Integrated Management System.
- 03
Foster respect for one another
Apply no abusive disciplinary practices and no discrimination of any kind, whether of race, origin, social class, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, marital status, union membership, political opinion or age.
- 04
Build supplier loyalty
Seek and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers in order to sustain profitability.
- 05
Keep pace with technology
So as to hold the knowledge needed to offer innovative solutions.
- 06
Reduce environmental impact
Promote environmental protection by preventing pollution and controlling the waste we generate, meeting all legal requirements and compliance obligations.
- 07
Drive improvement
Investing in the effectiveness of the Quality and Environment Management System and in meeting the objectives we set.
A European player, present beyond Europe
We export to glass container producers in several markets. The closeness we practise in Portugal is the same we bring to every client, wherever they are.
Markets where Neckmolde has a commercial presence.
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Poland
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Egypt
- India
- Angola
Machines can be bought.
Technology can be copied.
Processes can be replicated.
People, culture and knowledge built over decades cannot.
An industrial partner ready for the most demanding challenges.
If you produce glass containers and are looking for a mould and accessory supplier you can trust, start here.
Contact Neckmolde