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The shoemaker has ancient roots in our country and it is considered one of the most popular and certainly that has characterized the development of the area south of Salento.
This job involves and passionate about many people,The first stores opened in the '50s to open up curiosity 'to those who seek to build a future for remaining at home while learn "The Craft".
The inevitable exodus of those who become knowledgeable of even basic notions of ambition pushed to find industries that emerged in Europe in the 60's true icons of manufacturing industries such as Bally Fretz etc.. crowned the dreams of stability 'work.
As the same way in the same year there were those who aspired to create the first industrial facilities in the Salento
production, thanks to those who have long been invested, mainly by generating employment dispute then maybe resident workers with experience beyond the Alps looking for new employment in the home.
It 's the story that too many people have in common, experiences and related by more' generations who have contributed to the history of the trade.
For the founders of this company there 'all this history, made so many memories of so many hardships and sacrifices, and above all with the same spirit in the time and sent to those who today respects and feels the burden of carrying out head-on by tradition and yet everything 'and that' was given.
The history of this company such as bases, sacrifice and passion that from 1958 to 1988
See the founding of the leading companies in the service and since 1989 the year when the TOMAIFICIO ELKA Ltd. now actively engaged in the conduct and growth of the company transformed into a ShoeFactory ELKA Ltd.
Activities' still small size of SMEs belonging to the rose, has built its history.

On small steps, the certainty and professionalism 'established by its founder Mr. Antonio Maggio seizing opportunity by an uncertainty which became reality' severance pay for service in an increasingly large company sector, senses a spirit of enterprise and supported by his wife and work-mate Mrs Elena Pino, who took his first steps to undertake the long journey from the first 20 years as TOMAIFICIO.
A history of great works of great collaboration and satisfaction now that create the right spirit, tenacity and strength of achievement are essential to deal with competitors
continuous and entrepreneurial forces that lead to and characterize the '80s as years of rapid industrial expansion of the footwear around the Salento.
The same tenacity, passion and love for the creation of the product introduces a company established itself in
Graziano's son in May that he believes it is unlikely that the industry promises of deep crisis in the radical, concentrate and focus to a market of quality 'and luxury as opposed to the crisis grows and demands.
The idea then to continue to invest in technology transforms the structure and activities' as a supplier of semi-finished manufacturer of footwear from design to direct marketing
Produced Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci, Poul Smitt, Bruno Magli, Roccobarocco, Pier Cardin, Alexander, Alexander Nicolette, are the target company which is flanked productions for corporate brands, designed and manufactured entirely in the factory and corporate headquarters.