About Us

Our organization

Santex’s growth in numbers

Since the year of our foundation, we have achieved many goals and accomplishments, driven by the passion for our work and the innovation that is part of our DNA.

The numbers that represent us today testify to our constant growth over time and show a reality projected into the future.

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Why Choose Santex

Those who choose Santex know they can count on a partner of excellence, reliable and attentive to quality, from the selection of raw materials to the scrupulous controls at every stage of production. This is the only way we can create a highly professional product and guarantee maximum user satisfaction.

Quality

Our guarantees

Quality is a requirement that we consider essential for those who work in our sector. From the selection of raw materials to the scrupulous controls at each stage of production, each detail is designed to guarantee partners and consumers the excellence of Made in Italy.

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Quality Management System and Safety Certifications

Excellence in our standards and the safety of our people are our top priorities. We monitor every operational phase to ensure reliable products, protected data, and a secure workplace, strictly complying with the most stringent international regulations.

ISO 9001:2015

It is the best known and most widely used standard for quality management systems worldwide.

ISO 13485:2016

It is the internationally recognised standard for quality management systems in the medical device sector.

UNI EN ISO 45001:2023

It is the first international standard for occupational health and safety, created to mitigate all factors that can cause irreparable harm to employees and companies.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Information security, cyber security and privacy – Information security management systems – Requirements

IFS HPC

It is a standard for auditing the safety and quality of products/processes of companies manufacturing personal care products.

Social Responsibility and Governance Certifications

We promote a corporate culture built on ethics and inclusion. Our commitment translates into transparent management and concrete actions for gender equality, ensuring that company growth always goes hand in hand with social value.

IQNet SR 10:2015

It is an international standard for integrating social responsibility into an organisation’s strategy.

UNI PDR 125:2022

It is a national standard that aims to provide guidelines on the management system for gender equality.

Environmental Certifications

While we improve the lives of our customers, we also pay attention to the health of the environment. For this reason, our company has an eco-sustainable behavior that we trace throughout the production process, from the raw material to the finished product.

 

UNI EN ISO 14001:2015

It is a standard that defines rules of behaviour for a company, aimed at protecting the environment, preventing pollution, reducing the amount of waste and the consumption of energy and materials.

EPD – Environmental Product Declaration

It defines the consumption of resources (materials, water, energy) and impacts on the environment at the various stages of the product life cycle.

FSC®

Manufacturing of incontinence aids made with FSC® raw materials. Discover and request our FSC® certified products.

 

PEFC Certification

Promoting Sustainable Forest Management PEFC/18-31-812.

Research & Development

Our commitment

We know that our urinary incontinence aids have a decisive impact on the lives of people who choose to rely on us.

For this reason, we are structured to offer only cutting-edge products, aimed at guaranteeing the maximum satisfaction of our users.

Of course, this is reflected in a solid benefit for our partner companies, which can count on the quality of highly professional products and on a network of specific services, whatever is their distribution channel.

We can create types of aids and absorbent devices for all types of urinary incontinence.

Our Research and Development department plays a decisive role in the evolution of our proposal: observation of market trends, listening to customers, environmental care and sustainability guide daily work which translates into new product concepts, in the continuous improvement of the performance and comfort of our diapers and sanitary towels always made with high-quality standards.

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Our History

Bringing Made in Italy quality and reliability to the world with a range of products and services dedicated to incontinence management. This is the ambition of Santex, and it has been clear since 1961, the year it was founded by Alberto Santurro.

The values of a family-run business are combined with an approach that is always oriented towards innovation and excellence, with the aim of guaranteeing effective and appropriate solutions that meet people’s needs: such as Ortovatt, the first synthetic under-wadding made in 1971 without the use of glues.

Santex has always been synonymous with evolution: this is how, in 1979, Ortoplast was created, the first plaster bandage in Italy with rapid setting. Since 1988, Santex has specialised in the manufacture of incontinence aids and, between 1992 and 1994, the Sarego and Meledo factories were expanded and innovated, significantly increasing their production capacity. The opening of the new automatic warehouse in Meledo is just the latest intuition of a company that is always future-oriented.