ERT is a company of technical textiles which are applied to competitive markets focusing on urban and modern lifestyles. Based in São João da Madeira since 1992, it specializes in textile laminating using both hot and cold techniques: • Hot melt; • Flame bond; • Calender; • Spraying; • Flat bed. ERT also features fabric and leather cutting technology, sewing and finishing, as well. Throughout the past 20 years, technological modernization as grown fast. ERT’s target market is mobility and its core business is the automobile, but when we refer to mobility we also refer to the railway, aircraft and nautical. ERT’s growth has contributed to the expansion of several businesses which lead to the set-up of the ERT Group: • 220 workers; • 5 plants; • 4 countries; • € 35 million turnover. ERT devotes a big amount of time motivating its clients to invest in progress and innovation. The core lines of technological development and innovation associated to the automobile have their foundation in three major factors: consumer’s demand, safety, and the environment.