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Who we are

Welcome to Padova

Padova is a BOUTIQUE/SOLUTION uniforms company serving all types of businesses, organizations, and institutions, offering a tailor-made uniform creation and design service for all stages, from the sketch to the finished product. Padova has the capacity for fabric development, pattern making, cut and sew, embellishing, final finishing, and packaging – all under one roof.

With a unique insight into the most challenging perspectives of the “Work Wear” industry, Padova’s lines of products boost performance, maximize safety and strengthen self-confidence. Padova’s proven ability to understand the diverse needs, styles, cultures, and policies of clients is priceless. After many years in business, we know perfectly well that your employees’ apparel is not only about functionality but also about motivation, image, and pride.

Employees don’t usually like to wear uniforms unless it upgrades their image and makes them feel important and empowered. Our “Work Wear” products project a contemporary, clean and aesthetic vision, creating an exclusive personal image. Our customers know that they can rely on us to deliver world-class products with the highest return on investment on the market. Over the past years, we have earned the loyalty of highly praised organizations that rely on us to meet their specific objectives and provide for all their employees’ wearing needs.

Our Founder

Walid Akl

Our story and Milestones

Founded in 1965 in Furn El Chebak – Lebanon, Padova began as “Akl Industry”, a professional textile business, with 5 full-time employees and 15 part-timers.

Their reputation was built on offering a wide range of wool knitwear tailored with meticulous attention to detail and quality. By 1970, with their blend of stringent quality, customer service, and convenience, they expanded to become the leaders in the Lebanese market and succeeded in exporting their products to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain. After relocating to downtown Beirut in 1982, and stretching their market to the Maten area 4 years later, they continued their full dedication, making every effort to provide quality products for all categories and entering promptly the children’s clothing market. It is this dedication and commitment to what they do that granted them a nomination as the best wholesaler in Beirut, a nomination that lasted for several years.

Akl Industry kept on developing the business from 1982 till 2010 and expanded their kids’ clothing business and opened Akl stores in Baouchrieh and Hazmieh. In 2012, Walid Akl, the second-generation entrepreneur started manufacturing uniforms for the hospitality industries within Akl Industry. In the year 2014, Walid Akl decided to take the services to a new level by introducing the production of uniforms and outfits specially dedicated to enhancing the image and identity of any company using the same factory in Furn El Chebbak – Lebanon with updated equipment and uplifting space.

Padova has been based in Beirut since 2014, and is growing across new and existing markets, always delivering quality products and services; our team of professionals meets with the clients on their site of choice to discuss and understand their goals, assuring that their needs are fully met while providing advisory assistance in helping them select the right clothing that fits their image. The product lines of Padova are wide-ranged and the offerings vary from one business to another; Padova always suggests the appropriate fashions and suitable styles for each industry, with unbeatable value for money; Padova’s main preoccupation is to ensure that the uniform solution is tailored exactly to the need of our clients. Since the main objective is to continue expanding while growing the sales constantly, Padova is aiming to reach the European and African continents, focusing on creativity, attention to detail, and excellence in the services provided. Padova’s first objective is to understand the unique requirement of the client. The well-planned structure allows the company to respond quickly to clients’ needs and market changes and provides focused and proactive customer service.

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Mission

Deliver to customers customized needs faster than anyone else

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Vision

Bring the vision of any business in Lebanon and the 5 continents to reality

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Moto

We do the work for you

Our Company Culture

Through integrity, honesty, passion for our business and our brand as well as respect for each individual and the environment, we engage in business practices that are consistent with our ethics and values. We believe in creating a healthy and open working environment for our employees, where they can voice their concerns freely, take opportunities to gain new knowledge, and improve their skills. It is our understanding that encourages us to adopt the same approach to ethics and integrity in everything we do. Guided by these shared ethical and ecological values, we aim to profile our company as a trustworthy partner and extend these understandings not only to fellow members of our organization but also to potential new employees, customers, and suppliers.

Nothing is too difficult or too complex for us. Assembling our proven competence with our extensive expertise, we are able to work with almost any industry and provide both standard and highly tailored products. Padova delivers its products to companies and organizations across all countries, as well as to clients all over the world. Padova’s unrivaled reputation derives from a skilled team totally dedicated to our clients’ needs. They are all qualified and specialized professionals who will easily understand your requests and offer optimized tailored work wear solutions for any size, quantity, or job.

We are confident that contacting Padova for your staff’s work ware needs will prove to be one of your most successful decisions. At these times of change and market fluctuations, it’s essential to partner with a reliable company that understands your unique business environment and needs.

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