Inalfa

Established by J.A.M. Burgman in Utrecht, Netherlands in 1946, Inalfa manufactured of aluminium household supplies including knitting needles, stair rods and curtain rods. The company moved in 1956 to Venray where it also manufactured metal profiles, stamped metal parts and oil furnaces.^[2]

In 1974 the company began manufacturing automotive sunroofs, initially for Jaguar and Rover,^[3] by 2011 had been owned by two leading Northern European mid-market buyout firms, AAC Capital Partners and its co-shareholder Parcom Capital; and in that year became a wholly owned subdivision of Beijing Hiananchuan Automotive Parts (BHAP).^[4]

As a global automotive provider, Inalfa is known for marketing complex roofing solutions, including the highly reconfigurable roofing of the Citroën C3 Pluriel, the sliding rear cargo roof of the GMC Envoy XUV,^[5] and the fully retractable, all-glass panoramic roof of the second generation Lincoln MKZ.^[6]

Inalfa operates production facilities in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, South-Korea, China and Poland. Its headquarters remain in Venray.^[7]