Barbot was born in Porto in 1920, in the aftermath of the First World War, with a factory located in Santo Ildefonso (Porto), in the hands of Diogo Barbot. This was the start of a family-run company with a traditional image, for which rigor, safety and quality were fundamental characteristics. All the graphic material and packaging of the time was marked with the initials of its founder - DB. Founded in 1920, Barbot is today a benchmark in the Portuguese interior decoration and renovation market. In the following years, Barbot would make a name for itself in the market. In 1958, under the responsibility of Carlos Aires Pereira, a new factory was built in Laborim and four years later, in 1962, under the management of Zaida Barbot, the founder's daughter, the brand's best-known paint and current sales leader, Barbot Dioplaste, was born. The violent fire of 1981, which destroyed the entire Santo Ildefonso factory, would undoubtedly mark the brand's history. It was at this time that a new cycle began, not only in terms of management, which was led by Carlos Barbot, Zaida Barbot's son, but also in terms of structure. Barbot began its expansion with the transfer in 1982 of its facilities from Porto to Vila Nova de Gaia, and developed a policy of acquisitions and partnerships that helped to strengthen the brand and broaden its offer. As a result of this strategy, by the mid-1980s the company had a reinforced sales team capable of covering the whole country.