Cavex Holland BV in The Netherlands, saw first light as far back as 1908 and was initially destined to be a cocoa and chocolate factory. Through some strange twists of fate and under the influence of two pharmacists not a single bar of chocolate was ever produced but instead Cavex started selling anaesthetics for dental use.
By 1930 Cavex had grown sufficiently to start its own research & development projects and new products were added to the assortment. Due to lack of competition Cavex was mainly production driven and little attention was paid to sales. This all changed at the end of the seventies. Competition had intensified and Cavex needed to professionalize its organization, resulting in the launch of an extensive marketing and sales division.
Modern Cavex is a highly competitive producing organization with a distinct assortment of high quality products and selling worldwide. Our assortment comprises impression materials, composites and bonding systems, hygiene products, laboratory products and temporary materials.
Alginates are our main products and we consider them the backbone of Cavex. We produce a wide range of alginates meeting all indications and preferences. Our oldest alginate CA37 is more than 50 years of age and has almost been developed to perfection. Because of our extensive knowledge of alginate and our ongoing research and development, all our alginates have an unmatched high quality and we are the largest manufacturer of this product in Europe.
Another pillar in the Cavex assortment is the "Quadrant-system", a complete system of composites and bonding systems meeting any indication. This well-balanced system comprises 3 sorts of high quality composites (anterior, universal and posterior) and 2 state-of-the-art bonding systems (1 bottle system and 2 bottle system). Recently Quadrant composites have been enriched with a fluorescent pigment that gives it an aura of vitality and can hardly be distinguished from real enamel.
If this long and rich history has learned us one thing it is that quality and creativity always have been the key success factors for Cavex and thus will continue to be the basis of our organization.
