The Patrick Thompson Story

​Established in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1957 by Patrick Thompson, PTL initially began by representing manufacturers of industrial machines before focusing on filling and bottling of wines, a market it leads today.

Patrick Thompson saw a gap for automation in the emerging wine and beverage export market and started with small semi automatic lines in the early 1960s.

As exports grew, so did the cadence and complexity of the filling lines. PTL has since become the leader in automatic wine filling lines in its sector.