Hidden ChampionsCompanies profile

BREMBO

•The world leader in production of breaking systems

•Curno (BG)

•11th January 1961: Emilio Bombassei and Italo Breda established the Mechanical Factory of Sombreno and laid down the foundations of current Brembo.

MAPEI

•The world leader in the products for floor laying and wall covering of all kinds

•Milan

•It was born out of the idea of Rodolfo Squinzi in1937 to use sticky substances for laying floors and covering walls.

MORELLATO

•The European leader in production of wristlets for watches

•Fratte di S. Giustinia in Colle (PD)

•Established by Giulio Morellato, more than one century ago.

PANINI•The world leader in producing of cards

•Modena

•It was founded in1961 when the Panini brothers that since 1954 held a company with the same name for distributing newspapers and magazines in a kiosk in the street named after the Cathedral of Modena decided to commercialize the first collection of Football Players 1961-62.

RIELLO

•The first European company in the sector of regulators, oil burners and thermal unites

•Legnago (VR)

•It was established in 1928 by Pilade Riello and over the years it has become the leader on the market in its sector. Its headquarters is in Legnago, the province of Verona.

KARTELL•Furniture and industrial design objects made of plastic

•Noviglio (MI)

•It was established in 1949 in Noviglio, in the province of Milan and produces furniture and industrial design objects made of plastic.

TREND e BISAZZA•The world leader in the production and ditribution of glass mosaic for floor and walls

•Alte (VI)

•It was founded in1956 and it owes its success to a formula characterized by entrepreneurial dynamism, use of modern technology and attention to market developments.

LIU JO•It was founded as a textile company specialized in processing wool, over the time the production of Liu Jo has expanded to ready-to-wear clothing for men, women and kids, accessories, shoes and swimsuits, specializing various products in different lines

•Carpi (MO)

•It was founded in1995 by the brother Vannis and Marco Marchi.

MARCHESINI GROUP•Complete lines and custom wrapping for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals

•Pianoro (BO)

•It was founded in1974 and was able to handle the entire packaging process, from upstream to downstream, for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry.

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