Hidden Champions

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Hidden Champions

• Companies profile

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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