Giacomini is a global producer of underfloor & ceiling heating and cooling systems, thermal energy metering and water & gasses regulation. Currently Giacomini employs over 1000 workers, exporting around 80% of its production in over 100 countries all around the world. The headquarters of Giacomini is in
San Maurizio d'Opaglio,
Italy.[1]
The company's assortment consists of more than 6,000 product items made in 4 factories in
Italy. Every day Giacomini processes 100 tons of brass into 85 tons of Giacomini products.
Company history
Giacomini was founded in 1951 by
Alberto Giacomini as a small manufacture workshop producing brass taps.
In 1955 the company moved to
San Maurizio d'Opaglio, its current headquarters location, and started to manufacture its products in a new 1500 square meters production plant.
In 1961 the first European Distribution Branch was set up in
Waldbröl in
Germany.
In the 1970s three more branches were established in
Belgium,
France,
Switzerland to strengthen Giacomini's position on the European market.
In 1972 the second manufacturing unit was set up, the
forging plant at
Castelnuovo del Garda, in the
province of Verona. The intention was an integration that could assure a better quality standard of the raw materials.
In 1980 the advertising campaign named “Programma 80” was launched, linked to the idea of transforming a manual
valve into a thermostatic one, thanks to the substitution of the hand-wheel with an automatic head.
In 1986 the company got the
BSI certification, which confirmed a company’s policy aimed to the maintenance and the improvement of the quality through strict procedures.
In the 1990s two more branches owned by the parent company were established in
Spain and
Portugal, and Giacomini started to gain its position in
Central Europe by partnership with private companies located in the
Czech Republic and
Slovakia.
In 1994 the third manufacturing plant was opened processing plastic materials: a large window allows to observe the 20,000 square meters’ shed with all its machinery being in operation.
In 2001 Giacomini celebrated its 50th anniversary.