NEW ENTRIES

5 NEW LABORATORIES IN GRUPPO FLORENCE

04 May 2022

Gruppo Florence increases its production capacity in the sector of clothing through the acquisition of five companies of excellence specialized in niche productions: CAM (BG), Confezioni Elledue (AR), Frediani (TO), Parmamoda (PR) and Pigolotti (PG). At the same time as the acquisition, the founders of the respective companies they reinvest in Gruppo Florence and join families Giuntini, Capezzuoli, Maltinti, Ciampolini, Sanarelli, Romolini, Bonacina and Bertolani.

 

 

This consolidates the business model of Gruppo Florence, aimed at safeguarding the technical and cultural know-how of Made in Italy productions, which in just over two years has brought together 12 companies for an overall estimated turnover of over 200 million euros with over 1000 employees operating in various Regions of Italy.

 

 

 

 

The excellence of Made in Italy

IDENTIKIT

In detail, to enter Gruppo Florence are: 

 

  • CAM, a family business led by Giorgio Corrente based in the province of Bergamo, specialized in the manufacture of total look clothing, both for women and for men, and highly technical items.
  • Confezioni Elledue, founded in 1976 in the province of Arezzo, is led by the founder Maria Grazia Livi. The company is known for the production of highly tailored casual and sporty outerwear. For some time the presence of its teams has been considered essential by several international brands during the week of the Paris and London fashion shows.
  • Frediani, a company founded in Turin in 1992 by Massimo Frediani, son of the modeling and tailoring of Italian high fashion. The company, leader in the designing high-end outerwear for brands in the luxury world, it is also able to follow the industrialization, purchasing and production phase.
  • Parmamoda, born from a school for pattern makers and prototype makers for the great Haute Couture brands, in 1999 it became a company, thanks to the will of the sisters Francesca and Giovanna Bertagna. Today it is a company of excellence in the creation of day and evening dresses and light outerwear. Since 2007 Parmamoda decided to invest in one internal production line with the branch office in Rovigo di Piemme Workshops. In the new headquarters will inaugurate next May 2022, following the conclusion of the acquisition of the business branch (former Polesine fashion center) including machinery, know-how and personnel to almost double the internal production capacity and count, for Parmamoda, in total about 80 employees.
  • Pigolotti, a family business in the province of Perugia, has been producing fleece and jersey garments since 1979 combined with materials such as cashmere, silk and technical fabrics. Born as a pure façonista, the company has evolved with the offer of prototyping and sampling services for adults and children.

 

 

Francesco Trapani, President of Gruppo Florence, he has declared: “Gruppo Florence continues its growth path successfully and continues to find strong interest from entrepreneurs who recognize the goodness of our business model aimed at preserving the Italian supply chain, offering the numerous niche production excellences the possibility of joining a more stable and well structured”.

 

Attila Kiss, CEO of Gruppo Florence, he added: “The new companies we welcome today have been created by entrepreneurs with an incredible history behind them and enrich the offer of Gruppo Florence with highly specialized niche manufacturing. These companies, with their entry into the group, will be able to strengthen their services to an increasingly demanding clientele”.