History of the Group
From a family business to an international Group
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1978
Year of foundation as SOssai MECcanica by the brothers Gildo and Aldo
In the north-east of Treviso, the Sossai brothers expand a small family-run business that produces wooden and aluminium windows and doors, and glass surfaces.
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1993
Somec qualifies for the Vendor’s List of one of the world’s main shipbuilder.
Somec decides to enter the running for the first Fincantieri contracts near Laguna. Qualifying in the Vendor’s List of the shipbuilding industry is a complex task, but the company pursues its goal.
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2005
Its reputation grows as does its order portfolio in the ship glazing market
Thanks to the growth of international orders for new cruise ships, SOMEC’s reputation for the specialisation in glass envelopes for ships grows and leads it to add the service of marine refitting of glass envelopes, and the upgrading and restructuring of already launched tonnage.
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2008
Change of ownership
The company gets into difficulties due to the effects of the financial crisis on the market, and due to some poor management choices. The ownership goes to a group of local entrepreneurs.
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2013
New management led by a new shareholding team
The shareholding is consolidated with the entry of Oscar Marchetto and the co-option of the managers GC Corazza (COO) and A Zanchetta (CFO), who remained after the adversities at top management. The team secures the operations, controls the losses and focuses on increasing ship orders.
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2014
“Where sky and sea meet”
Somec launches its new business growth strategy program that aims to expand its offer in the Cruise Ship sector, adding glass systems, cooking equipment and interior furnishings.
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2015
The Marine sector grows
The team works and the Marine sector grows in the hands of GC Corazza: the geographical scale grows, so does the barriers to entry on the supplier list of the shipbuilding sector, which is dominated by an oligopoly of companies in Europe, the United States and the Far East.
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2016
Somec takes over OXIN
Aided by an opportunity in the sector, SOMEC takes over OXIN, a supplier of bespoke ship galleys. A company specialised in the complexities of integrated on-board systems, with high barriers to entry thanks to its stringent Hygiene and Safety standards.
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2017
Somec takes over Inoxtrend and creates Hysea
The competence and specialisation of suppliers such as SOMEC is growing. The continuous search for opportunities leads to the acquisition of Inoxtrend, a Veneto-based company operating in the field of professional cooking equipment. The Hysea Marine Public Areas startup is created.
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2018
Listing on the stock exchange and new acquisitions
In May, Somec is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange AIM, classified as an engineering company. Acquisition of Fabbrica LLC, a leader in the field of engineered building facades. Alberto De Gobbi and Claudio Daniele, two people from Treviso who have been in the US for 25 years, join the group and SOMEC returns to its original business with one of the most promising opportunities in the US. Primax, a blast chiller company based in Veneto district of Professional Cooking Equipment.
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2019
Somec takes over TSI and completes the Seascape strategy
TSI Total Solution Interiors of Cantù is acquired. The company specialises in the design, production and installation of interior furnishings for public areas on board cruise ships. This completes the execution of the Seascape strategy started with Oxin and Hysea.
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2020
The group expands and consolidates its central position
The lockdown is an opportunity for management to consolidate the group’s centralisation for certain functions and to improve the business synergy between segments. The following were acquired during the year: Pizza Group, to integrate the offer of cooking systems with specific oven hardware; Skillmax, to acquire know-how in the creation of interiors; GICO Grandi Impianti Cucine, to add to its expertise in ship cooking equipment systems. Fabbrica Works is also set-up, a production base for glass roofing systems for the European market.
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2021
Somec launches a new group identity and the industrial plan 2021-25
The Board of Directors approves the purchase of a majority share in Bluesteel, a company specialising in engineered systems for façades, and window and door systems, and finalizes the purchase of 100% share of various subsidiaries (Primax srl, Inoxtrend srl and Hysea srl). New communication and identity strategies are formed and published to raise the SOMEC Group’s new profile. SOMEC Group obtains ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) rating.
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2022
Development of Mestieri and the american market
SOMEC established the new company Mestieri srl dedicated to the high-end bespoke interior design and creation. It strengthened its presence in the United States by creating Pizza Group USA LLC and Mestieri USA INC, American subsidiaries of the Group’s Italian companies. With the aim of expanding Mestieri’s divisions operating perimeter, the Group finalized the acquisition of majority shares in Budri srl and Lamp Arredo srl.
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2023
The business and geographic diversification strategy continues
Somec acquires Gino Ceolin Srl company, through its direct subsidiary Mestieri. The Group exceeds the threshold of 1000 collaborators. The “Engineered systems of naval architecture and building façades” and the “Professional kitchen systems and products” business units are named Horizons and Talenta respectively.
Roots in Italy, projects all over the world
Together since 2013, committed to a growth strategy
