Santini Cycling Wear's 2021 was truly an exceptional year from many points of viewThe forecast for the closure of the current commercial year speaks of a turnover of 31 million euros with exports exceeding 85%The year that is about to end has brought with it the most beautiful gift, that is, the yellow shirt. For the next five years the Bergamo company will dress the winner of the Tour de France.
To make 2021 even more exceptional, here comes the official presentation of the new Santini headquarters which will be operational from 2022.
In the heart of Bergamo
The presentation of the new headquarters took place in recent days at the headquarters of Confindustria Bergamo, in the presence of the mayor Giorgio Gori, proud that their city can be a hub for local manufacturing entrepreneurship: «With the new Santini headquarters within the perimeter of the city – underlined the mayor of Bergamo – we continue the path of attraction also towards the entrepreneurial fabricSantini represents that manufacturing model capable of adding value to the city."
The new Santini headquarters will be equidistant between Orio al Serio Airport, the A4 motorway toll booth, and the city center. The project bears the signature of the internationally renowned architect Marco AcerbisThe new production facility will represent a balance between architecture and design. The production lines will be operational starting from January 2022The relocation of the design, marketing, accounting, and sales functions will take place over the summer. Overall, it will be an eco-sustainable production site thanks to the adoption of energy from renewable sources.. Facilities for customers and employees will also be provided. Among the many new features, also the presence of a Santini shop located in the heart of the company so as to put the customer in close contact with the production area.
A precise development plan
The decision to build a new headquarters is part of a well-defined development plan that has seen significant growth in recent years the Santini brand is increasingly establishing itself internationallyThis was possible thanks to the quality of the collections offered and the brand's reputation for authentic Made in Italy. To support the expected growth in the coming years, Monica and Paola Santini, the family business's CEO and marketing manager, respectively, they decided to give life to the project for the new headquartersThe new facility will be able to accommodate the significant increase in production envisaged in the industrial plan. This is further confirmation of the choice made with pride several years ago by Santini to continue producing in Italy..
The Bergamo headquarters was built to have a greener and more sustainable footprint. Monica and Paola Santini at the construction site of the new headquarters
Santini will open a store in its new headquarters to bring customers into contact with the production department. Monica and Paola Santini at the construction site of the new headquarters
«Our company values also guided us in choosing the new headquarters, which will be triple the size of the current one in Lallio. Like the desire to have a structure with a strong green connotation, both in terms of green spaces and energy costs – comments Paola Santini – and above all that it was within the municipal perimeter of the city of Bergamo, for which we want to continue to be a point of reference in our sector."
At the end of the presentation spoke an emotional Pietro Santini, who in 1965 founded the knitwear factory that bears his nameAfter having recounted the journey that over the years has led his company from being a small provincial company to producing the yellow jersey of the Tour de France He wanted to thank his collaborators and all the employees in generalThe company's true strength.
