Our history
"Our story was born from the passion, the passion of two young entrepreneurs ..."
Our story was born from the passion, the passion of two young entrepreneurs, Ivo Giuliani and Laura Da Re, who, driven by the desire to build a new reality in the research sector in 1973, opened, in a small room in the center of Turin, the first laboratory for the construction of certified laboratory sieves. They study a new and unprecedented construction method that guarantees uniform tensioning of the net around the entire perimeter and is immediately successful.
In short the company grows and after just two years it changes its location and moves a few meters to much larger premises that allow the development of new productions.
The great passion for skiing and belonging to the Nordic Ski Turin leads to the creation of a prototype for the fatigue test of the cross-country shoes which immediately meets a good commercial development.
In 1978 the first walking simulator for sports shoes with computerized control was created and patented, created in collaboration with some engineers of the Politeccnico, and the following year the first test system for boots with polyurethane hull.
In 1979, the meeting with ZBF, a multinational leader in the industrial filtration sector, which allows Giuliani to develop and expand the market throughout the national territory.
New test machines are patented and first prizes come, such as the gold medal for the technological invention of the year in Geneva and the first international awards with articles in major newspapers including Pravda and the Times.
It was 1982 when Giuliani founded the first test laboratory on sports shoes, the Ricotest, with a capable and highly trained German engineer, which he left in the mid-1990s.
And these are the years in which his son Bruno will join the company and five years later the youngest Sergio,
By the late 1980s, the company had customers on four continents and was operating across several industrial sectors. In 1993, Giuliani moved to its current headquarters, integrating manufacturing operations and creating the Giuliani Group, made up of three companies: Giuliani, Giuliani Tecnologie, and Giuliani Filtrazione.
In 1998, Giuliani Filtrazione, led by son Bruno, became part of the prestigious Swiss multinational Sefar, while Giuliani Tecnologie incorporated the historic Giuliani company. In 2002, after years of passion and success, the founders stepped aside, and the company passed into the hands of their son Sergio, the current sole director and CEO.
In 2010, the company expanded its presence to more than 90 countries across five continents, also taking part in research expeditions in Antarctica and other remote locations around the world. During these years, new applications were developed in the environmental sector, and the company became recognized in Italy as a pioneer in Social Responsibility.
Today, Giuliani Tecnologie boasts a young and motivated team, ready to face the future with the same enthusiasm that characterized Ivo and Laura fifty years ago. Thanks to their vision and passion, the company has ensured steady growth, marked by many successes and achievements.