2023, December 19th
FOSFANTARTIGLIO: THE FAMILY COMPANY THAT LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
“Remaining a family business by equipping itself with a modern and future-oriented managerial structure”.
This is the challenge of Fosfantartiglio L.E.I., a company operating in the sector of metal surface coatings and automotive fasteners in particular.
Founded in the 1930s by Ettore Grassi, from a small shop-warehouse, the company underwent its first important development starting from the 1950s with the entry of his son Carlo Grassi. It was at the beginning of the 80s, thanks also to the contribution of their children Fabio and Loredana, that we witnessed the definitive consecration of Fosfantartiglio as an important player in the automotive market and reference partner for the main Italian fasteners. Today, the fourth generation represented by the nephews Fabio Moretti, Marco Caminiti and Matteo Gullotta who join Fabio Grassi, is ready for the new challenges of an increasingly global market: "We all worked our way up", they say, and this has allowed each of us three to have a global vision of the company, how we work there and how we manage it. A vision, that of Carlo Grassi, which we are appreciating today more than ever."
The market has actually changed today and the family business of the past is no longer enough. We need structures and skills capable of providing the right support for permanence and growth in the sector. “The big change, adds Marco Caminiti, sales and purchasing manager, was to implement a commercial strategy oriented even more towards customer satisfaction, trying to understand their priorities and needs. The qualitative performance that has always characterized our work is only the starting point; it is the service we offer to the customer that is our strong point, a complete and "tailored" service.
Adds Mateo Gullotta, responsible for production and logistics: “the technical evolution of our sector has been very important in recent decades; we have been using the most advanced technologies for some time (today we have managed to install anthropomorphic systems, once taboo for our sector) and thanks to this we are always able to offer our Customers the best application solutions, with quality and service.
FOSFANTARTIGLIO'S CURRENT ISSUES
“Never stop to keep up with the times and the evolution of the market”. This is the vision of Fosfantartiglio which over the course of 4 generations has been able to renew itself, expanding and becoming one of the major leaders in the market for third-party surface coatings for the automotive sector at a European level. “With Carlo Grassi first and with Fabio and Loredana Grassi then, the foundations were laid for the modernization which today sees us at the forefront in the field of performances relating to production activities but which at the same time allows us not to overlook aspects linked to environmental, welfare and gender gap issues. In this regard, this is what Fabio Moretti, AFC area director, states: “We believe so much in these increasingly current issues and proof of this are the two important certifications obtained during 2023: gender equality and the legality rating; We are also expected to draw up our first sustainability report by next year."
“Business management today requires more than ever accurate decisions ready to satisfy a variety of interests. Due to its complexity and specificity, the sector requires continuous, very large investments and let's not forget that the current restrictive monetary policy at a global level does not help to simplify this process.
To make everything more challenging, the desire to operate in compliance with economic/social sustainability and an efficiency plan, energy first and foremost, which for many reasons evidently cannot be missing (photovoltaic systems and trigeneration are two recent examples) “.