Mariella Michiel

Piovan Group

Piovan Group is the global leader in the development and production of industrial automation systems for storage, conveying and processing of plastic and food. Headquartered in Santa Maria di Sala, Venice, the Group was born from Piovan, founded in 1934 as a mechanical engineering company; in 1964 enters the plastics industry and specializes in the manufacturing of auxiliary equipment. Our passion, tenacity, and constant determination have allowed us to strengthen our presence worldwide becoming a multinational corporation: with 14 production facilities located in Italy, Germany, Brazil, China, India and USA, 43 service and sales branches and representatives we are currently able to cover 70 countries directly, counting 1,800+ collaborators worldwide. Thanks to its continuous growth, the Group has extended its presence also to Food and Cooling industries, bringing its experience in process fluid treatment and providing across-the-board solutions for industrial refrigeration and temperature control. Brands of Piovan Group are: Universal Dynamics, Fdm, Energys, Aquatech, Penta, Progema, FEA, Doteco, Conair, Thermal Care, Pelletron and Republic Machine. Three main pillars guide our Group's corporate philosophy: Customers, People, Innovation. Since ever these pillars have inspired our constant commitment to innovation of processes and technologies, our business approach understanding our customers needs and our attention in our collaborators. In October 2018, Piovan S.p.A. enters the Italian Stock Exchange: an important milestone for our company and a new challenge for the whole Group.