Caggiati Espana

What Caggiati Espana does

Caggiati Espana is a commercial brand under which Matthews International S.p.A. operates an Italian art foundry (fonderia d'arte) specializing in lost-wax bronze casting (fusione a cera persa) for cemetery and memorial products. The company's core offerings span collections, cremation urns, commemorative plaques, bronze statues, bronze flowers, mosaics, sacred bas-reliefs, lettering, photoceramics, light crystals, votive lighting, fastening systems, prefabricated burial cells, and a dedicated Pet – Companion Animal Memorials line. Technical differentiators include proprietary lost-wax casting capability and a web-based self-service product Configurator (v2.0, launched April 2026) that supports engraving customization, QR-coded PDF quotations, mobile responsiveness, and registered-user ordering, complemented by the iCaggiati native iPad app.

Caggiati was founded in 1850 and acquired by Matthews International Corporation (NASDAQ: MATW) in 2018, becoming part of its Memorialization segment. The legal entity, Matthews International S.p.A., is headquartered at Via Martiri della Libertà 71, Colorno (Parma), Italy, with share capital of €2,500,000. The company has 1-10 employees listed and operates as a subsidiary within a publicly traded parent, leveraging Matthews' global distribution while preserving artisanal production.

Go-to-market combines a multi-channel approach: direct digital sales via the Configurator website and iCaggiati app, content marketing through annual digital catalogs (Catalogo 2025, Novità 2026), organic social media (Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), email marketing under Italian soft opt-in rules, and a global network of zone concessionaires who distribute products in assigned geographic territories. End customers are primarily cemetery operators, memorial service providers, families purchasing memorial products, and pet owners; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is delivered through the reserved configurator quotation flow.

Name

Caggiati Espana

Legal name

Matthews International S.p.A.

Website

https://www.caggiati.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Caggiati Espana is an Italian art foundry brand, wholly owned by Matthews International Corporation, that produces bespoke lost-wax bronze cemetery, memorial, and pet-memorial products and sells them globally through zone concessionaires and a web product configurator.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorno

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Caggiati is an Italian art bronze foundry that designs and manufactures cemetery and memorial products—including cremation urns, commemorative plaques, bronze statues, sacred bas-reliefs, bronze flowers, mosaics, lettering, votive lighting, fastening systems, and pet memorials—produced primarily through lost-wax (fusione a cera persa) casting. The company sells its bronze product catalog through zone concessionaires and a web-based Configurator that lets customers customize dimensions, engraving, and decorations and generate PDF quotations.

Product overview

Caggiati is an art foundry (fonderia d'arte) and leader in cemetery memorial furnishings (arredo cimiteriale), specializing in artistic bronze lost-wax casting. The company operates as part of Matthews International S.p.A. and offers a portfolio of bronze memorial products spanning Collections, Cremation Urns, Lettering (Caratteri), Commemorative Plaques, Bronze Flowers, Mosaics, Bronze Statues, Sacred Bas-Reliefs, Photoceramics and Light Crystals, Votive Lighting, Fastening Systems, Prefabricated Ossuaries and Burial Cells, and Pet Memorials. The product line is complemented by a web-based Configurator platform (v2.0) for online product configuration and quotation generation. Caggiati publishes annual print and digital catalogs (Catalogo 2025, Novità 2026, Floral Motifs of Capodimonte catalog, Proposte 2019) and a Caggiati calendar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iCaggiati: Mobile application for iPad providing access to Caggiati products and configuration services

Products and services

• Collezioni (Collections) Curated product collections of bronze memorial articles organized by thematic style or design family, serving as a primary product grouping for the Caggiati catalog and intended for cemeteries, funeral homes, and families.
• Cremazione (Cremation Urns) Bronze cremation urns and cinerary vessels, including design and colored variants, for containing cremated remains in cemetery memorials; aimed at cemetery operators, distributors, and families.
• Caratteri (Lettering) Bronze lettering characters for engraving names, dates, and epitaphs on memorials, including standard fonts, Corsivo Istant, and perforated styles with and without strokes; used for customization services at cemeteries.
• Targhe Commemorative (Commemorative Plaques) Bronze commemorative plaques for placement on memorials, cemetery monuments, cineraries, and burial cells, often featuring engraved symbols, text, or imagery; for cemetery operators and end families.
• Fiori in Bronzo (Bronze Flowers) Artistic bronze flowers cast using lost-wax casting, used as decorative memorial elements in cemetery and mausoleum furnishings; marketed to cemeteries and families.
• Mosaici (Mosaics) Mosaic decorative elements for cemetery memorials that add ornamental detail to monuments and burial furnishings.
• Statue in Bronzo (Bronze Statues) Bronze statues cast using the lost-wax technique, including religious figures (Madonna, Christ, Pietà, Angels, Saints), saints' busts, and decorative statues for memorial enrichment at cemetery sites.
• Bassorilievi Sacri in Bronzo (Sacred Bronze Bas-Reliefs) Sacred bronze bas-relief plaques depicting religious imagery (Madonna, Christ, Ascension, Pietà, Angels, Saints, Nature, and symbolic motifs) for cemetery memorials.
• Foto porcellane e Cristalli di luce (Photoceramics and Light Crystals) Photoceramic portrait plaques and light-crystal decorative panels in Emotional, Floral, Landscape, and new-model categories, used to personalize memorials with photographs or artistic crystal designs.
• Lampade a cero, solari e Illuminazione Votiva a Batteria (Votive Lighting) Candle lamps, solar lamps, and battery-powered votive lights for cemetery memorial illumination.
• Sistemi di Fissaggio (Fastening Systems) Bronze and metal fastening and mounting systems for attaching memorial components, plaques, statues, and other ornaments to cemetery monuments.
• Ossari, cinerari e Loculi Prefabbricati (Prefabricated Ossuaries and Burial Cells) Prefabricated burial cells (loculi), ossuaries, and cinerary structures for cemetery installations, complementing Caggiati's bronze memorial product range.
• Pet – Animali d'affezione (Pet Memorials) Memorial products specifically designed for companion animals, including bronze memorials, plaques, and commemorative articles for pet cemeteries and memorial areas; aimed at pet owners and pet-cemetery operators.
• Configuratore Caggiati (Web-Based Product Configurator) Web-based self-service platform (v2.0) requiring registration/login, enabling customers and zone concessionaires to configure memorial products, select dimensions and finishes, add engravings (epigraphs, letters, photo engravings), place decorations, compose furniture arrangements, and generate PDF quotations with QR codes.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Matthews International S.p.A.coreOthersMatthews International S.p.A. is the parent company and sole owner of the Caggiati brand and website (www.caggiati.it). The company provides corporate backing and is listed as the legal entity for the site, with registered office at Via Martiri della Libertà, 71, Colorno (PR), Italy. Share capital is Euro 2,500,000.00. Dr. Pier Luigi Romanelli serves as the data processing manager.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aurora Casket Company: North American manufacturer and distributor of caskets, cremation urns, and memorial products sold through funeral homes. Comparable as a memorial products manufacturer operating in the funeral/cemetery supply channel.
• Fonderia Artistica Battaglia: Historic Milan-based Italian artistic bronze foundry established in 1913, also specializing in lost-wax bronze casting for statues, reliefs, and decorative artworks. Most directly comparable peer in terms of artistic bronze manufacturing heritage and craft technique.
• Grassi Pietre: Italian producer of stone and marble cemetery monuments, lapidi, and funerary architecture. Comparable as an Italian supplier of premium cemetery furnishings, often co-specified with bronze accessories like those Caggiati produces.
• Fonderia Artistica Mariani: Italian artistic bronze foundry specializing in lost-wax casting of sculptures and artistic objects. Comparable in technique and product category, with similar niche positioning in the Italian artisan bronze market.
• Batesville: Hillenbrand subsidiary and the largest North American manufacturer of caskets, urns, and cremation products serving funeral homes. Directly comparable as a memorial products manufacturer, though operating at much larger scale and with broader (casket-heavy) portfolio.
• Il Bronzetto: Florence-based artistic bronze foundry producing lost-wax cast bronze sculptures, lamps, and decorative objects. Comparable as a small Italian art foundry competing for premium artistic bronze commissions and custom design work.

Broad incumbents

• Service Corporation International: Largest North American operator of funeral homes and cemeteries. Indirectly comparable as a major buyer and channel for cemetery memorial products like those Caggiati supplies, though operating at the services/operator level rather than as a product manufacturer.
• Carriage Services: North American provider of funeral and cemetery services and merchandise, including memorial products. Comparable as a broader-incumbent funeral services platform with significant memorial products revenue that overlaps with Caggiati's category.
• Wilbert Funeral Services: Largest North American manufacturer of burial vaults and a broader provider of funeral and cemetery products. Comparable as a memorial products incumbent, though anchored in concrete vaults rather than bronze art.
• StoneMor Partners: North American owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes. Comparable as a downstream buyer and channel partner for cemetery memorial products, though operating primarily as a cemetery operator rather than a product manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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