What Gibam does

Gibam (legal entity GIBAM SHOPS S.p.A. unipersonale) is an Italian designer and manufacturer of bespoke shopfitting and hospitality furniture, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Fano (Pesaro-Urbino province) in the Marche region. The company operates an integrated ~18,900 sqm production campus organized into five functional areas — two woodworking sections (cutting/squaring/edge-banding and CNC machining centers), a metalworking department, a manual assembly and clamping line, and a packaging and shipping department — enabling in-house production of both wood and metal components for custom projects. Its product and service offering is structured around three operating divisions: Gibam Retail (furniture, shelving, display, and checkout systems for food and non-food retail including supermarkets, pharmacies, and specialty stores), Gibam Hospitality (guest-room, lobby, and common-area furnishing for hotels, aparthotels, and boutique properties), and Gibam Composit (a B2B platform providing product catalogs and project tools for interior designers and project managers).

Gibam pursues an enterprise field-sales motion, engaging directly with international retail chains and hotel operators to win bespoke project contracts that span design, manufacturing, and installation. Revenue is generated through multi-year, project-based contracts with pricing determined via consultation with its commercial and technical departments; the company does not publish list pricing. The customer base is enterprise-weighted and spans 28 countries across Europe, the Middle East/GCC, the United States, Central America, East Africa, and India, with named implementations including Carrefour, Danube, Sun & Sand Sports (Middle East's largest sports retailer), The St. Regis Rome, Doubletree by Hilton (Congo), Le Palace d'Anfa (Morocco), and Renaissance Hotel (Oklahoma). The legal entity operates under the direction and coordination of Gens spa, the parent; the Giovanelli family holds key executive positions including Gibam Group CEO Mirco Giovanelli.

Commercially, Gibam maintains two showroom presences (its Italian headquarters facility and a Miami/Cooper City U.S. showroom established to serve North and Central America), a multilingual web presence across Italian, English, Spanish, and French, sector-specific websites for each division, and a sales agent dedicated to the Caribbean and Miami territory. The company holds UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) and UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management) certifications. It does not disclose revenue, is privately held with no public ticker, has no venture or private-equity funding history, and has not pursued acquisitions or divestitures according to the available record.

Name

Gibam

Legal name

GIBAM SHOPS SPA unipersonale

Website

https://gibam.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gibam is an Italian designer and manufacturer (founded 1973, Fano) of bespoke shopfitting and hospitality furniture, serving enterprise retail chains and hotel operators across 28 countries via three divisions: Retail, Hospitality, and Composit for designers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Furniture Manufacturing

NAICS

Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (33712), Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (337), Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing (337211)

SIC

Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540), Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590), Public Bldg & Related Furniture (2531)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Retail shopfitting systems
• Hospitality furniture manufacturing
• Custom commercial interiors
• Store fitting solutions
• Hotel room furnishings

Headquarters

HQ city

Fano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Furniture and Furnishing Systems: B2B custom furniture manufacturing and installation for retail and hospitality sectors. Projects include complete store fitting, hotel room furnishings, and bespoke furniture solutions. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with international retail chains and hotel operators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gibam is a designer and manufacturer of custom shopfittings and hospitality furniture, operating through three divisions: Gibam Retail (food and non-food store fitting, shelving, displays, checkout areas), Gibam Hospitality (guest-room, lobby and common-area furnishings for hotels and accommodation facilities), and Gibam Composit (a dedicated platform providing product catalogs and tools for interior designers and project managers). The company manages the full project lifecycle — from opportunity assessment and design through in-house production (woodworking, metalworking, assembly, packaging) to installation — for retail chains, hotel operators, and design professionals across 28 countries.

Product overview

Gibam is an Italian company (established 1973) specializing in furniture and outfitting systems for the Retail and Hospitality sectors. The company operates three main divisions: Gibam Retail (furniture for food and non-food retail stores), Gibam Hospitality (furniture for hotels and accommodation), and Gibam Composit (a platform with tools for interior designers and project managers). Gibam also maintains a US operation based in Miami serving the North and Central American markets. The company operates its own manufacturing facility spanning approximately 18,900 square meters in Fano, Italy, with production capabilities including carpentry, metalworking, assembly, and packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gibam Retail: Division dedicated to shop fitting and furniture for food and non-food retail sector
• Gibam Hospitality
• Gibam Composit

Products and services

• Gibam Retail (Store Fitting & Furniture for Retail) Custom shopfitting and furniture for retail environments — including supermarkets, hypermarkets, pharmacies, sports and specialty stores — covering shelving systems, display units, checkout counters and complete store interiors; serves retail chains and operators across 28 countries (Carrefour, Danube, Sun & Sand Sports, Supermercado Selectos, Farmacia Dragonara, Farmacia Igea).
• Gibam Hospitality (Hotel Furniture & Outfitting) Custom furniture and outfitting for hotels and accommodation facilities — guest rooms, lobbies, common areas, aparthotels and boutique properties — using premium materials (genuine leather, mahogany, lacquered MDF, black metal structures, copper mesh); serves luxury and chain operators (The St. Regis Rome, SLS Las Vegas, Doubletree by Hilton, Renaissance Hotel, Altido Galleria Hotel, Charlie Urban Hotel, Le Palace d'Anfa).
• Gibam Composit (Designer Tools & Product Platform) Online platform for interior designers and project managers to access Gibam product lines, specifications, catalogs and project tools for specifying furniture on retail and hotel fit-out projects; complements the direct enterprise sales motion.

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• USM U. Schärer Söhne AG: Swiss manufacturer of modular furniture systems for offices, retail, and hospitality. Comparable to Gibam's modular fixtures and design-conscious commercial furnishing approach.
• Wanzl (Tegometall): German-rooted group (Wanzl) and its Tegometall brand specialize in retail shopfitting and store equipment globally. Directly comparable to Gibam Retail for supermarket and hypermarket fixture rollouts (Carrefour-class customers).
• Gondola S.p.A. Italian shopfitting and retail display manufacturer serving European and international retailers. Comparable to Gibam Retail across shelving systems, display units, and full store fit-out projects.
• La Fortezza S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of shopfitting systems and retail furniture, headquartered in northern Italy. Direct peer to Gibam's Retail division given overlapping product lines (shelving, gondolas, checkout counters) and similar Italian manufacturing base.
• Pedrali S.p.A. Italian contract furniture maker focused on hospitality and commercial spaces. Closely comparable to Gibam Hospitality in producing refined, design-forward furniture for hotels, restaurants, and public spaces.
• Fantoni S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of office and contract furniture with integrated woodworking production. Comparable to Gibam in vertical integration, panel processing capability, and B2B project delivery for commercial interiors.

Broad incumbents

• Steelcase Inc. Global leader in office and contract furniture with extensive dealer network. Overlaps with Gibam in the broader contract/commercial furniture space, though Steelcase focuses on office interiors at much larger scale.
• Haworth Inc. Privately held global furniture and workspace solutions company. Comparable to Gibam as a broad commercial furniture incumbent with custom project capability and international footprint.

Emerging players

• Minotti S.p.A. Italian luxury furniture maker with significant hospitality/hotel project business. Comparable to Gibam Hospitality in supplying luxury hotel interiors with bespoke, premium materials.
• Cassina S.p.A. Italian design furniture brand (Poltrona Frau group) with strong hospitality and residential presence. Partial overlap with Gibam Hospitality in luxury hotel FF&E projects and made-in-Italy design positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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