Gualini Lamiere International

What Gualini Lamiere International does

Gualini Lamiere International S.p.A. is an Italian metal sheet service center headquartered in Bolgare (Bergamo), operating from a 50,000 m² site with 20,000 m² of covered production space, 18-meter ceilings, and 60-ton crane capacity. Founded in 1956 by Lorenzo Gualini (with roots in a 1891 family workshop), the company is privately held by the Gualini family as a Società per Azioni with €312,000 share capital. It runs an end-to-end processing chain covering laser and plasma cutting (up to 7x24 meters, 50 mm thickness), CNC bending (six machines up to 2,800 tons and 16 meters), manual, robotic, laser, and submerged-arc welding (up to 6 m diameter, 37 m length), calendering and micro-bending, 5-axis mechanical processing on a 12x3 m PAMA boring-milling center with HEIDENHAIN control, and large-booth sandblasting and painting with C5-grade corrosion protection. Annual throughput is 8,000 tons of processed metal sheet, with a self-reported 97% on-time delivery rate.

The company serves six industrial verticals: infrastructure and construction, naval and maritime, defense, transport, lifting (cranes), and telecom/energy poles. Named marquee customers and reference projects include the Renzo Piano Genoa Bridge reconstruction, the Fendi factory facade, a 3,000-ton Rotterdam double tunnel, a 395-ton Louisiana LNG module package, cruise ship scrubbers and band filters, Ghana Lake Victoria ferries, Swiss Alpine railway energy poles, and Italian thermoelectric plant lighting masts. The firm sells through direct enterprise B2B field sales with quote-based project pricing and multi-year framework contracts, supported by a 9-person in-house technical office for co-engineering and a customer-facing order tracking portal.

Gualini's competitive moat rests on the scale of its extended-dimension equipment, integrated single-roof processing, and a regulatory stack including ISO 9001:2015, EN 1090-1:2009, UNI EN ISO 3834 Part 2:2021 at EXC4 class, and the Italian Transformation Center Certificate. The most recent major operational move was the September 2019 capacity expansion, and the most recent strategic vertical entries were cruise-ship environmental equipment (from 2015) and defense components following 30 months of R&D.

Name

Gualini Lamiere International

Legal name

Gualini Lamiere International Spa

Website

https://gualini.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gualini Lamiere International is an Italian metal sheet service center providing laser cutting, CNC bending, welding, calendering, mechanical processing, and surface treatment for large-scale industrial components. It serves infrastructure, naval, defense, transport, lifting, and telecom customers across Europe and selected export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Fabrication Services

NAICS

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332), Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sheet Metal Machinery (Laser/Plasma/Waterjet Cutting, Punching) (IMAHADAD), Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Metal sheet processing
• Laser cutting services
• CNC metal bending
• Industrial welding services
• Metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergamo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Sheet Processing Services: Job-shop manufacturing services for metal sheet processing, providing semi-finished components through cutting, bending, welding, calendering, mechanical processing, and surface treatment. Revenue generated through project-based quotes and framework agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gualini Lamiere International operates as a metal sheet service center providing a complete, integrated suite of manufacturing services from laser cutting through to surface treatment. Core offerings include laser and plasma cutting (up to 7x24m), CNC bending (up to 2,800 tons and 16m length), welding (manual, robotic, and submerged arc up to 6m diameter), calendering and micro-bending, mechanical processing (5-axis boring/milling), sandblasting and painting, as well as finished pole and tower structures for telecom, energy, and lighting applications.

Product overview

Gualini Lamiere International is a service center for metal sheet processing offering an integrated suite of manufacturing services from laser cutting through sandblasting and painting. The core offerings include Taglio laser (laser/plasma cutting up to 7x24m), Piegatura (bending up to 2,800 tons and 16m), Saldatura (welding up to 6m diameter), Calandratura (calendering up to 3m and 30mm), Lavorazione meccanica (5-axis milling/boring 12x3m), and Sabbiatura e verniciatura (sandblasting/painting booths 8x8x20-28m). Additional specialized products include Pali (towers for telecom, energy, and illumination). The company manages the complete production process from A to Z, serving sectors including infrastructure, naval, defense, transport, lifting, and energy transmission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Taglio laser (Laser and Plasma Cutting)

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% on-time delivery rate across all orders
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Steelwind Nordenham: German manufacturer of monopiles and heavy steel foundations for offshore wind, a Dillinger Hütte subsidiary; partially comparable as a European large-format steel fabricator in the offshore/energy segment but more focused on a single product line.

Broad incumbents

• Voestalpine Steel & Service Center: Austrian integrated steelmaker and metal processing conglomerate with service centers across Europe offering cutting, bending, and surface treatment; broader incumbent that competes for large service-center work but with a much wider product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Officine Locati: Italian structural steel and metal fabrication shop producing heavy steelwork for infrastructure, industrial, and energy projects; comparable as a domestic competitor in large-format structural fabrication with similar customer profile.
• EEW (Erndtebrücker Eisenwerk): German heavy steel fabrication specialist producing monopiles, transition pieces, and large steel structures for offshore wind, shipbuilding, and infrastructure; comparable for large-format welded steel work in offshore, naval, and infrastructure verticals.
• Butting Group: German family-owned processor of stainless steel plate, sections, and spiro pipes with large-format cutting, forming, and welding capabilities serving shipbuilding, offshore, and industrial customers; directly comparable as a European large-format sheet/plate service center serving similar end markets.
• Smulders: Belgian/Dutch heavy steel fabrication company producing large steel structures for offshore wind, naval, and civil infrastructure; directly comparable in large-format welded steel work for offshore, naval, and infrastructure customers.
• Ferrometal: Italian metal service center and steel distributor with cutting, bending, and processing capabilities serving Italian and European industrial customers; comparable as a domestic Italian sheet metal service bureau competing for overlapping B2B work.
• Sif Group: Dutch manufacturer of large steel tubular foundations for offshore wind and other heavy steel structures; comparable as a European large-format steel fabricator serving offshore/energy and industrial infrastructure customers.
• Cimolai: Italian heavy steel fabrication and construction company producing bridges, stadiums, and large structural steelwork; comparable for large-format structural steel fabrication in infrastructure and architectural projects.
• Bladt Industries: Danish large-format steel fabricator specializing in offshore wind foundations, substations, and heavy structural steel; comparable in large-scale welded steelwork for energy and infrastructure end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/marcotravella

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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