CLC

What CLC does

CLC Srl (originally Cooperativa Lavorazione Cementi) is an Italian, family-owned manufacturer founded in 1955 in Carmignano di Brenta (Padova) that designs, produces, and installs custom prefabricated concrete tanks and artifacts. The company operates three core product lines: concrete wine tanks (multiple named models including Aromy, Cru, Diamante, Opale, Parall, Rubis, Tronco, Venus, Jara, and Opale 22.5, with new variants launched in 2025), concrete water tanks and reservoirs for civil, industrial, and agricultural applications, and multi-purpose earthquake-resistant prefabricated concrete artifacts (car boxes, technical rooms, underground cellars, burial tombs). The technology is built around a fully automated, just-in-time concrete mixing plant that produces made-to-measure tanks with specific physical characteristics—most notably controlled natural porosity for wine micro-oxygenation and high thermal mass for fermentation temperature stability—without using retardants or additives typical of pre-packed concrete.

The business model is sales-led and project-based. Every product is custom-engineered through an in-house consultation workflow that includes a feasibility study, site inspection, 3D photo-realistic rendering, manufacturing, on-site installation, and after-sales service; pricing is quote-based rather than list-based and contracts are typically multi-year. CLC sells predominantly to enterprise winery customers (Chateau Garraud-Treytins, Domaine de Chevalier, Mastrojanni, Marziano Abbona, etc.), with named references spanning Italy, France, and Spain. Distribution is direct from the Italian headquarters, supplemented by a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary, CLC France (Bordeaux, founded 2023), which serves the French and broader European wine market. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified by RINA and holds food-grade certification for wine tanks by ECAMRICERT, and operates an active multilingual website plus LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram channels for top-of-funnel engagement.

Revenue mechanics are anchored in one-time, high-value custom equipment sales rather than recurring software or subscription revenue. The firm is third-generation family-controlled (descendants of founder Giuseppe Pasquin), with no external PE/VC involvement disclosed; registered share capital is €100,000 and headcount is in the 11–50 range. CLC reports customers across five continents and has expanded production capacity via a second warehouse acquired in 2016 adjacent to the original facility. Sustainability is addressed through a partnership with CAV dm, which converts CLC's cement production waste into glass-fibre-reinforced furniture-design objects (washbasins, tables, vases).

Name

CLC

Legal name

CLC Srl

Website

https://clcvasche.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CLC is a third-generation Italian family-owned manufacturer founded in 1955 that designs, builds, and installs custom prefabricated concrete tanks for wineries, water infrastructure, and prefabricated artifacts, selling directly to enterprise customers across five continents via its Italian HQ and Bordeaux-based CLC France subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Concrete Industrial Equipment

NAICS

Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (327390)

SIC

Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Precast Concrete Products (IMADAAAB)

Keywords

• Concrete wine tanks
• Water treatment tanks
• Precast concrete artifacts
• Winery fermentation vessels
• Industrial concrete manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Carmignano Di Brenta

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom concrete tank sales: One-time sales of custom-made concrete products including wine tanks, water reservoirs, and prefabricated concrete artifacts. Products are manufactured to order based on specific customer requirements, from design through installation. Each project includes feasibility study, custom design, production, installation, and after-sales service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CLC manufactures precast concrete tanks used by wineries for fermentation and storage of wine, and by water and wastewater treatment operators for treatment and containment. The company also produces custom precast concrete artifacts tailored to industrial buyer specifications. Operations are based in Carmignano di Brenta, Italy, and have been continuous since 1955.

Product overview

CLC is a concrete products company offering three core product lines: wine tanks, water tanks, and multi-purpose concrete artifacts. The wine tank product line includes multiple named models (Aromy, Cru, Diamante, Opale, Parall, Rubis, Tronco, Venus, Jara, Opale 22.5) that are customizable in shape, size, and accessories. Water tanks come in various capacities for drinking water storage, swimming pools, and industrial/agricultural applications. Multi-purpose artifacts include prefabricated earthquake-resistant products for various uses. The company also operates CLC France subsidiary and has a partnership with CAV dm for furniture-design products made from cement production waste.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concrete Wine Tanks

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CAV dmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAV dm is a company closely connected to CLC, with their main project born from active collaboration between the two companies. CAV dm creates furniture-design products (washbasins, tables, vases) using waste from CLC's cement production, with strong focus on environmental sustainability and quality craftsmanship. CAV dm's products feature glass fibre reinforcement instead of metal, making them extremely durable. This partnership demonstrates CLC's commitment to sustainability and circular economy principles.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Forterra: US-listed manufacturer of precast concrete products, including structural, drainage, and water-management components. Comparable at the broader precast concrete manufacturing level and as a reference point for scalable precast operations.
• Bucher Vaslin: French-owned subsidiary of Bucher Industries supplying wineries with presses, filters, and tank systems globally. Broad incumbent in the same winery-equipment purchasing channel that CLC also targets.
• Oldcastle Infrastructure (CRH): North-American division of CRH plc producing concrete infrastructure products, including water-management structures. Comparable as a large-scale precast concrete incumbent with adjacent water-tank/structure offerings.
• Heidelberg Materials (formerly Italcementi): Global building materials group with Italcementi as its Italian cement heritage arm. Indirectly comparable as the upstream cement/cementitious-materials source for Italian concrete manufacturing, including the broader industry CLC operates in.

Direct peers

• Enoitalia: Italian manufacturer and supplier of winemaking tanks, bottling equipment, and small winery installations. Direct competitor in Italian-made wine tank and cellar equipment sales to medium-sized Italian wineries.
• Della Toffola Group: Italian manufacturer of complete winemaking equipment including tanks, presses, and filtration systems. Closely comparable as a fellow Italian supplier of custom wine-production equipment to premium wineries.
• Nomblot: French manufacturer of concrete wine tanks and concrete 'eggs' for fermentation and aging, headquartered in Cognac. The most direct comparable peer: specializes in the same natural-porosity concrete wine tank category and is CLC's primary French/European competitor.
• Paolo Franceschi Srl: Smaller Italian producer of custom concrete wine tanks and reservoirs serving Tuscan and broader Italian wineries. Comparable as another small Italian family-owned concrete tank manufacturer targeting the same niche.

Emerging players

• P&L Specialties: Specialist in custom stainless-steel and concrete-style wine tanks and barrel alternatives for boutique North-American wineries. Emerging peer overlapping on the 'alternative vessel' positioning that competes with CLC's concrete value proposition.
• Tanks & Vessels Industries: Custom industrial tank and pressure-vessel fabricator serving water, wine, and food processing in southern Europe. Adjacent competitor in custom concrete and stainless tank solutions to overlapping end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/clcvasche
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clcvasche
• Instagraminstagram.com/clcvasche/?hl=it

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

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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