Gab Group

What Gab Group does

GAB S.r.l. (Gab Group) is a Florence-based B2B contract manufacturer of leather goods, specializing in handbags and small leather accessories for international luxury fashion houses. Founded in 2009 by Simone Lenzi and Claudia Guidarelli, the company provides end-to-end services spanning modeling, prototyping, sampling, industrialization, and full-scale production. Since joining HModa Group (a subholding of Holding Industriale) in 2021, GAB has served as the capofila of the Leather Goods Business Unit, consolidating four specialty companies under one roof: Emmetierre (small leather goods and prototyping), Taglionetto (advanced cutting and processing), Seriscreen (screen and digital printing on leather), and Fustellificio Toscano (die-cut production). The combined operations are housed in a 19,000 sqm purpose-built facility in Campi Bisenzio that opened in January 2023, designed to strict sustainability criteria and certified to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.

GAB's technical stack blends traditional Florentine artisan craftsmanship with computer-aided design, 3D modeling and rendering (via the Meta Sfera division launched in 2022), and a Modula vertical storage system for warehouse optimization. The company serves French and Italian luxury brands under white-label, quote-based contract manufacturing arrangements, with no direct-to-consumer or retail distribution. Revenue is generated through project-based B2B contracts for handbag and small leather goods production. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct relationships between GAB's business development team and luxury brand design and sourcing functions, supplemented by earned media in Italian fashion industry publications, a corporate LinkedIn presence, an Instagram showcase, and a flagship educational partnership with Paris-based Institut Français de la Mode that provides visibility to fashion students and emerging designers.

Name

Gab Group

Legal name

GAB S.r.l.

Website

https://gabgroup.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gab Group is a Florence-based B2B contract manufacturer of handbags and small leather goods for international luxury fashion brands, serving as the head of HModa Group's Leather Goods Business Unit with end-to-end modeling, prototyping, and production services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Campi Bisenzio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: GAB generates revenue through B2B contract manufacturing of leather goods for luxury brands, specializing in handbags and small leather goods. Services include product development, prototyping, sampling, industrialization, and full-scale production under white-label arrangements for international luxury clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gab Group is a B2B contract manufacturer of leather goods for international luxury fashion brands, specializing in handbags and small leather goods. The company provides end-to-end services from modeling, prototyping, and sampling through industrialization to full-scale production, integrating traditional Florentine artisan craftsmanship with digital 3D modeling and modern manufacturing capabilities.

Product overview

Gab Group operates as a Business Unit Pelletteria (Leather Goods Business Unit) within the HModa Group, serving luxury fashion brands with a comprehensive portfolio of leather goods products and services. The core offering includes GAB leather goods manufacturing, supplemented by four subsidiary brands: Taglionetto (small leather goods and cutting), Emmetierre (prototyping and manufacturing), Seriscreen (printing services), and Fustellificio Toscano (die-cut production). The group provides end-to-end services from modeling and prototyping through industrialization and manufacturing, with Meta Sfera 3D modeling technology for virtual prototyping and Modula warehouse management systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Meta Sfera (MetaGAB): 3D modeling and rendering division for prototypes and finished products, launched in 2022
• Accademia HModa
• Co-LAB

Products and services

• Modeling and Prototyping Services
• Manufacturing Services
• Meta Sfera 3D Modeling and Rendering

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Institut Français de la ModeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious Paris-based fashion institute that partners with HModa and its companies. Students from the Master of Arts in Accessory Design collaborate with GAB on projects, creating bags designed by students. Projects include 2022 collaboration with digital accessories and 2023 capsule collection of eight bags.
• Stage11 (Digital Accessories)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital accessories collaboration with Stage11 for students of the Master of Arts in Accessory Design at Institut Français de la Mode, exploring new territories of digital design.
• TaglionettocoreOthersCompany specializing in leather goods cutting and processing techniques. Founded in 2000 by brothers Fabrizio and Massimo Sgolastra. Produces bags and small leather goods collaborating with leading luxury brands. Integrated into GAB's Business Unit, bringing advanced cutting and processing expertise.
• EmmetierrecoreOthersArtisan company working for international fashion brands. Owners Fabio Tombelli and Antonella Formigli provide modeling, prototyping, and complete manufacturing services from cutting to packaging. Over 40 years of excellence in small leather goods. Acquired by HModa and integrated into GAB's Business Unit.
• SeriscreencoreOthersCompany specializing in screen printing, digital printing, UV printing and large format printing on leather, fabric, and vehicles. Founded in 1992, serving Valdarno and provinces of Florence and Arezzo. Known for investments in cutting-edge technologies.
• Fustellificio ToscanocoreOthersDie-cut production company for leather and fabrics founded in 1976 by Ugo Naldini. Serves major luxury brands with specialized cutting dies. HModa acquired majority stake. Departments include pattern making, engineering, printing, high frequency, and research center.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Richemont: Owns luxury leather goods maisons (Cartier, Montblanc, Dunhill) and operates dedicated manufacturing and polishing facilities; competes for the same pool of high-end contract manufacturing demand that GAB serves.
• Furla: Italian leather goods brand with owned production, sitting in the affordable-luxury segment that GAB's luxury clients compete against; useful proxy for understanding Italian leather supply chain economics.
• Tod's: Italian luxury group (Tod's, Roger Vivier, Hogan) with significant leather goods manufacturing in the Marche region and a comparable 'Made in Italy' craft positioning to GAB's customer base.
• Smythson of Bond Street: British heritage leather goods and accessories brand with own manufacturing; comparable end-product positioning (small leather goods, accessories) that competes with output made on GAB's lines.
• Hermès: Operates its own vertically integrated leather goods manufacturing (including tanneries like Annonay and specialized maroquinerie ateliers), serving as both a customer archetype and a benchmark for what luxury brands can choose to insource rather than outsource to firms like GAB.
• Delvaux: Belgian luxury leather goods house with dedicated Belgian manufacturing; another example of a brand insourcing leather production rather than relying on Italian contract manufacturers like GAB.
• Salvatore Ferragamo: Italian luxury house headquartered near Florence with deep leather goods heritage; a direct competitor for Florentine artisan talent and a potential client for contract production, anchored in the same regional ecosystem as GAB.
• Goyard: Hermès-owned luxury trunk and leather goods maker with in-house Parisian workshops — illustrates the brand-owned manufacturing alternative to outsourcing models like GAB's.
• LVMH Métiers d'Art: The LVMH subsidiary that consolidates specialist leather, textile and component suppliers serving maisons such as Louis Vuitton and Dior — directly comparable to GAB's role inside HModa, but at the world's largest luxury group's scale.
• Prada Group: Operates its own leather goods manufacturing including the Manifattura Domus facility; represents both a competitor for skilled Italian artisans and a customer archetype for premium contract production.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pelletteria-gab-s.r.l.
• Instagraminstagram.com/pelletteriagab
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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