Bigal
Bigal Srl is a family-owned Italian contract manufacturer of custom stainless steel sheet metal components and polyurethane foam-insulated refrigerator panels, serving industrial washing, hospitality/kitchen, and appliance OEMs from two Veneto facilities since 1970.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1970
- HeadquartersOrmelle, Italy
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Bigal does
Bigal Srl is a family-owned Italian contract manufacturer of custom stainless steel (INOX) sheet metal components, founded in 1970 by Giancarlo Bigal in Ormelle, Treviso province, and still controlled by the founding family. The company operates a 1,500 sqm headquarters and production facility in Ormelle and a 1,200 sqm plant in the Oderzo industrial zone dedicated to polyurethane foam application for refrigerator doors and panels, totaling approximately 2,700 sqm of production space across the Veneto region of Italy.
Its core offering is end-to-end stainless steel sheet metal processing: laser cutting (up to 15 mm INOX, 20 mm iron), Amada punching, robotic bending, TIG and wire welding, micro glass bead blasting, satin finishing, painting, galvanizing, and final assembly. Production is supported by SolidWorks-based 2D/3D CAD design with bill-of-materials generation, and the company provides pickup and delivery logistics at customer sites. The Oderzo subsidiary extends the offering into polyurethane foam-insulated refrigerator doors and shells, providing an adjacent capability for appliance-industry customers.
Commercially, Bigal runs a project-based, quote-driven model serving both small enterprises and larger industrial clients across verticals including industrial washing equipment, restaurant and professional kitchen components, light carpentry, and (via Oderzo) refrigeration manufacturing. Distribution is direct with no intermediaries; the company relies on a sales-led approach through phone, email, website contact forms, and basic social media presence. No public pricing, certifications, patents, or external investors are disclosed, and headcount is not reported in available sources.
Bigal firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Bigal
- Legal name
- Bigal Srl
- Website
- https://bigal.it
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1970
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Bigal Srl is a family-owned Italian contract manufacturer of custom stainless steel sheet metal components and polyurethane foam-insulated refrigerator panels, serving industrial washing, hospitality/kitchen, and appliance OEMs from two Veneto facilities since 1970.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Bigal industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Custom Metal Fabrication
- NAICS
- Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312)
- SIC
- Sheet Metal Work (3444), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)
Keywords
Where Bigal is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ormelle
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Bigal business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Stainless Steel Component Manufacturing: Custom fabrication and processing of stainless steel sheet metal components for industrial applications. Revenue is generated through manufacturing services including cutting, punching, bending, welding, finishing, painting, and galvanizing. Services cater to both small enterprises and large industrial clients with flexible production capabilities.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Bigal product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Bigal Srl manufactures custom stainless steel (INOX) and iron sheet metal components for industrial clients in Italy. Core services span laser cutting, punching, robotic bending, TIG/wire welding, assembly, finishing (micro-peening and satin), painting, and galvanizing. The offering is supported by in-house SolidWorks CAD design and a direct logistics service with pickup and delivery at partner facilities. The company also operates a polyurethane foam application line for refrigerator doors and panels out of its Oderzo facility.
Product overview
Bigal offers a unified metalworking service platform centered on stainless steel (INOX) sheet metal processing. The core product encompasses laser cutting (INOX up to 15mm, iron up to 20mm), punching, bending (including robotic), welding, assembly, finishing (microparticle blasting), painting, and galvanizing. This core service is supported by a CAD Design module using SolidWorks for 2D/3D drawings and bill of materials, and a logistics service providing pickup and delivery at partner facilities. The company operates a 1500 sqm facility and an additional 1200 sqm plant in Oderzo for polyurethane foam processing on refrigerator doors and shells.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Stainless Steel (INOX) and Iron Sheet Metal Processing Custom contract manufacturing of stainless steel (INOX) and iron sheet metal components for industrial clients, covering laser cutting (INOX up to 15mm, iron up to 20mm thickness), punching, robotic bending, TIG and wire welding, assembly, micro-peening finishing, satin finishing, painting, and galvanizing. Includes pickup and delivery logistics support at partner facilities. The offering targets Italian industrial OEMs in sectors such as industrial washing equipment, restaurant and hospitality equipment, and professional kitchen components.
- CAD Design Services 2D and 3D product design using SolidWorks software for stainless steel components, including generation of material lists and bills of materials for sheet metal parts, welds, surfaces, and molds. The service is offered as a standalone design engagement to support clients' product development prior to or alongside fabrication.
- Pickup and Delivery Logistics Service Direct logistics support in which Bigal performs pickups and deliveries of manufactured components at the facilities of its partners, by prior arrangement. The service is positioned as part of the company's full-service contract manufacturing offering for industrial clients in Italy.
Quantifiable outcome
- Clean cuts without irregular edges on sheet metal and stainless steel
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Bigal
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Bigal technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Bigal partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Bigal competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Riva Group: Italian family-controlled steel group with integrated mills and processing. Operates in the same Italian steel ecosystem but at industrial scale spanning multiple European countries.
- Pittini Group: Italian steel producer and processor with significant steel service center and downstream fabrication operations. Comparable processing activities to Bigal but at industrial scale, primarily serving construction and manufacturing customers.
- Arvedi: Italian steel producer with integrated steelmaking and downstream processing. While primarily an upstream steel producer, its processing activities overlap with the broader Italian stainless/carbon steel processing value chain in which Bigal operates.
- Acciaiterie d'Italia: Italy's largest integrated steel producer (formerly Ilva), with extensive steel processing capabilities. Sets the broader competitive backdrop for Italian metal processing customers that Bigal serves.
- Marcegaglia: Italy's largest steel service center and processor, with extensive sheet metal processing capabilities across stainless and carbon steel. Comparable to Bigal in core activity (steel cutting, processing, fabrication) but operates at vastly larger scale across multiple countries.
- Feralpi Group: Italian steel group with steelmaking, processing, and downstream activities, including service centers. Comparable in industry vertical but operates at much larger scale than a regional fabricator like Bigal.
- Officine Danieli: Italian plant engineering and steelmaking equipment supplier with adjacent metal fabrication capabilities. Comparable in Italian metalworking heritage and B2B industrial customer focus, though focused on steel plant equipment rather than consumer-facing stainless fabrication.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Bigal social profiles
Digital presenceBigal financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Bigal leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Bigal subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Bigal funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Bigal M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Bigal
What does Bigal do?
Bigal Srl manufactures custom stainless steel (INOX) and iron sheet metal components for industrial clients in Italy. Core services span laser cutting, punching, robotic bending, TIG/wire welding, assembly, finishing (micro-peening and satin), painting, and galvanizing. The offering is supported by in-house SolidWorks CAD design and a direct logistics service with pickup and delivery at partner facilities. The company also operates a polyurethane foam application line for refrigerator doors and panels out of its Oderzo facility.
Is Bigal a public or private company?
Bigal is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Bigal founded?
Bigal was founded in 1970. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Bigal based?
Bigal is headquartered in Ormelle, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Bigal make money?
One revenue line is on record: stainless Steel Component Manufacturing.
Who are Bigal's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Riva Group, Pittini Group, Arvedi, Acciaiterie d'Italia, Marcegaglia, Feralpi Group and Officine Danieli.
Does Bigal have an API?
No public API is recorded for Bigal.
What industry is Bigal in?
Bigal's product category is Custom Metal Fabrication. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKABAL, Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling), with a secondary code of IMADACAA, Structural Steel Fabrication. Its NAICS code is 3312 and its SIC code is 3444.