LAUDANI S.R.L.

What LAUDANI S.R.L. does

LAUDANI S.R.L. is a family-owned Italian systems integrator and value-added distributor founded in November 2002 in Melilli, Sicily, operating as the successor to Elettrosud Laudani s.a.s. (originating in 1982 under founder Sebastiano Laudani). The company serves the Oil & Gas sector as its primary vertical, providing end-to-end instrumentation, automation, and process control capabilities — including supply, installation, system integration (PLC, SCADA, HMI), and multi-year maintenance contracts — to refinery and petrochemical operators in the Augusta and Priolo Gargallo industrial corridor. Clients include ESSO Italiana, SONATRACH, SASOL Italy, ISAB/Lukoil, VERSALIS, Air Liquide, and Emerson Automation Solutions, supported by ATEX-certified radio communications (DMR/TETRA), pressurized control panels, fiber optic network infrastructure, and F-GAS certified HVAC/refrigeration services.

The company is an authorized distribution and integration partner for tier-1 industrial OEMs including ABB, Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric (with TRICONEX safety systems), Motorola (via AIKOM), Bosch, Emerson, and ELSIST, distributing a portfolio spanning UPS systems (500VA–200KVA), process instrumentation (radar level sensors, Coriolis flow meters, gas coolers), video surveillance (Bosch, Avigilon), and consumer/IT equipment. Secondary segments include educational institutions (multimedia classrooms), municipal government (parking surveillance), hospitality (WiFi/networking), and a B2C retail storefront for printers and accessories. Pricing is quote-based per project, with no public price list.

The business is operated by the second generation of the Laudani family (Vito, Tony, and Sergio Laudani) with no external investors, no parent company, and no evidence of M&A activity. Revenue, headcount growth, and financial scale are not publicly disclosed; the company reports 22 employees. There is no proprietary software platform, no developer-facing API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities — the offering is fundamentally industrial hardware, integration services, and certified technical labor.

Name

LAUDANI S.R.L.

Legal name

LAUDANI SRL

Website

https://laudani.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LAUDANI S.R.L. is a family-owned Italian systems integrator and value-added distributor, founded 2002 in Sicily, that supplies, installs, and maintains instrumentation, automation, and process control systems primarily for Oil & Gas refineries and petrochemical plants in the Augusta-Priolo industrial corridor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Services

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH), SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB), SCADA / Telemetry Systems (RTUs, PLCs, Communications) (EUAJAFAA)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• Process instrumentation services
• ATEX certified equipment
• Oil and Gas solutions
• Control system integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Melilli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Commercialization: Distribution and sale of industrial instrumentation, electrical equipment, automation components, and IT products including consumer electronics. Major brands include ABB, Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Motorola, Bosch, HP, Samsung, ASUS, Dell, and many others.
2. Installation and System Integration: Installation and integration services for Oil & Gas instrumentation and automation systems, including commissioning, start-up, and system programming (PLC, SCADA, control interfaces).
3. Maintenance Services: Ordinary, extraordinary and predictive maintenance services for industrial systems. Multi-year maintenance contracts including F-GAS certified activities for refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
4. IT Solutions for Business and Education: Supply of IT solutions including computer equipment, multimedia classrooms, video conferencing systems, and networking infrastructure for businesses and educational institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LAUDANI S.R.L. provides turnkey industrial instrumentation, automation, and control system services for the Oil & Gas sector, including supply, installation, and maintenance of ATEX-certified equipment, PLC/SCADA systems, fiber optic communication networks, surveillance systems, HVAC, and electrical infrastructure. The company also supplies IT solutions for businesses and educational institutions, and operates a small online storefront distributing consumer electronics, UPS units, and thermal cameras.

Product overview

LAUDANI S.R.L. is a systems integrator and value-added distributor founded in November 2002, serving the Oil & Gas sector with instrumentation, automation, and control solutions across the full supply chain from design through installation and maintenance. The company operates as a unified offering combining professional services (network design, PLC integration, HVAC, electrical distribution, ATEX systems) with a portfolio of distributed third-party products including UPS systems (500VA–200KVA), process instrumentation (M&C TechGroup gas coolers, Emerson radar levels, Coriolis meters), video surveillance (Bosch, Avigilon), industrial radio (Motorola DMR/TETRA), thermal cameras, and IT infrastructure for business and education. The company also provides F-GAS certified personnel for refrigeration and air conditioning maintenance. There is no proprietary software platform, API, or AI capability offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Automation & PLC Integration Services Engineering, supply, installation, and maintenance of PLC and automation control systems for industrial plants, including SCADA programming and integration with field instrumentation. Targeted at Oil & Gas and general industrial operators.
• Communication Network Services Design and installation of wired, wireless, and fiber optic communication networks, including data networks and Wi-Fi infrastructure for industrial and business environments.
• Video Surveillance Systems (TVCC) Supply, installation, and maintenance of TVCC video surveillance systems using branded camera and recording equipment (Hikvision, Axis, Bosch, Dahua, Hi Sharp, Hanwha, Milestone, etc.).
• HVAC Systems Installation and Maintenance Supply, installation, and F-GAS-certified maintenance of HVAC systems using branded chillers, heat pumps, and fancoil units (Carel, Computime, Honeywell, Sabiana, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, RDM, Vaillant).
• ATEX-Compliant Electrical Installations Design and installation of explosion-proof electrical systems, pressurized control panels, and other equipment engineered for hazardous-area classification under ATEX directives.
• Process Instrumentation Supply Supply, installation, and calibration of process instrumentation for industrial plants, including valves, sensors, and field control devices.
• IT Solutions for Business and Education IT services and infrastructure solutions for businesses, schools, and universities, including network deployment and document management.
• UPS Systems Distribution Distribution of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for industrial and office continuity, including the ELSIST Lion series and Riello products.
• Radio Communications Supply Supply and distribution of professional radio communication devices, including the Motorola WAVE TLK 100 and other DMR/TETRA systems for industrial and public-safety use.
• Thermal Camera Distribution Distribution of handheld thermal imaging cameras (Visiotech) for body-temperature screening and industrial inspection.
• Consumer/SMB Hardware Distribution Sale of consumer and SMB hardware through the online storefront, including HP LaserJet Pro M148dw printers and related IT peripherals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10 years of project portfolio with major Oil & Gas clients including ESSO, SONATRACH, SASOL, ISAB, VERSALIS
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABBcoreTechnology or IntegrationEquipment manufacturer partnership for industrial automation, instrumentation and electrical equipment distribution
• AIKOM / MotorolacoreTechnology or IntegrationAIKOM is the distributor for Motorola industrial communication equipment. LAUDANI collaborates with AIKOM-Motorola for ATEX radio systems and WAVE TLK 100 portable radios. Partnership announced for WAVE TLK 100 launch in January 2021.
• Schneider Electric (including TRICONEX)coreTechnology or IntegrationDistribution and integration of Schneider Electric industrial automation products including TRICONEX safety systems for SONATRACH projects
• Rockwell AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationEquipment manufacturer for industrial automation solutions distributed and integrated by LAUDANI
• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial automation and instrumentation equipment manufacturer partnership
• Emerson Automation SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationEmerson is both a supplier and customer - LAUDANI sources instrumentation from Emerson while also performing radar level transmitter replacements at refineries for Emerson projects
• HPminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHP printer and multifunction equipment distributor for consumer and business markets in Sicily
• Bosch (BOSCH)coreTechnology or IntegrationVideo surveillance equipment (DINION TVCC) supplier for industrial CCTV installations
• RINAcoreOthersRINA provides F-GAS certification (N. 4761) to LAUDANI for system management compliance under EU Regulation 2015/2067

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bonatti S.p.A. Italian-headquartered EPC and industrial services contractor with a strong presence in Oil & Gas pipelines, plants, and maintenance across southern Italy and the Mediterranean. Directly comparable to LAUDANI as a regional Italian industrial services provider serving refinery and petrochemical clients, though significantly larger in scale.
• Cegelec (VINCI Energies Italy): French-owned industrial services and electrical engineering firm with Italian operations specializing in electrical installation, instrumentation, automation, and maintenance for Oil & Gas and industrial clients. Comparable as a multi-discipline systems integrator with overlapping Oil & Gas customer base and service scope (PLC/SCADA, ATEX, instrumentation).

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Swiss-Swedish industrial automation and electrification OEM and core distribution partner of LAUDANI. Overlaps in instrumentation, process automation, and Oil & Gas solutions, but operates globally across all industrial verticals with proprietary technology and direct service capability.
• Siemens: Global industrial automation OEM and Tier-1 partner of LAUDANI, providing PLCs, SCADA, drives, and process instrumentation. Comparable as a broad incumbent in industrial automation with overlapping capability sets, but operating as a global multi-vertical giant rather than a specialized regional integrator.
• Schneider Electric: French industrial automation and energy management OEM whose products (including TRICONEX safety systems) LAUDANI integrates for SONATRACH and other refinery clients. Comparable as an automation incumbent with overlapping process control and safety system offerings, but at global scale.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: US-based process automation and instrumentation major that is both a supplier to LAUDANI and an end customer (radar level transmitter replacements at refineries). Comparable as a broad incumbent in process measurement and control for Oil & Gas, but with global direct service operations.
• Rockwell Automation: Global industrial automation OEM whose products (PLC, SCADA, drives) LAUDANI distributes and integrates. Comparable as an incumbent operating broadly in the same automation and process control space, but at vastly larger scale and with proprietary software platforms (FactoryTalk) that LAUDANI resells.
• Maire Tecnimont: Italian engineering and construction group serving refining, petrochemical, and fertilizer clients globally via subsidiaries NextChem and Tecnimont. Comparable as an Italian industrial services provider addressing overlapping refinery customers, but operating as a large-scale EPC contractor rather than local systems integrator.
• Saipem: Italian-headquartered global engineering and construction company serving Oil & Gas, petrochemical, and energy clients. Comparable as an Italian industrial player addressing the same Sicilian and Mediterranean refinery customer base, though Saipem operates at vastly larger scale on major capital projects.

Others

• M&C TechGroup: German manufacturer of gas analysis and gas conditioning equipment (including the ATEX-certified ECM EX2 gas cooler distributed by LAUDANI). Comparable as a supplier partner whose products LAUDANI integrates into refinery gas analysis applications; positioned as an enabling technology vendor rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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