Unione dei Comuni del Frignano

What Unione dei Comuni del Frignano does

Unione dei Comuni del Frignano is a public inter-municipal consortium (Unione Montana) constituted under Emilia-Romagna regional decree n. 49 of 27 February 2009 through the transformation of the former Comunità Montana del Frignano. Headquartered at Via Giardini 15 in Pavullo nel Frignano, it serves as the associated administrative body for ten member municipalities in the Modenese Apennines — Fanano, Fiumalbo, Lama Mocogno, Montecreto, Pavullo nel Frignano, Pievepelago, Polinago, Riolunato, Serramazzoni, and Sestola — providing a single point of contact for the delivery of administrative, social, welfare, and public-safety services that would otherwise be uneconomical for any single small commune to sustain.

Its core service portfolio comprises nine associated functions: the Sportello Unico Attività Produttive (SUAP) for business procedures; the Servizio Sociale Associato consolidated since 2014 across all member municipalities; the Rete socio-sanitaria 'primi 1000 giorni di vita' socio-health network operated jointly with AUSL Modena; the unified Corpo Unico di Polizia Municipale; Servizi Catastali; Protezione Civile; the Ufficio di Prossimità for facilitated judicial access; Gestione Rifiuti; and Informatica e SIT (IT and geographic information systems). The underlying technology stack is a standard municipal web platform (unionefrignano.mo.it) integrated with mandated regional and national systems — SUAPER (Lepida) for electronic business procedures, FedERA for federated digital identity, Impresa in Un Giorno for national SUAP compliance, and Sportello Impresa Modena for provincial coordination — all operated under AgID 'once-only' principles and GDPR-compliant data processing.

The entity operates on a non-commercial public-funding model: revenue consists of member-municipality contributions, regional and state transfers, and nominal administrative fees for certificates and permits. It is governed by a President (Lorenzo Checchi), a Council President (Elena Alpini), an executive council of Assessori, a Consiglio of elected representatives from the member communes, and an Assembly. No private equity, venture capital, or external ownership interests exist, and the organization holds no disclosed patents, trademarks, or commercial customers.

Name

Unione dei Comuni del Frignano

Legal name

Unione dei Comuni del Frignano

Website

https://unionefrignano.mo.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Unione dei Comuni del Frignano is a public mountain municipal union in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, providing associated administrative, social welfare, civil protection, and business-permit services to the residents of 10 municipalities in the Frignano district under a non-commercial public-funding model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Public Administration Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Master-Planned Community & POA Management (BPAJAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN), Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF)

Keywords

• Local government administration
• Municipal public services
• Social welfare services
• Civil protection coordination
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pavullo nel Frignano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Unione dei Comuni del Frignano is a publicly owned mountain municipal union that provides associated administrative, social, civil-protection, cadastral, and waste-management services on behalf of 10 small municipalities in the Modenese Apennines. Its core deliverable is the coordinated provision of public services (SUAP business permits, Servizio Sociale Associato, civil protection, waste management, cadastral, and proximity-judicial services) to residents and businesses in its territory. Services are accessed through a central office in Pavullo nel Frignano, the unified website, and integrations with regional and national digital portals.

Product overview

Unione dei Comuni del Frignano is a mountain union (Unione montana) of 10 municipalities providing associated public services to the territory. The organization operates as a multi-service local government entity offering core administrative services including SUAP (Sportello Unico Attività Produttive) for business administrative procedures, Servizio Sociale Associato for social services, Protezione Civile for civil protection, Servizi Catastali for cadastral services, and Ufficio di Prossimità for proximity judicial services. Healthcare coordination is provided through the Rete socio-sanitaria primi 1000 giorni di vita network, while waste management and IT services complete the portfolio. The Union coordinates services across member municipalities including Pavullo nel Frignano, Serramazzoni, Polinago, Lama Mocogno, Sestola, Fanano, Montecreto, Riolunato, Pievepelago, and Fiumalbo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sportello Unico Attività Produttive (SUAP) Single-window service that gives businesses a single point of contact for all administrative procedures (location, construction, transformation, renovation, expansion, transfer, and cessation of activities) related to operating a business within the 10 member municipalities.
• Servizio Sociale Associato Associated social service managing social programming, organization, and delivery of services for persons with disabilities, the elderly, families, minors, and individuals facing economic or social hardship across all Frignano municipalities.
• Rete socio-sanitaria "Primi 1000 Giorni di Vita" Integrated socio-health network for families during the first thousand days of a child's life, coordinating with AUSL Modena (community pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology), social services, childcare facilities, libraries, and breastfeeding support associations such as MammAmica ODV.
• Corpo Unico Polizia Municipale Unified municipal police corps delivering administrative and local policing functions on behalf of all 10 member municipalities of the Union.
• Servizi Catastali Cadastral services including land registry management and property documentation services for residents of the Union.
• Protezione Civile Civil protection services managing emergency response, disaster preparedness, and coordination for natural events such as earthquakes and floods across the Union's territory.
• Ufficio di Prossimità Proximity office providing citizens facilitated access to judicial services, supporting voluntary jurisdiction procedures including guardianship, sustainable administration, and authorization requests submitted to the Tribunal of Modena.
• Gestione Rifiuti Waste management services including differentiated waste collection information, TARI (waste tax) documentation, and waste disposal services for domestic and non-domestic users in the territory.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AUSL Modena (Local Health Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with AUSL Modena for the Socio-health Network 'First 1000 Days of Life' covering community pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology, and family counseling services for the Pavullo nel Frignano district. The partnership provides integrated health and social services to families and newborns in the mountain territory.
• GAL - Gruppo Azione LocalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Action Group partnership for tourism promotion and local development. GAL presents funding calls and coordinates development initiatives for the Frignano territory, supporting tourism and economic development activities.
• MammAmica ODVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer mothers association providing peer support for breastfeeding according to WHO/UNICEF criteria, part of the Local Breastfeeding Network of Modena. Offers free consultations and informative meetings for families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Lepida S.c.p.A. Emilia-Romagna regional in-house IT provider delivering the FedERA digital identity and SUAPER portal that the Union relies on. Functions as critical infrastructure and DPO service provider.
• Comunità Montana del Frignano (predecessor): Direct legal predecessor of the Unione dei Comuni del Frignano, transformed in 2009. Provides historical continuity reference for the associated management model in the Frignano territory.

Broad incumbents

• ANCI Emilia-Romagna: Regional branch of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, representing all communes and unions in Emilia-Romagna. Provides advocacy, training, and coordination services to the Union and similar entities.
• UNCEM Emilia-Romagna: Regional union of mountain municipalities, communes, and entities in Emilia-Romagna. Provides advocacy, technical support, and policy coordination across the regional Unione Montana ecosystem including the Frignano.

Direct peers

• Unione dei Comuni del Mugello: Another Tuscan/Emilian Apennine inter-municipal union providing associated services across multiple small mountain municipalities. Structurally identical to Unione dei Comuni del Frignano as a Unione Montana model entity.
• Comune di Pavullo nel Frignano: The municipal seat of the Unione and its largest member commune. Exercises many of the same administrative functions individually while delegating associated services to the Union—overlapping mandate and customer base.
• Unione dei Comuni dell'Appennino Bolognese: Inter-municipal union in the Bologna Apennines providing associated municipal services (SUAP, social services, civil protection) across mountain communes—directly comparable to the Frignano model in scope and regulatory framework.
• Unione Montana Valle del Savio: Emilia-Romagna mountain union managing associated public services across multiple municipalities in the Cesena/Appennino area. Comparable as a Unione Montana with social services, civil protection, and SUAP functions.

Regional players

• Unione Montana dei Comuni della Valtellina di Tirano: Lombard Alpine mountain union delivering associated administrative and social services to small communes. Comparable in mountain-union structure and service portfolio though operating under different regional administration.
• Unione dei Comuni Modenesi Area Nord: Plain-area counterpart to Unione del Frignano within the same Province of Modena, providing similar associated municipal services but with a flat-territory, agricultural-economy focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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