New projects, new technologies, and clear ideas for the future<\/strong>: Giardina Group Academy and Giardina Group Network are Giardina Group\u2019s keys to further developing its business, from Figino Serenza (Como), in Lombardy, to all markets around the world. We discussed it with Stefano Mauri, co-owner of the group alongside his brother Riccardo Mauri.<\/h3>\nAn Academy to export the know-how and expertise acquired over more than fifty years of history, a new network to address international markets even more thoroughly, and constant technological research: new machines, new solutions increasingly capable of meeting the demands of an ever more demanding market.
\nGiardina Group<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is one of the outstanding names in\u00a0\u201cMade in Italy,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a group\u00a0\u201cborn and raised\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in Lombardy that has managed to expand its horizons in major global markets without losing its connection to its roots, preserving in its Dna the Lombard and Brianza way of approaching work, characterized by pragmatism and attention to detail.<\/p>\n\u201cGrowing up in a district like Lombardy has been fundamental for us because it allowed us to be immersed from the start in an important, competitive, and challenging industrial fabric, rich in expertise, opportunities, and history,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0explained Stefano Mauri, co-owner of the group alongside his brother Riccardo Mauri.
\nIt was the starting point for a story that began in 1972 with Giampiero Mauri and that continues today, always looking toward the future.
\n\u201cWe want to keep growing, to look far ahead, meeting market demands, anticipating requests, and being ready for tomorrow. You see \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Stefano Mauri explained \u2013\u00a0industry, and consequently our sector, continues to change, to accelerate its pace, requiring ever greater expertise. A supplier can no longer \u2018just\u2019 provide technology but must be a reliable partner, present, able to act as a consultant to the client, and respond promptly to requests while paying attention to detail.
\n<\/em>Let\u2019s be clear, the market has always required reliable partners and suppliers, but today this need continues to grow. Industry and the market move at an increasingly rapid pace, and they cannot afford downtime or delays due to service issues. And, I can say with pride, servitization, service, and after-sales support have always been our strengths and are aspects on which we continue to invest. Because innovation is not just \u2018hardware\u2019; it is also this: knowing how to shift perspectives when the market demands it, launching new initiatives, and creating new projects<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.xylon.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Giardina-Group-1.jpg\")
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New projects like the Giardina Group Academy and Giardina Group Network\u2026<\/strong>
\n\u201c\u2026Exactly. Academy and Network are two projects born from the desire to put our know-how and expertise at the service of our clients. The Giardina Group Network will be a network of agents and technicians present in various markets to reduce waiting times and offer clients a high-quality, all-encompassing standard: from technology to after-sales assistance, including testing and client training on how to use our solutions to ensure they achieve maximum performance, with increasingly direct relationships. This model will represent a double advantage: for the client, because \u2013 as we mentioned \u2013 they will always have a consultant available to answer any question, and for us, because it will give us even more feedback on our technologies, enabling us to continue improving and finding new solutions, engineering new products. Additionally, the Network will allow us to offer increasingly specific solutions for each market\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cAnd the Giardina Group Academy \u2013<\/em>\u00a0continued Stefano Mauri \u2013\u00a0also stems from this approach. As we mentioned, Giardina Group aims to act as a partner capable of helping clients achieve the best results. We know the market well, thanks to the experience accumulated in our fifty years of history, and we have realized how today \u2013 due to the difficulty in generational turnover and the constant shortage of labor \u2013 knowledge and skills are increasingly difficult to transmit. With the Academy, we want to pass on expertise and know-how not only in technologies but in finishing (sanding and painting) and industrial processes at 360 degrees. We will organize courses, led by our technicians and dealers, and in-depth sessions based on a true manual that will contain all the accumulated knowledge: machines, operations, processes, paints, technologies.
\n<\/em>We are aware \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Mauri continued \u2013\u00a0that providing increasingly innovative technologies is essential, but to get the most out of a machine \u2013 in terms of both performance and durability \u2013 it is necessary to know how to use it, understand the processes, and know the goals. For us, training has never been just a buzzword, and the\u00a0Giardina Group Academy<\/strong>\u00a0demonstrates it once again.<\/em>
\nAt the end of the day, the equation is simple: the greater the skills, the better the approach, and the more efficient production will be. Because it\u2019s clear that the machine \u2018creates quality,\u2019 but without in-depth knowledge, its full potential can never be realized<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\nWhere will you develop the first Network and Academy?<\/strong>
\n\u201cWe decided to start with the Brazilian market. It\u2019s a market that is giving us excellent feedback and has always shown great interest in \u2018Made in Italy\u2019 technologies, with room for further growth. It is also a market that, in terms of interests and trends, is very close to Italy and \u2018hungry\u2019 for knowledge and skills. We achieved excellent results there in 2024, with promising prospects for 2025 and the near future.<\/em>
\nIt\u2019s a starting point for exporting to other markets that are eager to grow and develop their potential in finishing<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.xylon.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Giardina-Group-3.jpg\")
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You mentioned the Brazilian market results. How was 2024 overall?<\/strong>
\n\u201cI must say that 2024 was overall a\u00a0positive year<\/strong>. Of course, it wasn\u2019t and isn\u2019t an easy time for businesses. The industry felt the effects of the<\/em>\u00a0contraction following the end of incentives, from the Superbonus 110 to Industry 4.0, and the current macroeconomic and geopolitical situations. However, our order book is solid, so we can only look to the future with optimism.<\/em>
\nIn such complex times<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Mauri explained \u2013\u00a0it\u2019s crucial to understand that business plans can\u2019t be long-term but must adapt to a market experiencing ups and downs. There are months when we work more, and months when we work less. It was natural after a record-breaking three-year period for the industry.<\/em>
\nGiardina Group responded positively to the situation, continuing to invest to further improve our capabilities and offer the best possible service, as we mentioned, to our clients. Because one thing is clear: clients choose quality, especially in times when investments are scrutinized more carefully<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\nIn late 2024, the Industry 5.0 initiative was introduced. Could it boost the market?<\/strong>
\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say at this point. It could certainly help, but right now, its understanding and applicability are still unclear. I\u2019m not sure it will be a usable tool for our clients.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.xylon.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robotech-Gs15.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\u201cRobotech Gs15 Doors\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Which sectors are performing best?<\/strong>
\n\u201cCurrently, we\u2019re seeing strong interest from door manufacturers, and we have the right technologies to meet their needs. In particular, the \u2018Robotech GS15 Doors<\/strong><\/a>,\u2019 a painting system that includes two types of equipment for automatic spraying of doors and panels. This technology has received excellent feedback and interest in both the Italian and international markets.<\/em>
\nMoreover, in recent years, wood has continued to play a significant role for us, but the key word for the future is multimateriality: solutions capable of working with different materials \u2013 composites, plastics, aluminum. This is a trend for which we have the right solutions<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nGiardina Group<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is one of the outstanding names in\u00a0\u201cMade in Italy,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a group\u00a0\u201cborn and raised\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in Lombardy that has managed to expand its horizons in major global markets without losing its connection to its roots, preserving in its Dna the Lombard and Brianza way of approaching work, characterized by pragmatism and attention to detail.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up in a district like Lombardy has been fundamental for us because it allowed us to be immersed from the start in an important, competitive, and challenging industrial fabric, rich in expertise, opportunities, and history,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0explained Stefano Mauri, co-owner of the group alongside his brother Riccardo Mauri. New projects like the Giardina Group Academy and Giardina Group Network\u2026<\/strong> \u201cAnd the Giardina Group Academy \u2013<\/em>\u00a0continued Stefano Mauri \u2013\u00a0also stems from this approach. As we mentioned, Giardina Group aims to act as a partner capable of helping clients achieve the best results. We know the market well, thanks to the experience accumulated in our fifty years of history, and we have realized how today \u2013 due to the difficulty in generational turnover and the constant shortage of labor \u2013 knowledge and skills are increasingly difficult to transmit. With the Academy, we want to pass on expertise and know-how not only in technologies but in finishing (sanding and painting) and industrial processes at 360 degrees. We will organize courses, led by our technicians and dealers, and in-depth sessions based on a true manual that will contain all the accumulated knowledge: machines, operations, processes, paints, technologies. Where will you develop the first Network and Academy?<\/strong> You mentioned the Brazilian market results. How was 2024 overall?<\/strong> In late 2024, the Industry 5.0 initiative was introduced. Could it boost the market?<\/strong> \u201cRobotech Gs15 Doors\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Which sectors are performing best?<\/strong>
\nIt was the starting point for a story that began in 1972 with Giampiero Mauri and that continues today, always looking toward the future.
\n\u201cWe want to keep growing, to look far ahead, meeting market demands, anticipating requests, and being ready for tomorrow. You see \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Stefano Mauri explained \u2013\u00a0industry, and consequently our sector, continues to change, to accelerate its pace, requiring ever greater expertise. A supplier can no longer \u2018just\u2019 provide technology but must be a reliable partner, present, able to act as a consultant to the client, and respond promptly to requests while paying attention to detail.
\n<\/em>Let\u2019s be clear, the market has always required reliable partners and suppliers, but today this need continues to grow. Industry and the market move at an increasingly rapid pace, and they cannot afford downtime or delays due to service issues. And, I can say with pride, servitization, service, and after-sales support have always been our strengths and are aspects on which we continue to invest. Because innovation is not just \u2018hardware\u2019; it is also this: knowing how to shift perspectives when the market demands it, launching new initiatives, and creating new projects<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201c\u2026Exactly. Academy and Network are two projects born from the desire to put our know-how and expertise at the service of our clients. The Giardina Group Network will be a network of agents and technicians present in various markets to reduce waiting times and offer clients a high-quality, all-encompassing standard: from technology to after-sales assistance, including testing and client training on how to use our solutions to ensure they achieve maximum performance, with increasingly direct relationships. This model will represent a double advantage: for the client, because \u2013 as we mentioned \u2013 they will always have a consultant available to answer any question, and for us, because it will give us even more feedback on our technologies, enabling us to continue improving and finding new solutions, engineering new products. Additionally, the Network will allow us to offer increasingly specific solutions for each market\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>We are aware \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Mauri continued \u2013\u00a0that providing increasingly innovative technologies is essential, but to get the most out of a machine \u2013 in terms of both performance and durability \u2013 it is necessary to know how to use it, understand the processes, and know the goals. For us, training has never been just a buzzword, and the\u00a0Giardina Group Academy<\/strong>\u00a0demonstrates it once again.<\/em>
\nAt the end of the day, the equation is simple: the greater the skills, the better the approach, and the more efficient production will be. Because it\u2019s clear that the machine \u2018creates quality,\u2019 but without in-depth knowledge, its full potential can never be realized<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe decided to start with the Brazilian market. It\u2019s a market that is giving us excellent feedback and has always shown great interest in \u2018Made in Italy\u2019 technologies, with room for further growth. It is also a market that, in terms of interests and trends, is very close to Italy and \u2018hungry\u2019 for knowledge and skills. We achieved excellent results there in 2024, with promising prospects for 2025 and the near future.<\/em>
\nIt\u2019s a starting point for exporting to other markets that are eager to grow and develop their potential in finishing<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI must say that 2024 was overall a\u00a0positive year<\/strong>. Of course, it wasn\u2019t and isn\u2019t an easy time for businesses. The industry felt the effects of the<\/em>\u00a0contraction following the end of incentives, from the Superbonus 110 to Industry 4.0, and the current macroeconomic and geopolitical situations. However, our order book is solid, so we can only look to the future with optimism.<\/em>
\nIn such complex times<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Mauri explained \u2013\u00a0it\u2019s crucial to understand that business plans can\u2019t be long-term but must adapt to a market experiencing ups and downs. There are months when we work more, and months when we work less. It was natural after a record-breaking three-year period for the industry.<\/em>
\nGiardina Group responded positively to the situation, continuing to invest to further improve our capabilities and offer the best possible service, as we mentioned, to our clients. Because one thing is clear: clients choose quality, especially in times when investments are scrutinized more carefully<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say at this point. It could certainly help, but right now, its understanding and applicability are still unclear. I\u2019m not sure it will be a usable tool for our clients.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCurrently, we\u2019re seeing strong interest from door manufacturers, and we have the right technologies to meet their needs. In particular, the \u2018Robotech GS15 Doors<\/strong><\/a>,\u2019 a painting system that includes two types of equipment for automatic spraying of doors and panels. This technology has received excellent feedback and interest in both the Italian and international markets.<\/em>
\nMoreover, in recent years, wood has continued to play a significant role for us, but the key word for the future is multimateriality: solutions capable of working with different materials \u2013 composites, plastics, aluminum. This is a trend for which we have the right solutions<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n
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