History.5B8.5D Bormioli Rocco



rocco bormioli (1830-1883), 1 of founders along brothers domenico, carlo , father luigi.



parma, bormioli rocco headquarters (1954)


the bormioli family altare, in hinterland of savona, family name known in art of glass-making since middle-age. family name bormioli di altare can tracked ad 1300, in archives of savona, purchase of soda (sodium carbonate).


in 1825, luigi bormioli left altare (province of savona) , moved borgo san donnino (renamed fidenza in 1927) in province of parma. money inherited father, luigi started glassware company.


in 1832, after death, business continued wife petronilla, mother of 6 children , seventh coming. sons dominic, rocco , charles, led company 22 years. in 1854 purchase royal factory of ceramics , glasses strada farnese in parma changing name brothers bormioli glassware. brothers split: dominic remained in fidenza, carlo , rocco in capital. in following years company parma began mechanize production , moved larger facility near san leonardo.


in 1880 company name changed bormioli rocco glass , son. @ death rocco, in 1893, succeeded son louis. joined in period of first world war 2 sons, alberto , rocco. @ time company 1 of major industrial company of region. position confirmed in next 2 decades. in first post-war period , more 1,600 employees, company able rely on sales network worldwide.


bormioli rocco worked son pier luigi, destined lead company after having become general manager in 1966.


during 80s, acquisition of other companies in italy , abroad, born bormioli group in active core business (glass products household sector , industrial packaging pharmaceutical, perfumery / cosmetics , food).


in 90s, after death of pier luigi bormioli rocco s son forced strong financial crisis cede majority stake banca popolare di lodi.


in following years company became part of gruppo banca popolare (through subsidiaries , participations spa efibanca italian) in 2011 sold private equity firm vision capital.


a factory located in rive-de-gier, france, closed in 2004


landmark dates

1825 : luigi bormioli sets first glassworks in fidenza development of company has started.
1880 : after acquisition of “royal factory of majolica , glassware” in parma, bormioli family changes business name “vetreria fratelli bormioli rocco e figlio spa”.
1938 : first automatic machine assembled.
1946 : after war bombings , total destruction of factory, production relaunched using advanced automation technologies.
1950-1960 : introduction of white special glass pharmaceutical containers , improvement of equipments tempered glass products tableware. company expanded on world.
1980-1999 : beginning of eighties end of nineties rocco bormioli firm has carried out campaign of acquisitions of factories in italy , abroad: trezzano sul naviglio, castelguelfo , altare , fidenza vetraria in 1991, verreries de masnieres in 1993 , azuqueca in 1997.
2004 : banca popolare di lodi becames main share holder of bormioli rocco & figlio spa.
2011 : in june 2011 vision capital purchases bormioli rocco group.
2013 : bormioli rocco buys neubor glass




^ ministero dei beni e delle attivita culturali e del turismo . 
^ roascio, augusto. percorsi dei vetrai: fratelli bormioli, vetrai dal 1700 (in italian). 
^ bormioli rocco & figlio spa info page . unioncamere.gov.it. 
^ denis meynard (3 november 2003). le verrier italien bormioli rocco & figlio réduit sa voilure . les Échos (france). p. 23. 
^ bormioli spa company info (pdf). bormioli rocco. 
^ sonia sirletti (may 20, 2011). popolare sells assets vision capital eu250 million . bloomberg. bloomberg. 
^ bormioli rocco group acquires neubor glass . packaging europe. 






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