The Biesse Group, the quoted company that produces and distributes machinery for processing wood, glass and stone, has incorporated Viet, the leading brand in the calibrating and sanding sector, which has been active in the market for almost 60 years with extremely competitive products. With this transaction, the Biesse Group broadens its own range of machinery and its product portfolio is expanded with highly specialised technologies such as calibration, sanding, brushing and polishing; in addition it represents an assertive approach to the varnishing/painting market, and lays the foundations for future development.
Viet is one of Pesaro’s historical mechanical engineering enterprises, founded in 1953 by Ettore Vichi, who was awarded the state honour Cavaliere Ufficiale in recognition of his work, as a result of his belief that wood polishing could be automated. Thanks to continuous technological evolution the company has over the years become specialised in the development of polishing process solutions dedicated to small and medium sized companies as well as large industrial users, as well as numerous patents. Viet’s annual sales are about € 10 – 12 million and it is present in many markets around the world.
Viet’s products will be presented at the BiesseInside & Windays event, which will take place in Pesaro on the 18 and 19 March 2011, where it will be possible to see n Biesse’s Technical Center and during which tours will be organised to the company’s headquarters in Gradara (Pesaro urbino).
Liviana Forza, Commercial & Marketing Director of Biesse, stated: “Through this transaction Biesse reinforces its leadership position in the sanding sector and acquires significant market share in Italy and France while expanding its presence in strategic areas such as Central and Northern Europe, America and Asia. The integration of Viet reinforces Biesse’s position as a Partner capable of satisfying all its Clients’ Wood Processing technology requirements”.
