11 June 2018

CEFLA GROUP

A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD OF GROWTH

A five-year period of growth: this, in sort, defines the performance of the Cefla Group, which closed 2017 with a value of production some 20 percent higher than that of the previous year. The turnover - some 528 million euro - incorporated a strengthened contribution from foreign subsidiaries (in both sales and manufacturing) on strategic markets such as the USA, China and Russia, with exports accounting for 54 percent of sales. The economic performance of 2017 is matched by an equally positive financial position. Higher volumes have called for an increase in working capital; nevertheless, the net financial position remains positive, net of over 20 million euro being channelled into investment.......(read more)

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SCM GROUP

 REPRESENTING US WOOD COMPANIES

Scm welcomed at its Duluth, GA, branch Congressman Rob Woodall, the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s seventh congressional district and one of the Trump legislative top figures. The Republican congressman participated in Scm North America‘s “Meet and Greet” event on June 1st, illustrating to local organizations and businesses in his district (companies, law firms and training institutions) the current manufacturing-related priorities on the political agenda. There to welcome Mr.Woodall were Andrea Aureli, Scm Group Ceo, and Giuseppe Riva, Scm North America Country Manager. Among those present were representatives of the local administration and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as Ryan Kurtz, Honorary Consul for Italy in Atlanta...(read more)

 
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FANTONI

"MADE IN ITALY" CERTIFICATION

In the past few days the first “Italian furniture origin” certification has been officially granted according to the new product certification joint scheme of Catas and Cosmob. To receive it the company Fantoni (Osoppo, Udine), has completed all the inspection and verification steps for its collection of office desks “Woods”, checking both the production process and the final  product itself. So Fantoni now represents the first “testimonial” of a mark that will increasingly become, at an international level, an immediate tool to recognize the Italian origin and quality, verified by the two most important national laboratories active in the wood-furniture sector....(read more)

 
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ACIMALL

TECHNOLOGY STILL DRIVEN BY EXPORT

The figures of the first quarter 2018 are clear: it will be a positive year for technologies dedicated to the furniture industry and to wood and wood-based materials. Such trend is confirmed by the quarterly survey of Acimall, the Confindustria-member industry association, that depicts a first quarter in line with the excellent results of 2017; last year, as known, closed with a production value growth by 10.5 percent compared to the previous year, achieving a historical record of 2.27 billion euro. Now, the January-March period feeds optimism, recording 19.2 percent growth compared to the first three months of 2017. Export remains the key driver (up by 22.1 percent from the first quarter of last year), while the domestic market increased by only 3.7 percent...(read more)

 
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FAIRS

DREMA, FURNICA AND SOFAB

From September 11 to 14, 2018, will be held in Poznan, Poland, the new edition of Drema, the exhibition dedicated to machinery and equipment for wood and furniture processing. Sponsored by the Polish Ministry of Economics and Development, it is supported by Eumabois, the European federation of woodworking machinery manufacturers and the Polish Chamber of Commerce, trade fairs dept. At the same time, Drema will also host Furnica, the International exhibition for furniture components and Sofab, the fair dedicated to coating materials and upholstered furniture components....(read more)

 

COMPANIES

DASSAULT GROWS IN THE 1Q 2018

Dassault Systèmes announced the results of the first quarter of 2018 closed last March 31, in line with the objectives set by the company. Total revenues increased 10 percent, also taking into account the acquisition of Exa Corporation finalized on 17 November 2017. The increase in revenues from the sale of software at constant currency is 14 percent, with double-digit results for the brands Catia, Solidworks, Enovia, Simulia, Delmia and Geovia. Among the most highlighted sectors there are transports and mobility, aerospace and defense, industrial machines and plants, large consumption products, architecture, engineering and construction...(read more)

 
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