Humanity, team spirit and technical know-how are the founding elements of the Magnago-based company
Innovation, technology, attention to human relations: these are the characteristics of Giuseppe Giana s.r.l., a company that has been active for more than 30 years in the machine tool sector, combining know-how, family history, ties to the territory and international spirit. The company, based in Magnago (Milan), specializes in the steel, aerospace and defense sectors. Giulio Maria Giana told us about it.
Yours is an important history…
«Giuseppe Giana was founded in 1990 thanks to my parents. The company is named after my father, who was coming from a 30-year experience within a previous business, run with his brothers, which was always dealing with machine tools. At the base is my father’s innovative spirit, then commitment, ambition and hard work were key. The name Giana was already known in the area, but at that time we started from scratch, with 10 technicians. My father’s long experience served to correct mistakes, make changes to make the products competitive. This is then joined by the international vocation».
Among your flagships is the largest grinding machine in Europe…
«My father was far-sighted: he was the first, in 1991, to buy these machines, which at the time were very high investment, but were indispensable to ensure precision and speed. Our grinding machine is 18m x 4m x 3m. This, too, has allowed us to be a leader in the industry and allows us to do things that other competitors cannot do. We also use this machine for third parties, not only for other complementary companies in the industry but also for some competitors. Of course, it is also thanks to the ability and experience of the technicians who deal with it».
Another of your strengths is the very close relationship you have established with your collaborators…
«I describe myself as a conductor who does not emit music. It is the spirit of the collaborators that makes the machinery possible. We try to increase skills by organizing courses at various levels from design and programming to tool use and safety. We organize events to stimulate team building and provide everything needed to create a comfortable environment on the shop floor. Not only that, we also have a lot of interns: we have, in fact, made agreements with schools and have several students in many departments, from assembly to machining to the technical department and administration, and we also organize company visits».
What are your future prospects?
«We are growing. We have made a lot of investments in technology by eliminating paper, we only use screens in all company departments. Our employees have smartphones, which is important to have the cooperation necessary for the machines to come out in the shortest time possible and to be able to guarantee the best possible performance. We are looking to expand, to work with other employees to complement our company know-how, so that we can have a new line of machines, complementary to ours».
As Giana points out, the company is looking abroad, exporting to several countries, including Ukraine, dealing with a niche, specific product, aimed at high-skill sectors and large facilities: in fact, Giuseppe Giana s.r.l. collaborates with large steel groups. At the basis, Giulio Maria Giana recalls, are commitment, responsibility and team spirit, but also trust and esteem for the product and service. This has allowed the business to grow to 35 employees and an area of 10,500 square meters plus two thousand square meters of office space.
