Martinelli Ettore USA opens new branch in Tennessee

Martinelli Ettore USA, the new American branch of Martinelli Group, will be officially opened on Friday http://www.martinelligroup.it/en.htm.

Organised in cooperation with the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, the event will be attended by local dignitaries, including representatives of the State of Tennessee and the mayors of Wilson county and the city of Lebanon.

Owners and managers of the leading local ceramic companies will also be taking part, including a large group of Italian companies that have chosen Tennessee for their manufacturing operations in the United States.

The new Martinelli Ettore USA branch has been operating since January at 1000 Maddox Simpson Pkwy and occupies a covered area of more than 3,000 square metres housing offices, a spare parts warehouse and a workshop specialising in the construction and reconditioning of moulds and punches for tile production.

Lebanon’s strategic position in the Tennessee ceramic district will enable Martinelli to offer local manufacturers the benefits of much lower costs and a rapid supply of materials and service.

Operations will initially focus on Martinelli Group’s core business - that is moulds for ceramic presses - but may expand in the future to other business segments where the company operates through the brands Emar-Imer and Emar Impianti: among these, the production and regeneration of grids, plates and other accessories for the press loading technologies.

The Lebanon facility currently has a staff of twelve people, including Italian personnel with many years of experience working for the company in Sassuolo.

With this new investment, Martinelli Group - founded in 1953 by Ettore Martinelli and now led by chairwoman Paola Martinelli - is continuing the international expansion process that began in 2004 with the opening of the branch in Russia.