G.D is part of COESIA, a group of innovation-based industrial solutions companies operating globally and headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia's companies are leaders in the sectors of Coesia's customers are the leading players in Health & Beauty, Consumer Goods, Tobacco and Aerospace & Racing industries.
COESIA Group consists of twelve Companies: ACMA, ADMV, CIMA, CITUS, G.D, GDM, HAPA, KALIX, LAETUS, NORDEN, SACMO and VOLPAK. The group has 36 operating units, manufacturing factories in 12 countries (Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Spain, France, Turkey, India, China, Indonesia, USA, Brazil), 21 branches, a turnover of 871 million euro (2010) and over 3740 employees.
Historically, the first company of the Group, G.D, was founded in 1923 for the production of motorcycles. Since the early Forties, the creativity and inventiveness of the Seragnolis became the driving forces in the development of the Company in the packaging machines sector, first in the food and hygiene industries, then in the tobacco field.
More recently, the Group grew into new areas, represented by high-performance gears, printing and vision control systems for the pharmaceutical packaging industry, packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries which offered interesting prospects and business opportunities.
Today, COESIA Group members have reached a leading position in all sectors in which they operate. COESIA's strategy of continual investments in R & D and its commitment to supplying customers value-added solutions to their requirements has made it one of the most successful international industrial Groups.
