- Business
- Biesse S.p.A. manufactures integrated lines, machines, and components for processing wood, glass, stone, plastics, composites, polymers, and metals; its core offerings include machinery for panel manufacturing, board sizing, furniture assembly, edge grinding, handling systems, numerical control machining centers such as the Rover series, and software solutions for furniture, door/window frames, construction components, shipbuilding, automotive, and aerospace sectors. Founded in 1969 by Giancarlo Selci and headquartered in Pesaro, Italy, at Via della Meccanica 16, the company operates globally through 12 industrial sites, 39 subsidiaries, over 300 dealers and agents covering more than 100 countries, and a workforce of approximately 4,400 employees, with primary production in Italy, India, and other regions including Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania. In recent developments, Biesse finalized the acquisition of GMM Finance S.r.l. and the GMM group—including GMM S.p.A., Bavelloni S.p.A., and Techni Waterjet Ltd.—on January 29, 2024, enhancing its capabilities in glass, stone, and waterjet processing; this was followed by the reverse merger of GMM Finance into GMM S.p.A. on July 1, 2024, a partial demerger involving Bavelloni on December 9, 2024, the establishment of Biesse Kazakhstan Llp and Biesse Tooling S.r.l. in October and November 2024, respectively, and the sale of OOO Biesse Russia on October 30, 2024.