{"id":133,"date":"2013-05-20T11:30:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T09:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/it\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:05:32","slug":"chi-siamo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #006785; height: 50px;\">\n<h1 style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><span style=\"color: white; padding-left: 10px;\">ABOUT US<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40045 size-full colorbox-133\" title=\"granulati zandobbio\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sub-header7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sub-header7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sub-header7-118x50.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sub-header7-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sub-header7-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sub-header7-1024x434.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2\">\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6966 size-full colorbox-133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/granulati_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/granulati_logo.png 400w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/granulati_logo-133x50.png 133w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/granulati_logo-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2\">\n<h1 style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">THE SOLUTIONS FOR<br \/>\nLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40047 alignleft colorbox-133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/granulati.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-2\">\n<h2>GRANULATI ZANDOBBIO<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nGranulati Zandobbio is the representative point for the production and distribution of a wide range of products for landscape architecture: sintered stone, porcelain stoneware and natural stone pavings, claddings, monolithes and decorative products for garden and outdoor spaces which reach their cutting edge in STONE CITY, the exhibition green park of 8000 m\u00b2 located in Bolgare, Bergamo.<br \/>\nNowadays the activity of Granulati Zandobbio faces 70% the foreign market with exports to 80 different countries.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>THE OFFER OF GRANULATI ZANDOBBIO<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Exclusive products<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>STONE CITY<\/strong>, our exhibition garden park as source of inspiration for every visitor<br \/>\n\u2022 Products always in <strong>stock<\/strong> ( warehouse surface of 200,000 square metres)<br \/>\n\u2022 Worldwide selling &#8211; export to <strong>80 countries<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Cooperation with the main suppliers in all <strong>European countries<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 State-of-the-art production plants<br \/>\n\u2022 Certificated company <strong>ISO 14001:2015<\/strong> (environmental sustainability) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Z190117_Granulati-Zandobbio_14001.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\">\u21d3<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Certificated company <strong>ISO 9001:2015<\/strong> (quality) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Z190117_Granulati-Zandobbio_9001.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\">\u21d3<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"background-color: #2b5768; height: 100px; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"shortcode1-3\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/ambasciatori-d-impresa-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter colorbox-133\" style=\"align: center; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AI_logo_header_no_payoff_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode2-3\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10px; font-size: 24px; color: white; background-color: #2b5768;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/ambasciatori-d-impresa-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Business Ambassadors 2025:<br \/>\nan award celebrating the human and<br \/>\ninnovative values of Granulati Zandobbio<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ef7d43; height: 100px; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"shortcode3-4\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 10px; font-size: 24px; color: white; background-color: #ef7d43;\"><strong>GRANULATI ZANDOBBIO in the special ranking &#8220;500 Champions 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023&#8221; <\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 10px; color: white; background-color: #ef7d43;\">one of the companies that defeated the crisis, increasing its business and hiring people<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-4\">\n<img class=\"colorbox-133\"  style=\"align: center; padding-left: 25%; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Badge_Quadrato-288x300-1.jpg\" width=\"90\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-3\">\n<img class=\"colorbox-133\"  style=\"width: 300px; align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Best-performance-award-Granulati-Zandobbio.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode2-3\">\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD 2020\/2021\/2022\/2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Starting from a database of 500,000 financial statements, Granulati Zandobbio is among the 87 companies selected to participate in the Best Performing Award 2020\/2021\/2022\/2023, an initiative promoted by SDA Bocconi dedicated to economically excellent Italian companies focused on environmental, social and governance sustainability.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"shortcode2-3\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonecity.it\/it\/\"><img class=\"colorbox-133\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/STONECITY-marchio.jpg\" alt=\"stone-city\" width=\"350px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>THE PERFECT COMBINATION BETWEEN NATURE,<br \/>\nDECORTING AND CULTURE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN ALL ITS FORMS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nSTONE CITY is a magical eye-catching and suggestive space, source of inspiration for each visitor, who loves landscape architectur: this space let people discover the best architectural solutions for outdoor areas created with products designed by Granulati. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nThe idea of this area goes beyond the concept of a showroom in the open air. This is a park enhaced by several precious plants and essences, where the role of the water, lights and sounds become more and more relevant in decorating modern outdoor spaces. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #006785; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-button: 10px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stonecity.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-3\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40049 size-full alignright colorbox-133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/stonecity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/stonecity.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/stonecity-58x50.jpg 58w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/stonecity-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonecity.it\/it\/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-40048 size-full colorbox-133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/La-Casa-in-Legno-StoneCity-stonecity-st_v_5207_5298_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/La-Casa-in-Legno-StoneCity-stonecity-st_v_5207_5298_s.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/La-Casa-in-Legno-StoneCity-stonecity-st_v_5207_5298_s-104x50.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/La-Casa-in-Legno-StoneCity-stonecity-st_v_5207_5298_s-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/La-Casa-in-Legno-StoneCity-stonecity-st_v_5207_5298_s-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/La-Casa-in-Legno-StoneCity-stonecity-st_v_5207_5298_s-1024x494.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>HISTORY<\/h2>\n<h3>90 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE<\/h3>\n<h5>Four generations of entrepreneurs have been working in the company since 1929 quarrying in the township of Zandobbio in the province of Bergamo. Production and storage take place on 5 distinct sites on premises extending over more than 200 thousand square metres.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1929<\/h4>\n<p>Gino Sottocornola, the great grandfather of the current owners, managed the Alta Val Brembana cement work but when it closed he started up on his own and in 1929 he opened a warehouse for inert products in the centre of Bergamo, in via Borgo Palazzo, and started to produce and distribute insert products for local cement businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1934<\/h4>\n<p>The business relocated to near the historic centre of Zandobbio (Mulino district). The first Zandobbio quarry was opened there to produce Zandobbio marble chippings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1950<\/h4>\n<p>The business moved from the centre of the town to the outlying district of Selva di Zandobbio (Santa Anna), where quarrying still takes place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1955-1960<\/h4>\n<p>Another two production facilities were opened in Zandobbio (in Carecchio and in Madonne della Neve) to grind coloured marble to produce cement tiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1970-1980<\/h4>\n<p>Another three small quarries near the existing one in Santa Anna were acquired. One large quarry was thus created that is still used today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1972<\/h4>\n<p>The first modern grinding plant was installed to meet the growing demand from the glass, paint and adhesives industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1980<\/h4>\n<p>Granulati Zandobbio srl became part of the original and historic family firm, Sottocornola G. snc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1985<\/h4>\n<p>All the existing plants were dismantled to create a new technologically cutting-edge plant: the new plant would be positioned in the lower part of the quarry, a strategic position in terms of visual and acoustic impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>1990-1995<\/h4>\n<p>The plants for producing marble chippings were modernised and the first pebble production plant was set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2000<\/h4>\n<p>The pebble production plant was overhauled, the features of which still place it in the vanguard and make it unique in Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2003-2006<\/h4>\n<p>In Zandobbio, the storage facilities for raw materials and finished products were increased from 20,000 to 50,000 square metres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2006<\/h4>\n<p>On 1 January Granulati Zandobbio srl, a limited liability company, became an SpA (joint-stock company).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2008<\/h4>\n<p>Acquisition of site of Marmi Mecca (which was the world\u2019s largest producer of marble chippings in the 1960s): 50,000 square metres in a strategic area on the A4 Milan-Venice motorway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2012<\/h4>\n<p>Creation of StoneCity, a permanent exhibition extending over 3,000 square metres showing the best settings created with Granulati Zandobbio natural stone products. The only area of its kind anywhere in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2013-2014<\/h4>\n<p>The third generation pebble production plant was built. It is completely automated and incorporates sustainability that respects the environment and workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2015<\/h4>\n<p><strong>STONE CITY<\/strong> is a great marketing and communication tool and becomes a multi-purpose structure of 5000 square meters, now able to provide an increasingly efficient service to its customers and visitors by hosting every type of event. L\u2019ALTRA PIETRA is born the brand with registered trademark of outdoor porcelain stoneware flooring with the widest range on the market of this category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode1-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2016<\/h4>\n<p>The remaining portion of the square of the former Marmi Mecca is acquired. The Bolgare site, now 120,000 square meters, is destined to become the logistic heart of the company. STONE CITY becomes second sponsor of Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2017<\/h4>\n<p>Granulati Zandobbio opens a tender aimed at finding an exclusive project for the new company headquarters to be built in the STONE CITY exhibition area.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/stone-city-hq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&lt;buttontype=\u201dbutton\u201d style=&#8221;padding:4px; background-color:#95ad0d; color:white;&#8221;&gt;<strong>FIND OUT MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2018<\/h4>\n<p>+ 3000 m<sup>2<\/sup> exhibition of sintered stone paving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>2019<\/h4>\n<p>Construction of the new corporate headquarters in Bolgare, based on a project by the architect who won the international competition held in 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\">MADE IN ITALY<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Most of our natural stones come from Italian quarries: our territory is known for the wealth of materials and rocks of different nature, strongly characterized from a geological point of view and always appreciated for their aesthetic qualities.<\/p>\n<p>We specialize in the production and processing of the finest Italian marbles (but also of worldwide origin), to subsequently transform them into decorative products for gardens.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration with the best Italian and foreign quarries therefore guarantees customers and operators the opportunity to choose from a large variety of stones, marbles, granites and onyx, with a wealth of colors and stone materials that only a qualified partner like Granulati Zandobbio is can offer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/made-in-italy-cave1.jpg\"><img class=\"colorbox-133\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/made-in-italy-cave1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Member of:<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42494 aligncenter colorbox-133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Logo_Member_of_CONFINDUSTRIA_MARMOMACCHINE_CLASSICO-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Logo_Member_of_CONFINDUSTRIA_MARMOMACCHINE_CLASSICO-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Logo_Member_of_CONFINDUSTRIA_MARMOMACCHINE_CLASSICO-134x50.jpg 134w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Logo_Member_of_CONFINDUSTRIA_MARMOMACCHINE_CLASSICO-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Logo_Member_of_CONFINDUSTRIA_MARMOMACCHINE_CLASSICO-1024x381.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT US HISTORY 90 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Four generations of entrepreneurs have been working in the company since 1929 quarrying in the township of Zandobbio in the province of Bergamo. Production and storage take place on 5 distinct sites on premises extending over more than 200 thousand square metres. &nbsp; MADE IN ITALY Most of our natural stones come from Italian quarries: our territory is known for the wealth of materials and rocks of different nature, strongly characterized from a geological point of view and always appreciated for their aesthetic qualities. We specialize in the production and processing of the finest Italian marbles (but also of worldwide origin), to subsequently transform them into decorative products for gardens. The collaboration with the best Italian and foreign quarries therefore guarantees customers and operators the opportunity to choose from a large variety of stones, marbles, granites and onyx, with a wealth of colors and stone materials that only a qualified partner like Granulati Zandobbio is can offer. &nbsp; Member of:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"chi_siamo2.php","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":269,"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84030,"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions\/84030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granulati.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}