{"id":79297,"date":"2026-01-16T11:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/?p=79297"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:21:56","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/la-nostra-storia\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal\u2019s: past, present and future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">In recent years, changing global dynamics and market uncertainty have put many companies across various\nsectors under significant pressure, including our own, the stainless steel processing industry. <strong>At Metal\u2019s,\nwe are used to looking ahead<\/strong>, but at this moment we believe that reflecting on past experience can help\nus face the future with greater strength and optimism. Challenges have always existed, even if different from those\nof today, and we have overcome them with determination and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Metal\u2019s was founded as a local company, specialising in the production of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/markets-of-reference\/complex-assemblies-and-machine-parts\/\">complex assemblies, machine parts,\nsemi-finished products and components<\/a>. However, starting from our headquarters in Borgoricco, in the province of\nPadua, Metal\u2019s soon established itself in major European and non-European markets, becoming a global partner\nfor <strong>leading multinational companies<\/strong> thanks to a combination of technical expertise, production\nflexibility and strategic vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">This approach allows us today to serve customers all over the world, <strong>from Europe to New\nZealand<\/strong>.\n\nIn this article, we share our story and our goals for the future through the words of Metal\u2019s CEO\nand founder, Enrico Scapolo, and Rocco Scapolo, who represents the new generation leading the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change and innovation are in our DNA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Metal\u2019s is a Made in Italy company with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/company-internationalization\/\">a strong international focus<\/a>, capable of <strong>adapting to\nchange<\/strong> and always looking ahead in search of new markets and new challenges. Founded in 1987 by\nEnrico Scapolo, Metal\u2019s initially served companies in <strong>the home appliance sector<\/strong>, first in Italy\nand then abroad. Always under the leadership of its founder, the company has been able to innovate its\nproduction processes, technologies and skills to meet the evolving demands of customers and markets.\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\u201cIn the late 1980s and early 1990s, Italy was the leading European country in the production of household\nappliances. The sector was thriving, so much so that we established <strong>a strong partnership with General\nElectric\u2019s<\/strong> home appliance division, with whom we worked for many years, <strong>supplying directly to\nthe United States<\/strong>. However, this type of production later shifted eastwards \u2013 mainly to Poland \u2013 and with\nthe 2008 crisis, we realised that <strong>the sector was no longer profitable<\/strong>. As a result, we decided to\nabandon it completely. Not to mention that a few years later, General Electric\u2019s home appliance division itself was\nsold to the Chinese group Haier, which was another clear signal for us. At the time, leaving that type of production\nwas difficult, but there was no alternative. We moved forward, <strong>focusing on new markets and sectors that\nwere unfamiliar to us, and we immediately achieved success and restored profitability<\/strong>. This allowed us to\ntake another step forward in our growth, leading us to where we are today.\u201d - Enrico Scapolo, CEO of Metal\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New markets, new sectors, new customers: Metal\u2019s evolves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Since 2008, we have approached new markets by forging strong partnerships with <strong>major companies and\nmultinational groups<\/strong> based in Germany and other European countries.\n\n<br>\n\nIt was during this phase that\nMetal\u2019s experienced the most significant changes in <strong>production, innovation, technology, and\nknow-how<\/strong>, enabling us to serve clients operating in very diverse, technologically advanced, highly\nregulated sectors with exceptionally high-quality standards.\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\nOver the past 15 years, Metal\u2019s has served important\ngroups in <strong>the medical and pharmaceutical<\/strong> sectors, <strong>meat processing<\/strong> and\n<strong>food treatment<\/strong>, <strong>packaging<\/strong>, and machinery for <strong>baking<\/strong>, as\nwell as in the production of <strong>ovens<\/strong> and related accessories, <strong>electrical panels<\/strong>,\nand <strong>access control<\/strong> systems. In addition, we have gained significant experience in the\nmanufacture of <strong>professional coffee machines<\/strong>, <strong>commercial kitchens<\/strong>, industrial\nand standard <strong>dishwashers<\/strong>, <strong>ice cream<\/strong> parlors, and\n<strong>refrigeration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This diversification has allowed us to evolve and, as a natural consequence, to <strong>invest in Metal\u2019s\nitself<\/strong>, focusing on: <strong>investire in Metal\u2019s stessa<\/strong>, puntando su:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Industry 4.0, automation and robotization<\/strong> of plants, integrating our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/production-process\/\">machinery<\/a> with the best\navailable technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>ISO certifications<\/strong> that demonstrate our <strong>commitment to quality, safety, the\nenvironment<\/strong>, the excellence of our workmanship, and the skills of the people working at Metal\u2019s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">A <strong>corporate welfare<\/strong> system supporting our employees and the Metal\u2019s<strong>\nAcademy<\/strong> for training new hires and continuous professional development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">A concrete and structured commitment to <strong>environmental sustainability<\/strong>, summarized in our\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/green-mission\/\">Green Mission<\/a>. We started with everyday small actions like waste sorting and reducing plastic packaging, and\nmoved towards a comprehensive energy-saving policy, including the installation of photovoltaic panels, hybrid\nmachinery, a nitrogen generator, and the establishment of a certified environmental management system. After\nmeasuring our environmental impact (Carbon Footprint), we are now finalizing our first sustainability plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Thanks also to these investments, we have expanded our presence in <strong>new and distant\nmarkets<\/strong>, the farthest being New Zealand, geographically speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">\u201cIn 2024, we decided to explore opportunities in the<strong> US market, while maintaining and strengthening our\ncommitment to Europe<\/strong>, which remains our primary focus. However, in 2025, due to the great uncertainty\nin global markets, we reassessed our expansion toward new countries, limiting investments in the United States\n<strong>in favor of other territories<\/strong>. On one hand, we are consolidating our presence in the traditional\nmarkets where Metal\u2019s operates; on the other, we are exploring new territories. Today, Metal\u2019s interest remains in\ncontinuing to extend and consolidate the areas we serve, also beyond Italy and the European continent.\u201d \u2013 Enrico\nScapolo, CEO of Metal\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From supplier to partner managing the supply chain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Among all the changes that have affected our company over the years, perhaps the most significant is the\n<strong>paradigm shift<\/strong> that saw us move <strong>from suppliers of parts and assemblies to service\npartners<\/strong>. Today, Metal\u2019s doesn\u2019t just manufacture semi-finished products; we coordinate the entire\nsupply chain on behalf of our clients. Thanks to our consolidated experience, we verticalize supply chains, simplify\nour clients\u2019 procurement processes, and manage every aspect, from the initial phase to the delivery of parts at the\ncustomer\u2019s facility.\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\u201cOur mission is to be <strong>the sole point of contact<\/strong> for the most complex projects.\nFor us, this means enabling our clients to focus on their products, design, and sales, while always retaining\nintellectual property rights over the items, <strong>leaving us, with full confidence and security, the project\ndevelopment and realization<\/strong>. Metal\u2019s has the structure, technological resources, and human capital to\nensure continuity of production over time.\u201d - Enrico Scapolo, CEO of Metal\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metal\u2019s tomorrow: competing in complexity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Over the years, Metal\u2019s has evolved to respond to challenges, customer demands, and the difficulties that have\naffected many companies: critical moments that sank many, but not all.\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\u201cI\u2019m not speaking just for Metal\u2019s. I\u2019m\nspeaking generally. I belong to the category of entrepreneurs who contributed to Italy\u2019s development from the\n1980s onward. Like me, especially here in Veneto, there are thousands of similar stories, people who, through\nintuition, ability, willpower, thirst for knowledge, and determination - thanks to their personal qualities - have\nsucceeded in the market. But, attention, <strong>today and especially tomorrow, the big challenge is not\nthis<\/strong>. Today, an entrepreneur like me, who started in the 1980s, would not achieve the same results.\n<strong>The world has changed<\/strong>, and <strong>to succeed you need knowledge<\/strong>. If you only\nhave passion but no knowledge, you won\u2019t get anywhere. New skills are needed, and moving forward the\nchallenge will be to anticipate - or at least sense - what could happen or what might work. Our sector - especially\nin Italy - is struggling. Despite uncertainty, markets are still moving, and Metal\u2019s continues to hold its ground.\nSome large groups are gaining new important market shares and acquiring other companies with different\ntechnologies. This trend is leading us to serve new, increasingly international clients, to face new dynamics and\nnew structures. This is <strong>positive and pushes us to constantly improve<\/strong>. Looking ahead, we are\noptimistic and, as always, ready to embrace the new and exciting challenges ahead.\u201d - Enrico Scapolo, CEO of\nMetal\u2019s\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\nDetermination and a positive approach to difficulties are the two factors that have helped us face past\nchallenges and will help us in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLooking to the future with a proactive attitude is fundamental for those who lead a company. Even in the most\ncomplex moments, being able to maintain a vision oriented towards opportunities and sound decisions makes the\ndifference. My professional journey is still evolving, but today I am increasingly involved in decision-making and\nstrategic processes. Working in a context like Metal\u2019s, with the chance to interact daily with those who know the\norganization deeply, is a great opportunity. It\u2019s definitely an environment that stimulates growth, improvement, and\nconcrete contribution to the company\u2019s development.\u201d - Rocco Scapolo, Controller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to get in touch with us?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Metal\u2019s, we carefully select the clients we work with - medium to large-sized companies - and support them throughout every stage of the logistics flow: from concept to the creation of stainless steel assemblies, semi-finished products, and machine parts.\nWould you like to learn more?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negli ultimi anni, le dinamiche globali mutevoli e l\u2019incertezza dei mercati hanno messo a dura prova molte aziende in diversi settori, compreso il nostro, quello della lavorazione dell\u2019acciaio inox. In Metal\u2019s siamo abituati a guardare al futuro ma, in questo momento, pensiamo che ricordare l\u2019esperienza del passato sia utile per affrontare il domani con pi\u00f9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":79300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-approfondimenti","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}