SACCHERIA F.LLI FRANCESCHETTI SPA SB

Founded in 1939, SACCHERIA F.LLI FRANCESCHETTI is the leader in Italy in industrial packaging made of woven polypropylene raffia fabric (with a 2020 market share of approximately 20% - Company estimates) and among the top 5 European traders of big bags.

It offers a broad product portfolio (big bags, small bags, sheets, rolls, bands, and specific products ensuring maximum safety in the handling and storage of the contained materials) to over 10,000 customers operating in 25 sectors, including industry, environment, pharmaceuticals, logistics, metallurgy, construction, agriculture, mining, plastics, and chemicals.

It is the only company in Italy to have maintained in-house industrial production (which accounts for about 20% of Revenues) and is capable of creating completely customized products based on the specific needs of its customers. Rigorous quality controls are performed on the marketed products, using both statistical methods and fatigue breaking tests to verify the strength of the finished item and its constituent materials. A distinctive factor and competitive advantage is the quality of the service offered: SACCHERIA F.LLI FRANCESCHETTI provides a level of extreme precision, speed, and customization for every single order through continuous analysis of corporate processes and operational workflows. The Company markets over 3.5 million items every year, relying on long-standing and new suppliers from 5 different countries, which guarantee a competitive advantage in terms of assortment and price, alongside a structured, solid, and innovative supply chain.

SACCHERIA F.LLI FRANCESCHETTI is the only company in Italy and among the first in Europe to serve its customer base through a proprietary e-commerce channel. This allows it to comprehensively reach customers of any sector and size through a fluid, highly scalable system that can be replicated in other markets. Direct sales are managed across the entire national territory by a network of 25 agents and governed by machine learning. Through the study of collected data, the Company is able to define predictive customer behaviors, implementing a true sales process management system—all managed in an integrated manner using various applications in the form of a scalable platform.

Since 2014, it has undertaken a radical digitization path aimed at optimizing all processes through the adoption of SAP Business One, Google Workspace combined with Artificial Intelligence, and ELI WMS, an innovative corporate warehouse management system. The Company has obtained the "Authorized Economic Operator" (AEO) status and the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and SA 8000 certifications.