1954 – 1958 – Foundation of ITALGRU S.p.A. by a private group of investors to develop, design and manufacture mobile cranes on truck, port cranes and off-shore cranes.
Anticipating market trends is an integral part of ITALGRU’s philosophy and the company took an important step forward when it presented its AG 30 model truck cranes that were designed with a maximum capacity of 30 tonnes. The AG 30 crane was the largest truck crane being produced in Italy at the time.
Years 60-70 – The ITALGRU brand made a significant achievement when it supplied 90 mobile truck cranes to the Italian military engineering corps and started to become a recognized name in the Italian market. This initial success is the foundation for the company’s commitment to technological and commercial growth
Years 80-94
With the production of its rubber-tyred mobile harbour cranes, ITALGRU achieved an important milestone as it now produced a complete range of machinery designed for handling heavy loads, bulk cargoes, containers and conventional cargo. The company also began to concentrate its efforts on technological improvements in its design sector by implementing in-house quality control measues against all equipment which included rigorous laboratory tests on materials.
1995 – BONFANTI acquires ITALGRU (now Italgru S.r.l.), combining their vast experience in heavy-duty hoisting and mechanical technologies. Mr. Renato Bonfanti, who was the founder of BONFANTI SRL in the 60s,now becomes the Chairman of the Board of both Companies, while his son Fabrizio Bonfanti is appointed CEO of ITALGRU.
2004 – BONFANTI and ITALGRU move to Ambivere (BG) in a large industrial site of 130.000 sq.m. with 26.000 sq.m. of covered production area, 2.000 sq.m. of offices and 2.500 sq.m. of spare parts warehouse and maintenance facilities. The new headquarter takes advantage from very close transportation infrastructures: 5 km from Motorway, 20 km from Milan-Bergamo Airport and Bergamo Railway Station
TODAY – Since 1954 a total number of 1500 cranes have been delivered world wide and both ITALGRU and BONFANTI are established market leaders in crane technology.
ITALGRU product portfolio now includes:
• Mobile harbour cranes
• Oil rig, cargo vessel, FPSO, FSO and barge cranes
• Special, heavy-duty hoists and systems
• Refurbishment and upgrading of existing cranes
Our reward for more than 50 years of hard work has resulted in dynamic management, advanced designs, versatile, quality products, top-of-the-line production and guaranteed after-sales service.
The mission of the company is to develop excellent products and solutions that are befitting of market demands and orientated towards the real necessities of the customer. In order to guarantee customer satisfaction, our products are designed according to latest norms & regulations and offered at competitive prices.
Our objectives are met through the implementation of a Quality Management System that ensures that all processes, business management, and the planning and development of products are monitored by a team of qualified emplyees.
The company has always been oriented towards providing total quality and is ISO 9001 certified for design, construction, assembly, testing, and assistance for harbour mobile cranes, pedestal offshore cranes, steel workshop cranes and shipyard cranes.
In 2009, ITALGRU obtained certification by the AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API) to construct offshore pedestal mounted cranes as per API SPECIFICATION 2C (license no. 2C-0092).
