OUR HISTORY

1901: Augusto Gallignani was born. He is the company’s founder

1922: Augusto Gallignani opens a small smith business for repairing agriculture tools

1953: Gallignani seals a business agreement with “Federconsorzi” and guarantees itself a nationwide distribution

1957: Verona Agriculture Expo: first conventional square baler, model 145, for hay and straw harvesting. This is the very first success.

1961: Gallignani begins its export business.

1976: Through some important investments, Gallignani acquire Garavini Company and seals an agreement with the German company “Welger” for the constructions of the first round balers. The company has a turnover of over 10 billions and employs over 300 people

1981: Launch of an investment program to robotize the production

1991: Following up a crisis of its distribution system, Gallignani reorganizes its sale network in Italy. At the same time it diversifies its production, by introducing a dedicated branch for fruit and vegetables harvesting machines, besides the well consolidated hay-making sector

1995: OEM  agreement with Poettinger

1996: Inauguration of  the division for distributed products that will deal with the distribution of equipment and machineries complementary to Gallignani’s range of products

1997: Through a joint-venture, the first foreign subsidiary in Canada, the Gallignani-Falc Distribution Inc., is founded. Its goal is to establish a strong presence in the North American market. In the same year Gallignani receives the UNI EN ISO 9001 certification from the prestigious DNV institute

1998: The company GHEON is founded. It produces and trades pneumatic sowing machines

1999: The new factory is inaugurated and it will be the centre of all production activities

2001: Gallignani buys the company Sigma4 located in Forlì. This firm produces and trades agricultural front end loaders. In the same year another Gallignani’s subsidiary is opened in France.

2002: A deal is sealed with AGCO Company to supply round balers with Massey Ferguson and Fendt brand in Europe

2009: Inauguration of the new SIGMA4 factory besides the Gallignani plant in Russi.

2010: A very important partnership is sealed with the Kverneland Group