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COMPANY UPDATE
Company update

Giancarlo Perego SpA

“ Acting as a mould maker…

thinking as a glass manufacturer ”

OOTS
Perego SpA was set up in 1964 by Giancarlo Perego
Rwho had previously worked for Ivisc (now Bormioli) as
a mould maker. In those days, each glassworks had its own
mould maker who was responsible for everything from pur-
chase of the metal to design of the mould, so he learned every
aspect of the job hands on. Then with a dozen young people
he set up as a specialist glass mould making firm.

FAMILY SUCCESS
What made the company a lasting success is the ability to
continue supplying quality products at a competitive price. With
Perego, this has been achieved by the combined efforts of man-
agement and workers. Those original people stayed with Perego
until they retired and some of their children still work for the
company today; the skills and values of the older generation
were passed on to the new in the workshop. Giancarlo (who
recently handed over the reins of the firm to his son Leonardo)
says simply that he could not have done anything without them.
Respect for quality craftsmanship underpinned the quality of
the product. Maintaining the quality premium involves not

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