{"id":13002,"date":"2021-02-01T10:09:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airaga.com\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:52:58","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/airaga.com\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our journey is a family story of commitment, hard work, and a great deal of passion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      1956 \u2013 The beginnings<\/h1>\n

      Our company is established in Zuccaro, in the Valsesia area, on the hills of the Lake of Orta. These are the first years of the economic boom.
      Quinto Airaga <\/strong>returns from France after getting in touch with Reverend Dante, his brother and priest of the village parish, who becomes aware of Giuseppe Negri\u2019s intention to start a new business. Quinto and Giuseppe found Negri e Airaga snc<\/strong>, a small workshop specialized in the machining of bronze strainers and gate valves.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1960 \u2013 development within the district<\/h1>\n

      There is no shortage of work and the business begins to take off. The firm stands in the heart of the most important Italian district for raw faucets and its workers\u2019 skills are the result of a production network that has been casting bronze since the XIX century to produce bells.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1968 \u2013 The business growth<\/h1>\n

      Soon the workshop becomes more structured and turns into a small growing company.<\/strong>
      New workers are hired, and the first semi-automatic machines are purchased to increase the production. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1975 \u2013 the ball valve<\/h1>\n

      The production of ball valves<\/strong> starts a true revolution for the sector. The new products enable the business to find new customers, in Italy and abroad, first in France, then in Spain and Germany.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1981 \u2013 Airaga S.p.A.<\/h1>\n

      The Airaga family acquires majority of the firm shares and the company turns into Airaga Rubinetterie S.p.A.<\/strong>. The long-time and trusted workers continue to work for the company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1985 \u2013 The founder\u2019s death<\/h1>\n

      Quinto Airaga passes prematurely away and his 20-year old son Giovanni Airaga<\/strong>, a promising golf player who has just joined the company, takes on the responsibility of managing his father\u2019s business<\/strong>.
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      \n\u201cI learned so much from the people who stood by my side in the early days, but most of all I will never stop thanking my father for handing me down his passion for this profession.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1992 \u2013 A new opportunity, OEM<\/h1>\n

      Thanks to its far-sighted vision, Airaga offers<\/strong> concrete answers in terms of \u201ccustomized and tailor made\u201d<\/em><\/strong> valves. This is an alternative strategy to the traditional market which, in the \u201990s is beginning to suffer the Far East competition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1995 \u2013 The Airaga family acquires full ownership of the company<\/h1>\n

      The Airaga family<\/strong> acquires 100% of the company\u2019s shares and commits to give a boost to the brand and win new markets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1996 \u2013 A news shipping warehouse<\/h1>\n

      Important investments in new machineries call for larger spaces in the Zuccaro plant which has reached its maximum capacity by now. The shipping warehouse<\/strong> moves to Gozzano <\/strong>(province of Novara).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      1997 \u2013 Certification acknowledged for the company and its products<\/h1>\n

      Airaga is issued the ISO 9001 quality certification<\/strong> and its valves as well are certified by the most important international organizations, including the prestigious British Gas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      2005 \u2013 Moving to Gozzano<\/h1>\n

      Expansion is under way and the firm becomes more and more independent in sourcing components. This calls for more space to accommodate modern machinery and support the entire production chain.
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      2012 \u2013 A new photovoltaic (PV) system to produce energy<\/h1>\n

      A new expansion is carried by adding 2850 square meters, with a total surface of 7016 square meters. A photovoltaic system (PV) is installed on the roof of the entire plant (installed power 560 kWp) to generate almost the full demand of electric energy of the production departments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      2013 \u2013 Training<\/h1>\n

      Airaga increasingly invests in people<\/strong>, aware that they represent the company\u2019s most important asset. The entire staff, from managers to office clerks and workers, follow a training path according to methods and goals in line with the most innovative business management systems.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      2018 \u2013 The new service building<\/h1>\n

      The plant undergoes another expansion by adding a new building designed with the wellness of Airaga\u2019s staff in mind.<\/strong> Modern and bright, it covers more than 350 square meters with large locker rooms and service areas, a medical room fully equipped, the canteen and a dedicated wellness area.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n\n

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      2020 \u2013 The new challenges of 4.0 industry<\/h1>\n

      Bold and foresighted, Airaga continues investing in automatic machinery<\/strong> in a time of global crisis caused by an unexpected health emergency.
      \nThanks to an organization set-up according to the 4.0 industry protocols, Airaga is ready to face the new challenges that await after the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n