Lincoln Sentry finds quality solutions with Gollinucci
For thousands of years Italy has been home to some extraordinary craftsman. From constructing a Colosseum fit for gladiatorial battles or a pair of the finest ladies stilettos featuring the softest of leather, Italians have a knack of putting their name to quality.
So it comes as no surprise that one of Lincoln Sentry’s most popular brands – Gollinucci, continues the Italian tradition of manufacturing quality products.
Lincoln Sentry Category Manager Sophie Partington who has looked after the Gollinucci account since 2013 said she had witnessed the transformation of a modest Italian-focussed plastics business into the forward thinking international production house it is today.
“Lincoln Sentry and Gollinucci (formally known as Romagna Plastics) have been working together for well over a decade to provide clever storage solutions for our customers. Our relationship is such that Lincoln Sentry work alongside Gollinucci to design storage solutions that we know will be ideally suited to our customers,” she said. “The level of trust and respect shared between Gollinucci and Lincoln Sentry can be rare to find in today’s business world.”
Since 2014 Gollinucci has been under the guidance of second generation owner Giacomo Gollinucci, who has taken great pride and care in expanding the family business his father Alberto created in 1973.
“Like many small businesses my father started Romagna Plastics in our home city of Cesena. Initially it was just himself making inexpensive accessories for the kitchen, before he expanded into manufacturing plastic components for European ovens.
“In recent years my company’s growth strategy has gained significant momentum. Today there is 50 of us working out of our newly configured plant that covers more than 10,000m2. While there might be more of us working at Gollinucci and we are developing different products, our philosophy remains the same as the day my father started – to design and manufacture furnishing accessories which help make peoples’ lives easier every day, Giacomo says.
Fast facts on Gollinucci
- Manufactured in Cesena, Emilia Romagna, Italy.
- Gollinucci provides genuine career opportunities for people with disabilities. In 2000 they welcome their first supported employee and today they proudly employ 16 supported employees.
- 10,000m2 factory is air conditioned to keep employees comfortable in the summer heat and warm in the cool of winter.
- Lincoln Sentry CH employees visited the Gollinucci factory in April 2016 prior to attending EuroCucina.
- What’s hot? The 560 Bin System, in particular the 1456147 (450mm CW, 2 X 29L buckets). Lincoln Sentry has sold more than 4,100 units of the 1456147 bin have been sold since January this year.
- What’s new? The Onda Bathroom Organisation System, the under sink vanity inserts have taken off since their arrival earlier this year.
- What’s coming? A new and improved version of the 450mm Laundry solution, bins to suit LEGRABOX Pure, plus Phase 2 of the Onda Bathroom Organisation System.
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