The book narrates SACMI’s fast-paced development from its founding on 2nd December 1919 (exactly 105 years ago) to 1958, the year in which Aldo Villa - SACMI’s first true engineer and an influential promoter of entrepreneurship and cooperation - took the reins of the company.
Through meticulous research, the author delves into the historical roots of SACMI, founded in 1919 on the initiative of nine young mechanics and blacksmiths from Imola during the harsh post-WW1 years.
A documented analysis of the social, human and moral reasons behind the company’s founding illustrates SACMI's close ties with Imola and its flourishing cooperative movement. It’s a story of resilience and humanity, foresight and collective commitment, values that have allowed SACMI to persevere, grow and lay the foundations for what it is today: a world-leading industrial plant engineering company that remains strongly rooted in the community from which it sprung.
A work of outstanding historical and cultural significance, the book was born out of an idea by Aldo Villa himself who, back in the 1980s, asked Galavotti to tell the company’s story through the experiences of those who built it. Several decades later, this updated edition sheds light on figures such as Romeo Galli and Giulio Miceti, promoters of the Imola cooperative movement and originators of the values that guide SACMI to this day.
