Sanguineti has relocated to new headquarters in Casarza Ligure, a few kilometres south of the company’s original production site in Chiavari, near Genoa.
The Italian company which manufactures a range of marine products including gangways, swim platforms, cranes and lifts, was acquired by the Quick Group in 2023.
The move to new headquarters comes after a two-year, €4+ million investment in an 8,000sqm facility, which includes €3 million allocated to infrastructure development and around €1.6 million for new machinery.
The relocation comes as Sanguineti has more than doubled its revenues over the last two years and is intended to enable production to grow with demand.
The facility’s layout has been designed to optimise production areas, offices and outdoor spaces.
The production capabilities in terms of output were always a little limited.
Simone Lorenzano
“Sanguineti has a long and incredible history, and its reputation for producing equipment engineered and finished with true craftsmanship has always been strong – however, the production capabilities in terms of output were always a little limited with the original facility in Chiavari,” explained Simone Lorenzano, who was appointed managing director of Sanguineti in February 2025.
“With our acquisition by Quick Group came exciting opportunities for development and investment in a custom – designed new HQ and production facility, twice the size of the Chiavari site.”
He added: “This new location is close enough to the original site to ensure we could retain our artisanal workforce and stay near many of the major Italian superyacht shipyards we supply, while also enabling closer collaboration with our partner companies under the Quick Group umbrella.”
The new site includes a wide array of the latest production equipment, including new CNC milling machines, water-jet cutters, lathes – all connected digitally to the design office – as well as a newly built paint shop.
The facility has been designed to strengthen interdepartmental collaboration and improve technical flow.
“We are now fully compliant with Industry 4.0 standards, which has had a huge impact on reducing the production lead time for individual components,” Lorenzano explained.
“But just as importantly, the system has been implemented in a way that preserves our artisanal identity. What we produce isn’t industrial or mass-manufactured — these are one-offs or limited run pieces.”
Alongside the move Sanguineti is expanding its workforce and widening its core market from superyachts in the 30-to-60 metre range to work on projects for larger vessels.
Sanguineti was founded in 1958.
