To celebrate its 65th year Tecnottica is organizing a tour for all employees at Florence, with a cultural visit to the historic center to remember that “we are our tradition”.
Tecnottica was officially formed in 1957 by Angelo Consonni, the grand father of the actual generation running the Italian family business in Optics and Photonics.
Having gained experience in a Milan optics laboratory, Angelo decided to start an artisan workshop in the garage of his house to produce Commercial Optics for the local market in North Italy. For over 20 years Angelo has been running the classic Italian small company and despite having left prematurely, in 1979 a new generation is ready to carry on his dream.
The Second Generation
Ester and Cecilia Consonni, his daughters, took over and established his values and teachings: accuracy and dedication, fairness and respect for employees, customers, and suppliers.
As the small family business grows year over year, new people are hired and trained, new machineries are installed, the small workshop in the basement is no longer sufficient and a new factory is inaugurated in 1993.
“We are dedicated to building on our established reputation in the market and continuing to be innovative in our approach to both the business and the products that we offer.” Said Ester Consonni, the General Manager of Tecnottica.
By taking advantage of the success obtained so far, in 2000 the company ventured into new markets and began producing Precision Optics. New state-of-the-art equipment is purchased, including the first CNC roughing and polishing machine, the first interferometer for precise measurements, and the first ISO certifications (9001).
After 10 years the Precision Optics has opened up many possibilities to the Italian Company and Tecnottica’s interest in foreign markets brings it to the first international fair (Photonics West 2011); the results aren’t long in coming, as new customers from the US, Germany, and France begin to trust the company, and in a few years the revenue from foreign markets reaches the 25% of total revenue.
The Third Generation
2014 marks the beginning of the third generation of the family business. Francesca, Angelo, and Alberto are ready to continue their grandfather’s vision of creating a pleasant work environment and offering a service of the highest quality.
Today Tecnottica has become one of the preferred partners to merchants, manufacturers and distributors within the Optics and Photonics manufacturing industry; it is an international optics company that maintains the peculiarities of a family business, with 33 employees, of which 40% are under 30 and 50% female, and with a 40% of the revenue coming from abroad.
“The 65th anniversary is a real testament to the hard work and commitment of everyone in the team, past and present – said Angelo Fasoli, Chief Sales Officer of Tecnottica – “The fact that the business has not only survived but thrived under many challenges and so many changes in the industry over the past sixty five years means that the business and all of us have grown with each opportunity.”
During this special anniversary Ester and Cecilia Consonni, Francesca Ravasi, Angelo and Alberto Fasoli want to thank the team for their hard work organizing for them a tour in one of the most beautiful cities of the Bel Paese, Florence, to discover the old city, to dine with excellent traditional food and remember each other that a good company is made of people, tradition and strong values.
