Palazzoli was established in 1904, founded by Knight of Labor Federico Palazzoli, as a company specializing in electrical equipment for industrial plants for the supply of energy. For more than a century, unmatched high standards of safety and durability still remain our top priority.
This commitment has made the Palazzoli brand synonymous with reliability in the electrotechnical industry, also challenged in the lighting sector with our first illuminated submarine in 1927.
The Società Elettrotecnica Bresciana is established
After leaving the trading operation, the company focuses on the production of accessories for the distribution of electricity
At the outbreak of the First World War, Palazzoli began to collaborate with the army and with the main Italian ports
16 employees and 80 workers, who produce electrical appliances, work in the company's factories
The headquarters of 3,000 square meters opens in Via Tommaseo
Expansion of the headquarters and workforce with 45 employees and 300 workers
The company donates to the Province an area of 21,500 square meters where the Benedetto Castelli Institute will be built
The following services are made available to employees: canteen, sanitation, assistance and houses with low-rent rents
Launch of the TAIS range, the first socket with a mechanical interlocked switch
New products are developed: prototypes of CEE connectors, modular enclosures in resin polyester reinforced with fiberglass, produced for the first time in Italy
Palazzoli has 250 employees and exports to various countries around the world
TER Palazzoli products are chosen for the expansion of the Milan fair while the TAIS range is chosen for the equipment of the largest cruise ship in the world
Development of artificial intelligence: Palazzoli enters the world of industry 4.0
As leader in the tunnel lighting sector, further investments are made by Palazzoli in the lighting division, with new testing and product validation techniques (goniophotometer)
Design and construction of the first, unique, and patented ROTOR interlocked mobile socket
New automated warehouse and SAP integration of the automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
Palazzoli obtains the environmental certification (ISO14001: 2015) and the health and safety management certification (ISO45001: 2018)
Palazzoli covers an area of 84,000 square meters with 210 workers and 70 graduates and skilled workers. Its headquarters and production plant are in Brescia and its sales network is covering the main European and worldwide countries. Palazzoli is the parent company of a group composed of: Lewden in Braintree (UK), Stral in Brescia and Palazzoli Middle East in Dubai. Its catalogue, including over 5,000 products, is among the largest and most complete offer and meets, with specific solutions, all the needs of the Industry, Atex, Infrastructure and Marine sectors both for the electrical systems division and for the lighting division.
Palazzoli celebrates its 120 years of history, a significant milestone for a company that has played a fundamental role in effectively illuminating and safely electrifying the industrial, ATEX, infrastructure, and marine sectors.
The work of the Palazzoli team is told in this book, starting from 1904, when the oil lamps were still lit on the streets. A path of intuitions, inventions and relations that still accompany us in everyday life.