A single bike in command… And without bothering champions like Coppi, Gimondi and Pantani who with the “celestial” Bianchi won everything there was to win, that of the company founded in Milan in 1885 by Edoardo Bianchi is a piece of history that belongs to our country and to the Lombardy region, written for a good part in Treviglio and that from Treviglio relaunches. In the era of delocalization, Bianchi “pedals” into the future with an industrial and technological regeneration presented a few days ago in the new factory in Battaglie by the owner Salvatore Grimaldi and from the new CEO Mark Gentile. A challenge, a territorial redevelopment project that led in 24 months to the creation of a new plant aligned with Industry 5.0 standards, thanks to sustainable and cutting-edge solutions that allow the production of 500 bicycles per shift on a completely digitalized production line. “I am proud of this new factory that best represents our innovative spirit – explains the Cavaliere del Lavoro Salvatore Grimaldi, Apulian emigrated to Sweden and today owner of the Grimaldi Industri AB Group that acquired Bianchi years ago – We are inaugurating one of the most advanced production plants in the world and we have invested not only in a factory, but in our new home. The future of Bianchi starts here”. The new Bianchi production center employs 200 people with an average age of 35 and in which women represent 40% of the workforce. The plant has a green soul, thanks to a 500 kW photovoltaic system that guarantees energy autonomy during the summer and all the management functions of the system are controlled automatically. The project was built “around the workers” with an internal temperature constantly around 23 degrees, with an ergonomic review of the work stations, with a study of the work phases and with the help of advanced technologies. Then there is the creation of an internal Academy that will serve for the continuous training of the staff. Furthermore, the renovated headquarters also houses the new Bianchi showroom with the presence of the most iconic historical models. «When I bought Bianchi from the Agnelli family in 1997 – Grimaldi recalled – the newspapers cried out in horror, making me feel the weight of the fact that I was a resident in Sweden: they said that foreigners had got their hands on an Italian jewel. But I am Italian and now I am proud to inaugurate this factory where we want to bring back many productions that are currently present in the Far East»