Il Resto del Carlino

June 4, 2025

The company from Cattolica is expanding starting from its historic headquarters. CEO Pettinari: “A strategic choice to enable further growth.”

The first phase of the new FOM plant has been completed, which will be connected to the historic site in Cattolica: the total area of the company thus increases from the current 20,000 sqm to about 40,000 sqm. “The relocation of the first production departments has already begun in recent months, and will be completed by the early months of 2026,” the company explains. “Despite the unfavorable international climate, marked by ongoing conflicts and tariff wars, the FOM project moves forward more determined than ever.”

Founded in 1972 by Gianfranco Pettinari, Franco Sparaventi, Nello Andreani, and Lorenzo Paci, FOM is now a global leader in the market for machinery and systems for cutting and processing aluminum profiles. Group CEO Alessandro Pettinari proudly comments on the recent results as “the fruit of constant work, many sacrifices, and the passion shown by a management team with trusted and proven experience, professionalism, and competence. With the opening of the new spaces,” Pettinari continues, “we will certainly be able to improve our policies of streamlining and increasing production efficiency, also through new acquisitions. We are closely monitoring global developments, but FOM is a solid and robust company, and it will certainly be able to face daily challenges in the best possible way, as it has done for over 50 years.”

Since its founding in 1972, the company has experienced constant growth, reaching 800 employees today, around 400 of whom are based in Via Mercadante. This number could grow even further in the near future. “This is a long-planned intervention that sees us playing a leading role and fits within a municipal project for the general expansion of the industrial area,” confirms Alessandro Pettinari, General Director of Fom Industrie. “This doubling of our facilities is also a significant architectural achievement.”

With a global commercial presence, Fom Industrie continues to be one of the excellences of our region, a key reference point for the local economy and for many young talents who see the company as a real opportunity to start a high-quality professional path.

Luca Pizzagalli