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MASCHIO GASPARDO is an international Italian group, specialized in agricultural equipment for tillage, seeding and planting, crop protection, green maintenance and haymaking.

History

 * The company was founded in 1964 in Campodarsego in the province of Padua, the company's headquarters, by the brothers Egidio and Giorgio Maschio.
 * In 1994, the company acquired Gaspardo Seminatrici S.p.A. from Morsano al Tagliamento (Pordenone), a historical company founded in 1834 and specialized in seed drills and planters.
 * In 2012, Unigreen joined the group for crop protection equipment.
 * In 2013 Moro Pietro Meccanica S.r.l., a company specialized in the production of ploughs, joined the group and later, in 2017, Moro was acquired and becoming MASCHIO Aratri.
 * In 2014, Officine Meccaniche Ing. A. Feraboli S.p.A., a producer of haymaking equipment, was absorbed in MASCHIO GASPARDO group.
 * At the end of 2018, MASCHIO Holding S.p.A., controlled by Andrea and Mirco Maschio, took over the majority of MASCHIO GASPARDO S.p.A. share capital, reaching the majority of the group.