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Secco Sistemi S.p.A. is a historic Italian company that produces systems for windows, doors and façades in precious metals such as brass, corten steel, stainless steel and galvanised steel.

History
The company was founded in 1947 in Treviso by Aldo Secco, in a building owned by his family. The company’s brand name is derived from the founder’s surname.

Aldo Secco revolutionised the direction followed by his father in his old workshop, researching and experimenting with new technologies and machinery for the production of windows and doors in an industrial perspective. He himself designed a new machine for the production of profiles for windows and doors, called “Alda”, which had a profound effect on the company and the world of windows and doors.

The first successes were achieved with the product Seccolor, an innovative window and door frame offered in bright colours that, in 1981, won the Compasso d’Oro award (1), attracting orders from important clients all over the world, exporting not only the product, but also the technology required to produce it. The company had over 500 employees and in 1982 transformed from a simple company into a joint-stock company under the name “Industrie Secco S.p.A.”, and in 1986 it was listed on the stock exchange (2).

Later, however, a period of decline began, and in 1995 the company was forced to close. In the same year, however, entrepreneur Luciano Gusmeroli and engineer Alberto Agostini (former technical director ofIndustrie Secco) decided to recover what was left of the old company (3) with the desire to restore it to its former glory as a leader in the window and door industry both in Italy and around the world, reorganising it and transforming the product intended for construction into a product dedicated to architecture, seeking out new and valuable materials for production and investing in product design.

Today, the company has about 80 employees, and its market is divided between 47% Italy and 53% abroad (4) - the latter market is in continuous growth, given the great demand for luxury Italian products.

In 2018, with the new OS2 product dedicated to architecture and the world of restoration, it won the Compasso d'Oro (5).

Secco Sistemi now works with the big names in international architecture (6), promoting the culture of architecture and Made in Italy around the world through exhibitions and publications; Le Grandi Gallerie dell'Accademia - Electa (7), Adolf Loos - Galleria Marciana (8), Stanze - Triennale Milano (9), Vatican Chapels - Biennale di Architettura Venezia (10).

Products
Below is a list of the main systems produced by the company:

XT - iron-type thermal break window frame - Architektur Bauwesen prize 2019 (11)

OS2 - minimal window frame - premio compasso d’oro 2018 (5)

EBE - traditional window frame made of precious metals - Architektur Bauwesen prize 2013 (12)

SA - tube-profiled window frames

4F - façade in precious metals

Awards

 * 2019 – XT – Premio Architektur + Bauwesen
 * 2018 – OS2 75 – Premio Compasso d'Oro
 * 2014 – 4F – Premio Duo@Work
 * 2013 – EBE – Premio Architektur + Bauwesen
 * 2011 – OS2 – Menzione d'Onore Compasso d'Oro
 * 2007 – OS2 – Premio Architektur + Fenster tür Fassade
 * 1981 – SECCOLOR – Premio Compasso d'Oro