CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS
in Hampstead in England, and one in Düsseldorf with a view to commercial expansion. In 1962 the Taddei family bought out Bossong SpA, through
their trusted accountant Aldo Farina. At the helm of the new Bossong SpA was Luciano Taddei, a graduate in industrial chemistry from Pavia, son of the founder of Industria Elettrochimica Bergamasca; managing director until 1996 when he became president, a position he still holds today. In 1969 Bossong and Industria Elettrochimica Bergamasca
merged, through the incorporation of the latter. Hence the now familiar interlinked E and B logo was created, indicating the union of Elettrochimica and Bossong. The company progressively expanded its production range,
investing significantly in research and development and thus offering one of the widest ranges of fixing solutions.
Wall plugs and electric tools join the fixing guns In the Seventies the construction of a new, modern plant in
Curno (Bergamo) allowed the implementation of the range of Bossong products, through import (mechanical wall plugs and Phillips Red Head electric drill tools) and internal production (mechanical anchors for medium loads and nylon plugs and screws for light fixing). During the Seventies Bossong had a hundred or so employees and various branches around Italy, including Turin, Milan, Padua and Bologna. Constant research into avant-garde solutions led the company to become one of the primary distributors in Italy of Japanese Makita electric tools in the early Eighties. This particular focus on research and development ensured that production was increasingly concentrated internally, with machines created by Bossong technicians. The same also applied to the design and development of prototypes for new products.
Chemical fixing becomes the core business The Nineties marked a fundamental moment in the history of
Bossong. The headquarters moved again, although it remained in the province of Bergamo, to Treviolo, and the era of chemical fixing began, first importing the single-dose phial system from the German company MKT and then producing the first epoxy resin with manual and semi-automatic machinery. The
company enjoyed an important phase of growth and undertook industrialised production of resin, with new lines of polyester and vinylester resins. From 1994 Dr Luciano Taddei was joined by his sons Andrea and Michele on the board of directors of the company.
2000: Bossong and the restoration world Increasing attention to the protection of building heritage led
Bossong to approach the world of restoration, and in particular the field of structural reinforcement, both for valuable buildings and traditional construction. Thus the Bossong anchoring system was born, a specific
solution for structural reinforcement through the insertion of metal bars into the building, designed to respect the existing structure. This technology required a special fabric ‘sleeve’ which would wrap around the metal bar and guarantee total control of the injection of a specific mortar, as well as its adhesion to the substratum along its whole length. In 2005 logistic problems at the Treviolo branch enforced a qualitative leap and a new relocation to Grassobbio, still in the province of Bergamo.
And now… Today Bossong sees itself as one of the most qualified
companies internationally in the production of fixing systems for the construction world. Its research and development, notably implemented over the years, today constitutes one of the company’s flagship characteristics, enabling the design of innovative solutions for both mechanical and chemical fixing systems, such as wall plugs, nails and resins, as well as fixing machines. Thanks to this know-how the company is always there for its clients, offering technical and design support in order to choose the most suitable fixing product for the type of application required. In the installation phase it has even designing a ‘made to measure’ system for specific or complex situations. Today the plants have 5,200 square metres of covered surface, including offices, warehouses, sales areas, production departments, equipment repair workshops, testing rooms and chemical laboratories. A 1,000 square metre array of photovoltaic panels generates almost 200,000kWh a year. For testing the majority of products, Bossong uses its own
modern room, where equipment is regularly calibrated and subjected to controls to verify the precision of performance. Since
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