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Dpi, here are the accounts and business of the company bought by Leonardo (formerly Finmeccanica)

Dpi, here are the accounts and business of the company bought by Leonardo (formerly Finmeccanica)

All about the Roman company Dpi Srl, specialized in professional masks for the protection of the respiratory tract, recently acquired by the Leonardo group (formerly Finmeccanica)

With the recent IPO of the subsidiary Drs, Leonardo is not only aiming to raise cash and reduce debt.

The former Finmeccanica is in fact preparing a "war chest", funds for the war, resources to "guide European consolidation". As CEO Alessandro Profumo indicated in a recent interview with the Financial Times, the group aims to grow "in the core areas where it already has solid business fundamentals".

Yet the first acquisition of the Piazza Monte Grappa group concerns a company specializing in professional masks for the protection of the respiratory tract.

In fact, Leonardo recently concluded “a small acquisition, Dpi Srl, 9 million in revenues and 40 employees, which produces personal protective equipment and gas masks”, as reported by Gianni Dragoni in Il Sole 24 Ore.

Here are all the details on the Dpi Srl company active in the field of personal protective equipment, including in the health sector.

WHAT DOES DPI SRL ACQUIRED FROM LEONARDO

The company, based in Rome, has been operating since the beginning of the last century.

In fact, it belonged, until the early 1990s, to the Pirelli Products Diversified group. Of this it retains the Sekur® brand, the know-how, the design, the machinery, the management, as well as the specialized personnel and human resources.

The activity, initially aimed at protecting the respiratory tract, has over time extended to the protection of all parts of the body.

PRODUCTS

The company, certified UNI EN ISO 9001, produces a wide range of personal protective equipment (self-contained breathing apparatus, masks, half masks, dust and gas filters, disposable respirators, etc.).

As stated on the website , the range of items offered consists of lines developed and manufactured entirely in the PPE plants, focused on respiratory protection: self-contained breathing apparatus, masks, half-masks, dust filters, anti-gas and combined, airline and trolley-mounted devices, escape, etc.

To these is added a series of products marketed by the brands (Trellchem ​​by Ansell, BW Technologies by Honeywell, Hellberg, Physioderm, Coltri), for the protection of the remaining parts of the body (head, hearing, eyes, upper and lower limbs, skin) .

FIRE FIGHTERS, STATE POLICE, DEFENSE BUT ALSO IT, ENEL AND ITALGAS AMONG THE CUSTOMERS

Dpi Srl has 4 thousand customers in over 40 countries around the world.

The main customers of the company include: National Fire Brigade, Ministry of Defense, State Police, Guardia di Finanza, Esso, Enel, Italgas and other public and private entities.

THE PARTNERS

With a share capital of 309,600 euros, the company is 62.9% controlled by Larimart Spa. Ekastu Safety Gmbh owns 30% of the company, while 7.1% is in the hands of Vittorio De Blasiis, president of the company .

In addition to chairman De Blasiis, the board includes Romano Moscatelli, Klein Wolfgang and Vincenzo Ciangola.

THE NUMBERS

The Roman company Dpi Srl recorded a turnover of 6,661,230 euros in 2019, an increase compared to the 6,541,096 euros of 2018. The profit, on the other hand, decreased to 105,593 euros (compared to 116,275 euros in 2018). The costs of production amounted to 4,356,916 euros.

The company boasts a total of tangible fixed assets worth € 1,956,953, and a total debt of € 1,511,391.


This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/dpi-ecco-conti-e-business-dellazienda-comprata-da-leonardo-ex-finmeccanica/ on Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:04:32 +0000.