The club of “dynamic” companies is, to say the least, an exclusive one. This includes companies that in 2012 managed a double feat: increasing turnover by 20% on both 2007 and 2011 and cashing in profits exceeding 4% of revenues. The ranking is compiled by the Mediobanca Research Department, which divides the champions of dynamism according to size in the study on the "Major Italian companies". There are ten of them in all, seven of which are located in the North East. Five are located in Emilia-Romagna.
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES. Between 50 and 330 million euros in sales and up to 500 employees.
- Waltz. Listed company of the Sassoli family, specialized in soy, rice and organic products, which recently took over the Santa Rosa jam brand; it is an interesting case of growth entirely achieved on the domestic market (only 1,5% of sales are exported).
- Stefano Ricci. Of the homonymous family, Florentine manufacturer of men's tailored clothing and accessories of the highest level (92% export).
- International branch. Historic Fernet producer of the homonymous family, which makes 72,5% of its sales abroad and has Argentina as its main foreign market (57,6% of total sales) thanks to the spread of the "Fernandito" cocktail made up of Stop Coca-Cola.
- Renato Corti. It produces high-end leather accessories and exports 92%. Branca and Renato Corti essentially have no financial debt. Corti, Valsoia and Ricci had already been selected as dynamics last year.
MEDIUM-LARGE ENTERPRISES. Between 330 million and 3 billion euros in sales and more than 500 employees.
- String. Construction company specializing in services relating to the laying of pipelines and the installation of systems for the transmission and distribution of oil, gas and water worldwide.
- Fis – Italian Synthetic Factory. Specialized in the production of active ingredients for pharmaceutical companies, it was selected for the fifth year.
- Rosetti Marine. Produces off-shore plants for the oil industry, is selected for the fourth year.
- Marposs. Manufacturer of quality control systems, selected for the second year.
- faac. Company in the province of Bologna that produces automation systems for opening doors, gates and barriers (its Telepass gates), whose property (66%) belongs to the Archdiocese of Bologna which inherited it in 2012 from son of the founder, Michelangelo Manini.
- Male Gaspardo. Active in the production of agricultural equipment for tillage, seeding and green maintenance.
