Innovation Is Our Past, Present And Future

Expanding far beyond its Italian roots, Biesse Group has become a truly international and endlessly innovative company under CEO Roberto Selci.

- Daniel Herborn

Biesse has always had a central role in my family,” Roberto Selci, CEO of Biesse Group begins. “Within the span of a single generation, my father skilfully created a company that is a global leader and that was recently defined as a ‘pocket-sized multinational company’. With help and support from my mother, who shared his vision, he set new standards in the machining operations sector. That’s been my background ever since I was born, so I can’t help but have Biesse in my DNA.”

The company was founded in the coastal Italian town of Pesaro in 1969, when Giancarlo Selci began operations with a small rented room and two lathes. It has expanded enormously from its initial remit to create woodworking machines into a multifaceted company capable of providing customised and advanced technology solutions across glass, metal, stone and plastic. Its client base includes companies from multinationals like IKEA to bespoke producers who are making furniture, windows, doors and building components.

Biesse has often been at the vanguard of woodworking machines, launching Logic Control, the first computer numerical control (CNC) wood drilling machine in 1978 and Logic, the earliest CNC wood processing centre, five years later. It continues to place a premium on innovation. “We try to foster an entrepreneurial culture,” Roberto explains. “We share our vision with others on every level, bringing innovation to the way we work, not just to the products, but to our continuous search for excellence as we help our customers remain competitive.”