SINCE 1890
Our origins
Over the course of five generations, the Group has continually grown by diversifying its activities through two World Wars and continuous changes in the markets, developing relationships with the leading manufacturers in the various sectors and always paying close attention to the needs of Italian and foreign customers.
The Cauvin family has always maintained control of the Group by developing a careful policy of alliances and partnerships with its subsidiaries.
The result of the work accomplished by five generations is the current dynamic group of companies whose future development is assured thanks to the presence of the fifth generation of the family and that of highly professional partners, managers, and associates.
CAUVIN GROUP
The 5 generations
at the helm of the group
More than 130 years of history, over five generations
The result of the work accomplished by five generations is the current dynamic group of companies whose future development is assured thanks to the presence of the fifth generation of the family and that of highly professional partners, managers, and associates.
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Ernesto, Umberto, and Michele - fourth generation
Since 2000, Gian Vittorio's sons Ernesto, Umberto and Michele have been at the helm of the Group. Their strategy has focused on the continuous rationalisation and concentration of activities, planning the further development of each sector, and launching the trade of non-ferrous metals and ferro-alloys.
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Gian Vittorio and Max - Verticalization and investments
Gian Vittorio and Max's strategy, the third generation of the family, focused on verticalizing activities with investments in product distribution and processing by entering the aluminium sector. Gian Vittorio was appointed Knight of Labour in 1992.
Ernesto, Diversification
After the Second World War, Ernesto Cauvin, the founder's son, was appointed as the sole agent for Italy by the Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel - United States Steel Corporation, the largest American steel producer; he also began export activities, initiating the diversification that characterises the Group's history and current structure. Ernesto Cauvin was appointed Knight of Labour in 1966.
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Vittorio - The origins
Vittorio Cauvin, the second generation of a French family who arrived in Italy in the mid-nineteenth century, founded the Vittorio Cauvin company in Genoa which imported organic fertilisers from Chile, a new trade for those times. It was with the Vittorio Cauvin company, which went on to become a holding in 1985, that the history and development of the Group began.
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CAUVIN GROUP
Highlights of the subsidiaries
