COMPANY PROFILE
Short profile
Awards Mission and values
Sustainable Vision
Sustainable production The offer, absolutely on demand
A choice of high quality
The History
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Short profile
Founded in 1962 by two experienced carpenters who saw in the wardrobe a flourishing market,
Mazzali is today one of the most significant and innovative reality of the Italian furniture industry.
A modern company that traces its success on flexibility and on a strong customization of the
product.
The offer is characterized by high quality, attention to detail, the design research of design,
ranging from sleeping area to living, with a great proposal of finishes and infinite colors.
Sustainable development, social responsibility, environmental impacts are values and
commitments that characterize the entire production Mazzali: using wood from reforestation
program, low-emission solvent paints, improving environmental technologies, continuous
research materials and solutions to reduce the impact and ensure sustainability at the production
process, guaranteeing maximum attention to the health of consumers.
Awards
2008
Mazzali is finalist at E-I Corporate Responsibility Awards; the European companies award for the
best sustainable project.
2007
The Special awards for true “Champion of Responsibility” is assigned To Mazzali at Sodalitas Social
Award
2006
. With the project “ I saw children fly” Mazzali wins the Sodalitas Social Award“ for the “ Best
campaign of corporate social responsibility ”
. The “ Fior di Loto “ bed is selected from I.Dot for the the best product of contemporary design.
. Excellency to Confindustria Awards For Excellence
2005
. Mazzali wins the “Sorba d’Oro Award“ foor an industrial vision where sustainable development is
not only an ethical imperative but also and above all a vector competitiveness
. With the project “ 0.75%” is in the finalist at the Sodalitas Social Award for the “ Best campaign of
corporate social responsibility ”
. The “ Sfera “ bed is selected from IDCS as the best product of classic design.
Mazzali is partner to the project “Global Compact” of ONU for the sustainable development.
2004
.Mazzali receives a special mention to the ERA 2004 award for Natural Living
.With the project "A center for tourism and natural teaching" is a finalist at Sodalitas Social
Award for "Best Campaign of corporate social responsibility"
Mission and values
“Providing furniture solutions, with quality products custom made to the expectations of our
clients, in compliance with fundamental ethical principles and the protection of the
environment" is our commitment.
We believe that the future of the industry cannot irrespective search for a coherent and
constructive harmony with the environment it surrounds. Mazzali, in the social context in which it
operates, invests in initiatives and is committed to:
- Design and develop products more environmentally friendly and environmentally sustainable;
- Require their our suppliers extend a culture of respect for the ethical and environmental
principles;
- We request from our suppliers the guarantee to refuse child labour;
- Reduce the emission of pollutants, such as gas, or waste discharges generated by its production;
- Support projects in the social and environmental benefits through humanitarian organizations
and “non-profit”.
Mission and marketing strategies
In keeping with the values in which we believe since our origins, our corporate mission is the
production of high quality furniture, respecting the environment and mankind. We want to
create products with strong identities and that reflects those who buy them. Products with high
technical quality, custom made and with low environmental impact.
Environmental Philosophy
We believe that the future of the industry is closely linked to the search for a coherent and
constructive harmony with the environment that surrounds us.
Our global commitment begins from the production to our suppliers. In this' optical we commit
ourselves to a product providing a low environmental impact. Moreover, the whole production
takes place in Italy, without relocating of any production process, especially painting, in countries
where regulations are less attentive to the protection of labour and the environment.
Sustainable Vision
Sustainable development, social responsibility, environmental impacts are values and
commitments that characterize the entire production Mazzali: using wood reforestation program,
low-emission paint solvent, improved environmental technologies, continuous research materials
and solutions to reduce the impact and ensure sustainability at the production process, maximum
attention to the health of consumer
CSR in Mazzali was born and developed as a strategic choice of marketing. Born from a path that
initially focused its attention on the paradigm of sustainable development and then grow up to
embrace a broader project that involves the company as a whole. Born with a governance strongly
oriented to a sustainable vision and with a direct approach and wanted to corporate citizenship.
Some milestones summarize the path of CSR played in years:
1998, Mazzali launches "Green Island", the green brand that gathered a collection of products
with low environmental impact
2000, Mazzali develops a water painting technology absolutely innovative, reducing by 75%
emissions of solvent;
2001, sustainable development and low environmental impact are levers of strategic marketing
and are incorporated in the company mission
2007, Mazzali launchs finishing "100% water”. "100% water features, environmental optics, for its
low solvent emissions with a reduction of over 90% compared to traditional finishes.
2011, Mazzali presents FREE, the first cabinet that combines zero emissions with excellent quality.
FREE is 100% honeycomb sandwich panel with solid wood, painted with Antibacterial Silver Ions
and certified EN 71.3 for the Safety of Toys and Children's Health.
Sustainable production
Social responsibility in Mazzali is now increasingly a strategic vision and a cultural approach to
business
But social responsibility and sustainability are and were, also and above all, the fundamental
drivers of growth and differentiation. They have impacted on intangible assets such as promotion
and development of the company, have allowed a strong differentiation compared to competitors,
generating an important competitive advantage, have launched a significant growth in volumes,
were a major vehicle for improvement and growth in relations with the community, have enabled
the company to acquire expertise and improve its offer thanks to a continuous and constructive
confrontation with stakeholders
The choice of sustainable production has had significant impacts on the supply and placement of
Mazzali. Since 1998, when Mazzali launched "Green Island", the green brand that gathered a
collection of products with low environmental impact., the sales volume of this line have grown
so that they then changed the way of being industry. Of them Mazzali supply becomes increasingly
rich and articulate up to embrace a broader project that involves the company as a whole, with a
governance strongly oriented to a sustainable vision of the company and with a direct approach
and wanted to corporate citizenship .
From this point of view, the company research has increasingly focused, in collaboration with
stakeholders, towards products that have a reduced environmental impact.
Three guidelines: production unit, product, painting
Production unit:
- We have made significant investments for reducing “volatile solvent emission” during the
process of painting (overspray. ..) through the combined use of “water curtains spraying booth”
and air intake pipelines.
- The water, after the process of painting, is collected in special tanks and entrusted, for its
disposal, a specialized company. The air pipelines have special suction filters killing.
- We have implemented an ongoing research project to reduce the amount of paint sprayed on
every single piece (subject to the requirements of durability, resistance, aesthetic) with the aim of
reducing the amount of volatile solvent emission.
- We have implemented a plan for the waste processing: wood, special materials, paper … . All our
production waste are recycled or disposed of, without harming the environment.
- We have reduced noise pollution through substitutions and changes of the fixtures and fittings.
The product:
The wood is our main raw material, our effort is to ensure its availability for the future generations
and for ourselves.
In addition, we have put a ban on material labeled as toxic or harmful to health and to reduce the
use of glues containing formaldehyde. With this in mind:
- In the wardrobes we use 95% wood reforestation program and 5% wood from areas whose
governments have signed a commitment to reforestations.
- In the beds we use only wood reforestation program.
- The glues used in the structure of wardrobes are 50% water based glues and 50% glues urea
based in class E1 with low formaldehyde emission.
- The choice of building the doors, structure and shelves in sandwich compound with honeycomb
and solid wood, reduced by 98%, compared to a doors in chipboard, the use of synthetic glues
containing formaldehyde.
- For the realization of the honeycomb we use recycled cardboard and the glue is made with
vegetable-based
The painting:
One of the most serious forms of air pollution are volatile solvent emission, both outdoor and
indoor, that are generated in the process of painting. If these solvents contain, among other
things, toxic substances, can create irreversible environmental damage and serious damage to
health of the person.
With this in mind:
- We have banned any kind of paint that contains labeled toxic substances, particularly lead,
asbestos, formaldehyde.
- We realized water based finishes, using methods that combined water + UV + acrylic paint, and
open pore essence that reduce by 75% the emission of solvents compared to the traditional
lacquered.
- The internal parts of wardrobes are painted only with UV paint (98% reduction of volatile solvent
emission compared to the traditional lacquered.
- We have worked out the finish "100% Water" that boasts the LIFE brand, the EU’s instrument
supporting environmental and nature conservation projects, and certifications UNI EN 71-3 in the
paint and to the safety of toys and 97/48/EC as paint suitable contact food for an absolute
guarantee of protection of consumer health and the environment.
The offer, absolutely on demand
The offer is characterized by high quality, attention to detail, the design of research, ranging from
sleeping area to living, with a great proposal of finishes and infinite colors.
All the products can be personalized on the measures and color. Mazzali provides a complete
personalization of each wardrobe and bookshelf, as regards measurements, compositions,
solutions. A product that is tailor-made to every need of space and modularity.
Wardrobes, with swing, sliding and coplanar doors
Walk in wardrobes
Beds and night accessories
Bookshelves
A choice of high quality
100% WOOD … EMOTION AND BEAUTY, DURATION AND VALUE.
The pleasure to touch, see, and feel that only wood can offer. Wood is nature, value and
durability. Wood has many capabilities: it absorbs and releases moisture, has acoustic and thermal
insulation, it does not conduct electromagnetic waves, it has a very high durability, it is recyclable
or re-usable.
Wood is the only material that man can produce ecologically through replanting. Wood,
furthermore, continues to live and breathe, even when cut, improving the quality of home life.
For this Mazzali uses real wood veneer, honeycomb sandwich panels with solid wood frame,
plywood and blockborad.
100% HONEYCOMB SANDWICH PANEL WITH SOLID WOOD FRAME.
The doors, slides and shelves of the wardrobes and bookcases are made exclusively in honeycomb
sandwich panel with solid wood frame. Thanks to the perimeter structure of solid wood with
honeycomb, the veneer guarantees maximum lightness thus causing less stress on mechanisms
and on the hinges, maximum duration and maximum resistance, as screws and joints work directly
on the solid wood.
100% PLYWOOD … STRENGTH, DUBILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND NEUTRALITY.
The beds, sets and wardrobe cabins are made in plywood and multilayer. The plywood and
multilayer are composed of multiple overlapping sheets or strips of wood fiber cross.
The materials are excellent for their resistance, durability, breathability, hygroscopicity and
neutrality in magnetic fields.
To ensure maximum stability in wood veneer essence, plywood and multilayer may be counter-
plated with a thin sheet of MDF.
100% COLOUR … ENDLESS COLOURS, INFINITE SOLUTIONS.
Colour is the expression of our emotions, our passions, our being, our outcome.
Mazzali offers a choice of 124 standard colours, in seven different finishes, from water colours to
lacquered, tactile oak, antique, to decapè, because above all, each product must be personalized
to the best and most personal requirements.
1962: In a small laboratory in Ugozzolo, near Parma, from an idea of two young carpenter who
see, in the production of wardrobes, a growing market, Mazzali moves his first steps.
During 1964, the company moved its factory at Chiozzola that for nearly 30 years will be theatre
its evolution.
Meanwhile Mazzali grows. The market is now strictly domestic, but already there is the first sales
agent.
1969 marked an important moment, the company exhibited their wardrobes at the “Campionaria
Fair” at Milan; its market is nationally.
The following years show the gradual expansion that crosses all 70 and 80 years. The company
consolidates her market position and market share. Mazzali patents designs and innovative
solutions for wardrobes.
1985: The research process meanwhile led to the birth of "Décapé", a natural finish, perfected by
Mazzali, to enhance and to colour the wood.
In 1992 was inaugurated the new factory which is in the vanguard of compliance with the
environmental standards, with increasing investment in environmental protection.
1998: Mazzali presents "Green Island" a collection of natural products with a low environmental
impact.
2000: Mazzali develops a water painting technology absolutely innovative.
This technology gives the company leadership as "environmentally friendly".
2003: The inauguration of the new showroom: 1500 metres of space to present any collection.
Mazzali wins Premium "Excellent Enterprise 2003”
2004: Mazzali presents "Zerosettantacinque" project: 0.75% sales volume are intended to
initiatives for environmental protection and social activity.
Special Mention at "ERA 2004" Award for the living natural and finalist at “Sodalitas Social Award”
2005: Mazzali adheres to the "Global Compact" of ONU for sustainable development and again is
finalist at Sodalitas Social Award.
The “Sfera” bed is selected for the IDCS as the best product of classic design.
2006: Mazzali with the project "I saw the kids fly" wins the “Sodalitas Social Award” for the best
initiative of corporate social responsibility.
The “Fior di Loto” bed is selected for the I.DoT as the best product of contemporary design.
2007: Mazzali wins the special award "Champions of Responsibility” at Sodalitas Social Award.
Mazzali presents the new finishing "100% water”; “100% water” has the LIFE mark for Sustainable
Development and is eligible for food and toys.
2009: Mazzali company is nominated for the first E-I Corporate Responsibility Award and
joins Sodalitas Foundation.
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