Artsana
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Grandate, Italy, Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michele Catelli, President |
| Products | infant care products, healthcare products and cosmetics |
Number of employees | 6,588 (2013) |
| Website | www.artsana.com |
Artsana Group is an Italian company that was founded in 1946 by Pietro Catelli as a commercial business specialised in venepuncture and medication, and is still active today in the distribution of healthcare and infant care products.[1]
Since 1958, it has produced infant care products under the Chicco brand.
Other products include Pic Solution hypodermic syringes, the Lycia line of cosmetic products and Control prophylactics. Another brand that belongs to the Group is Prénatal (acquired in 1996).
Artsana Group is present in the principle countries of the world, often with companies set up locally.
Distribution policy
The headquarters are in Grandate (Como), Italy, where the main manufacturing plants are located. There are more than 6,500 employees divided among the 24 branches (15 in Europe) that are active throughout the world. There are six production units present in the European Union territory.
Taking into account all of the dealerships and distributors, the Artsana Group trades its brand in over 100 countries, while the points of sales, direct and franchising, for Chicco and Prénatal total approximately 400.
There are two business areas for the Group, Baby and Health&Beauty Care, which gave a return of 80% and 20% respectively out of the 1,206 million Euros in turnover registered in 2013.
Sponsorships
In 2012, the Artsana Group launched its Corporate Social Responsibility project under the PiC Solution brand. “Help with Pic[2][3][4]"[5] provides an opportunity to make a donation through a solidarity platform.
In Italy Chicco supports Ai.Bi. Associazione – Amici dei Bambini - through "Chicchi di Felicità per bambini speciali"[6][7][8] project and on an international level, since 2013, the Mission Bambini Foundation has gotten the main branches of the Group (F – UK – B – CH – D – AR – RU – BR – USA) involved in the “Happiness goes from heart to heart” project.
Area served
As a tribute to itsfounder, Cavaliere del Lavoro Pietro Catelli, the company has sponsored the establishment of:
- a nursery school, il Villaggio dei Bambini, for children of Artsana employees in Grandate and in surrounding municipalities;
- a preschool, Filomena Saldarini Catelli;
- the Toy Horse Museum;
- a nursery school for children of employees at St Anna's Hospital in Como.
References
- ↑ "La Storia". www.artsana.it. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Fundraising per le mamme africane". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Lights on Africa". cultura.comune.como.it. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Lights on Africa a Como Caffe' con Catelli ed Ambrosoli (FOTO E VIDEO) - CiaoComo". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ ""Lights on Africa", garantiti oltre mille parti sicuri alle mamme di Kalongo". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Chicco di Felicità 2015". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Un chicco di felicità per i bambini". Style.it. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ "Chicco di felicità 2015 in favore di Ai.Bi". Retrieved 2015-09-28.