Iacobucci

1972 Iacobucci HF Group history started 40 years ago when Mr Emilio Iacobucci acquired 20% of MK Italiana S.p.A. a company manufacturing trolleys for both aviation and trains.
 
1985 Mr Emilio Iacobucci acquired 100% of the company giving birth to Iacobucci Metalwolkers S.p.A.
 
1987 The company was merged with Aviotech S.r.l. forming Iacobucci S.p.A. in order to consolidate its leadership in the trolley business.
 
1994 Lucio Iacobucci joins the family company and started the diversification with the development of the first espresso maker for airplanes, the Hi-Fly Espresso. This step marked the beginning of a new branch inside Iacobucci S.p.A., the Hi-Fly division.
 
1999 The HF division developed Hi-Fly Americana, a new pod machine for making American-style coffee and tea (Mercury Award IFCA 2000).
 
2000 Beginning of the collaboration with Nestlé for the development of Nescafé Espresso & Cappuccino maker.
 
2003 Iacobucci  HF Electronics S.r.l. is born from a spin-off of  Iacobucci  S.p.A. to develop espresso and coffee maker business.
 
2005 New partnership between  Iacobucci  HF Electronics S.p.A. and Nestlè Nespresso S.A. to develop a unique system to offer a ultimate coffee experience on board. The Hi-Fly Espresso by  Iacobucci -Nespresso was born.
 
2006 Iacobucci  HF launches the Hi-Fly Trash Compactor (winning the Italian concurrence “Award Innovalazio” and the Confindustria “Award for Excellence”).
 
2008 CreaIMPRESA Fund, Venture Capitalist of BNL-BNP Paribas Group, has taken over 49% of the company, giving birth to the  Iacobucci  HF Electronics S.p.A.
 
2009 FILACapital S.r.l., Lucio Iacobucci´s holding, has come to an agreement for the acquisition of MGS - Modular Galley Systems AG.
 
2010 Iacobucci  HF Electronics S.p.A. completed acquisition of the aviation division of  Iacobucci  S.p.A. into Iacobucci  ATS S.r.l.  Iacobucci  HF have completed also the reacquisition of the 49% of the company from CreaIMPRESA fund. In the same year two new business units are introduced in the market: the Iacobucci  HF Yacht and  Iacobucci  HF Seat.
 
2011 Iacobucci  HF Electronics S.p.A. is involved in the industrial conversion of the “British American Tobacco” facility in Lecce.
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