It was 1937 when Rodolfo Squinzi founded his building materials business in the outskirts of Milan with seven staff members and the support of his wife Elsa. That is how Mapei — Materiali Ausiliari Per l'Edilizia e l'Industria — was first established, setting off on a path that would lead it to become a multinational company championing Italian excellence all over the world.
85 years later, the facts and figures about Mapei tell the story of how it has evolved: Three generations of entrepreneurs with business operations in 57 countries, over 20 product lines to meet all the needs of the building trade, 84 production plants, revenue of 2.8 billion euros and about 11,000 staff members.