Technogym
The Wellness Company
Vision and a staunch commitment to promoting a better lifestyle through regular physical activity, a healthy diet and a positive mental approach have been the ethos of Technogym® for over 2 decades.All-around innovation and a total wellness solution set Technogym, the Wellness Company, apart, as does the company’s founding philosophy of fusing business with social responsibility.
President and founder, Nerio Alessandri, developed his first fitness appliance in his garage in 1983. As Italy’s youngest ‘Cavaliere del Lavoro’ (Italian industry knighthood), he and Technogym have been continuously recognized for excellence. In 2003 Ernst & Young awarded Alessandri the Italian Entrepreneur of the Year. For three consecutive years, the company has been merited as a Great Place to Work, winning 1st place in 2003 for the best working conditions in Italy and Europe.
Technogym continues to be the leading provider of premium fitness appliances in Europe, Asia and South America, and among the top 3 in the world. With over 2000 employees, 500 outside of Italy, 12 branches in Europe, U.S., Asia and South America, Technogym exports 85% of its production to 100 countries. More than 35,000 Wellness centres are equipped with Technogym and 20,000 private homes in Italy alone.Research and innovation represent Technogym key values to improve the quality of products and services. The Company has always paid a great deal of attention to design: this is the reason why Technogym received the Red Dot Design Award, one of the most prestigious international award for high design quality, expressing innovation in form and function in a exemplary manner.
Technogym’s offer embraces products, software and services, to create the Total Wellness Solution, for both operators and private users. Product lines (training in the gym, at home and for rehabilitation) come alongside with added value services, such as interior design, training, marketing support, facility management, catering to all market sectors from private homes, hotels, beauty farms and spas, rehabilitation centres and fitness clubs, corporate gyms, military barracks recreation centres, universities and sports teams’ gyms.
Ferrari Formula One drivers, such as Schumacher, have been training with Technogym products for years. Soccer teams like F.C. Juventus, Inter F.C., A.C. Milan, A. S. Ajax, Real Madrid and Liverpool F. C. players, as well as the Alinghi and America’s Cup Luna Rossa team, all keep fit with the company’s many pieces of state-of-the-art equipment. Not only does Technogym supply numerous European and international sports teams, it was the official supplier for the Sydney 2000 and 2004 Athens Olympic and Paralympics Games, as the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics and the Asian Games 2006 in Doha. Technogym has recently been appointed as Fitness Equipment Exclusive Official Supplier to the Beijing Olympic Games which were held in August 2008, and the upcoming Youth Olympics in Singapore 2010.
