Tour of Biella’s mills to highlight Piemonte Production Chain

Marchi & Fildi presents ecotec with moral Filati Drago SpA

Marchi & Fildi is active in the production of Drago is a family blends and blends for apparel owned textile group and furnishings. The company places special focus managed by Drago on technological innovation and environment. At family since 1973. FILO exhibition, the ecotec® line of recycled Founded by Umberto cotton, blended with Modal was highlighted. This and Laura, the group brand combines environmental sustainability and today has a , said Giovani Marchi, the ecotec® is a consolidated turnover Giovani Marchi. recycled yarn obtained from a unique of 27 million euro, manufacturing process that saves land, energy and water. This type of the yarn is used exports to 30 countries with customers in various , where spun dyed yarns are used, including knitwear and hosiery, from major international designer brands. ® carpets, upholstery and household . All ecotec yarns bear the European Oeko- The sons Paolo and Daniela have Tex Standard 100 guarantee which certifies that no hazardous chemical substances are joined the founders Umberto and Laura  used in the manufacturing process. in the eighties and have given new impetus to the development. Filati Drago is a vertical woolen mill producing fabrics Safil proposes European outlook for efficient production and yarns in noble . All the processes of spinning, and Founded in 1954 by Fernando Savio quantity. He are done in-house and now managed by his sons Alberto concluded, with advanced and modern and Cesare, Safil as a worsted spinning “We have to machinery. Innovation, company is able to offer highly flexibile understand creativity and efficiency are the production, with quality products. In the reality winning skills of Drago team order to provide its customers with state and of over 150 people to achieve of the art quality and service, Safil invests individual the ambitious growth targets. in latest technology from spinning districts such Alberto and Cesare Savio. machinery from Schlafhorst to latest yarn as Biella and Paola Fini, marketing plant which is highlight efficient country like Italy cannot survive in manager at Filati Drago said, Paola Fini from water point of view. The company isolation, we have to think as a single “Twice a year we conceive and is active in design and manufacture of European entity and look out for new produce collections worsted yarns of pure wool, blends of economical production and sourcing (Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter) wool and synthetic fibers. centers with Europe. For example, with close cooperation with the best international customers and designers. Cesare Savio said I am a lucky man, Bulsafil in Bulgaria is a purpose built We develop each season’s exclusive my father told me to do whatever I want spinning mill with an area close to fabrics, working on special request of in this company, it was great 500,000 square feet set in at 50 acres new qualities and new designs/colors.” responsibility for me as well as challenge. industrial complex. Here, every year, 100 percent of the yarns are produced in more than 7,000 tons of wool and other The new Fitz Roy fabric is a capsule Bulgaria, whereas in Biella, we dye the fibers – , alpaca, cashmere, , collection that combines Patagonian tops, and we also dye the raw yarn. , , polyamide, organic wool with an innovative polypropylene, acrylics, viscose and membrane technology which is ideal for He said, occasionally I have asked Aramid fibres, are worked into a wide wind and water resistant outerwear myself “What really makes the difference range of worsted yarns. The yarns are garments. The Augmented Reality Apps is the people, not the machinery.” used to produce knitwear (outerwear, DRAGO BIELLA can be downloaded on Alberto Savio, said, we produce wide underwear and ), fabrics (apparel the smart phone screen with from the range of yarns for various articles and and upholstery), hosiery, protective fabric label. The applications. We produce quality not clothing and sportswear. story of the product comes alive with a Giuseppina De Santis from the Ministry for company video and Production of Regione Piemonte with details about the Alberto and Cesare Savio . values of the brand, the know-how and the most advanced technology.

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