Since 1943
A unique family business
From a semi-destroyed spinning mill to a flagship for the fashion world and sustainability
1941
Enzo Anacleto Mantellassi acquires a spinning mill destroyed by the war and starts producing sustainable yarns by regenerating old military garments and covers
1942
Enzo Anacleto Mantellassi buys the first looms and starts the production of recycled carded wool fabrics for garments
1943
Enzo Anacleto Mantellassi establishes Lanificio San Marco, what we now know as Manteco, and start expanding with new buildings
1945
Lanificio San Marco becomes part of Confindustria and starts growing in Northern Europe markets
1952
The post-war economy booms. Lanificio San Marco grows a lot and starts building a new and modern factory, which was designed by "Il Patio" architecture studio
1956
Lanificio San Marco's new head quarter is inaugurated and stands out for its green spots and its social sustainability, thanks to the background music played in all working areas
1967
Enzo Anacleto Mantellassi dies unexpectedly and Franco Mantellassi takes control of his father's company
1971
Franco Mantellassi renames the company as Lanificio Franco Mantellassi and starts innovating, experimenting new collections and enhancing regenerated colors
1973
Lanificio Franco Mantellassi conceives and creates the first pillars for what nowadays is MWool, developing its own recipes and yarns
1983
The company changes its name to Mantellassi Compagnia Tessile, that is Manteco, but it maintains the emblem of Lanificio San Marco, which was created by Enzo Anacleto Mantellassi
1985
Manteco gains international fame, it starts expanding its markets by opening commercial offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Los Angeles
1988
Manteco shows its love and commitment for art and culture by being one of the founders of Centro Per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, in Prato
2000
Matteo and Marco Mantellassi, after their graduations, join their father Franco at the head of the company
2008
Manteco creates BiBye®, its iconic double fabric that becomes an excellence in the fashion world
2010
Manteco inaugurates the current complex, with new offices, new departments and showrooms
2014
Manteco adopts its green Zero-Waste policy, which aims at saving and regenerating the waste produced during production processes
2015
Manteco buys and restores a series of abandoned warehouses to expand the company even more and starts becoming a flagship for industrial archeology
2016
Franco Mantellassi graduates in electronic engineering and at the age of 80
2018
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the company inaugurates its unique Archivio Manteco and the innovative Manteco Academy
2019
Manteco creates Project43, an innovative and traceable circular economy projects. The European Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska visits Manteco and defines it as a great example for circular economy and sustainability
2020
Manteco becomes the world's first company to ever apply a Life Cycle Assessment on wool, obtaining a certification by ICEA
MAKE SURE TO READ THE FIRST-PERSON STORY BY OUR PRESIDENT FRANCO MANTELLASSI
THAT'S HOW WE BECAME MANTECO
Recounted by Franco Mantellassi
