Ferretti Group is expanding
and investing to increase its production sites, according to the
company's CEO, the lawyer Alberto Galassi, at the Cannes
Yachting Festival.
The nautical group is headquartered in Forlì and holds the
brands Ferretti Yachts, Custom Line, Riva, Pershing, Itama, CRN
and Mochi Craft.
Galassi confirmed the Group's interest in purchasing the
Wally brand.
"Our production capacity is at its limit," Galassi said.
"We are expanding the Ancona shipyard and investing in La
Spezia, but it's not enough. We are also searching for a site to
start eventual new production for Wally, but it's not easy," he
said.
Ferretti Group's business director Stefano De Vivo also said
the company needs new shipyards because the current ones are no
longer enough.
The company has production sites in Ancona, La Spezia,
Sarnico (Bergamo), Cattolica, Forlì, and Mondolfo, with a
technical base in Fano.
It was founded in 1968 by the Ferretti brothers, is currently
held by a Chinese group based in Tan Xuguang, and is led by the
lawyer Alberto Galassi.
Piero Ferrari holds a 13% stake in the Group.
Ferretti Group production centres are spread throughout Italy,
with more than 1,500 direct employees and 10,000 indirect
employees.
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