A widespread system of small and medium-size companies.

The connective tissue of the Lecco Metal and Mechanical Industry District is a widespread system of small and medium-size companies, covering the entire territory, which took root mainly in the fifties. These are highly specialized companies, led by skilled entrepreneurs, mainly propagating "by budding" from industrial concerns, which developed under the shield of "holding companies" before acquiring full independence on the market.

Dynamic, flexible and viable, these companies have proved in the last decades their capacity to answer and react to market changes making customer service and product quality their main strong points.

Open to the challenge of international markets and focusing on constant innovation of production processes, the small and medium-size metal and mechanical companies in the Lecco District can boast high efficiency in terms of output increase, production's value added, profitability and employment rate.

Together, these factors form a complex network of interdependent relationships, ranging from supplies to strategic interactions, constantly exchanging data and innovations and building successful models of production management and economic growth.