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	The CONTESSI brothers, Aldo and Giuseppe, importers of engineering goods from Germany see the potential and future development prospects of oxy-acetylene equipment and devote all their energies to the promotion of new metal cutting and welding methods.
	Their proven experience encourages them to manufacture a series of innovative equipment which quickly dominates the market in preference to the German equivalent.
	Increase in demand necessitates the transfer to the new larger factory in Sestri Ponente. The production process is restructured and the first task is to ensure the immediate availability of all spare parts for customers. The war makes it very difficult to get hold of rare metals but it does not stop work.
	The post-war period finds CONTESSI ready for recovery. Their blowpipes have an immediate application in demolition work and the subaqua versions help to free the ports from the flotsam and jetsom of war not only in Italy but also in Normandy. The miracle of feverish reconstruction sees CONTESSI active in new markets. The success of its new equipment extends.
	The new generation comes into the business; Fabio CONTESSI, after specialised studies abroad, brings his training and dynamism to the established and experienced management team. National and international organisation appoint him to representative and management functions. These include Associations (ANASTA and GAS-EUROSOUD), Standards Organisations (UNI, CEN), scientific bodies such as the Italian and International Institute of Welding.
	CONTESSI celebrates its half century of business, praised by thousands of customers including the best engineers in the field. Radical changes with the introduction of electronics in production processes necessitate massive investment in factories as well as equipment. Telex and computers become basic tools of company organisation to resolve ever-changing problems.
	Seventyfive years of business life with a business aimed towards the export of new metallurgical equipment to all countries of the world. The CONTESSI quality shows its true worth in the difficult Italian context which is now developing positively and in which the new CONTESSI organisation is an integral part. This capability has been its strength and the secret of its success for seventyfive years.