THE BIRTH OF GIARA GANCI TRAINO
In Turin, in 1963, the "Giara Ganci Traino" was born, a pioneer in those years in the design and construction of towing devices for cars.
After the first steps in the Piedmontese capital the activity moved to Alba, in the Langhe, within an industrial area in great ferment and development in the years of the Italian economic boom.
UMBRA RIMORCHI’S ORIGINS
Umbra Rimorchi was founded in Perugia in 1976 by the union of three local artisans, who "set up on their own" and began to produce light trailers and trailers appendix, crowning the dream of a life. Years later the two realities met, in a world much less connected than today, through the presence at fairs and exhibitions throughout Italy.
Their business relationship was born and based on the marketing of each other’s products in the respective area of activity, which will be destined to last a long time.
NEW CHALLENGES, NEW GOALS
In 1995 the scenario changed, the owner of the towbars manufacturer took over from one of Umbra Rimorchi’s partners, and both products were centralized in a single production plant of national importance.
In 2009 that same member acquired 100% of the shares of Umbra Trailers, shortly suspended the production of trailers and converted all company resources on the production of towbars. He opened the doors to export, thanks to the new European homologation that allowed Umbra Rimorchi’s products to be installed on vehicles all over the world.
THE GROWTH OF A LEADING COMPANY
After almost sixty years of total activity Umbra Rimorchi has consolidated its position on the market, so much so as to confirm itself as a leading company in the sector in Italy and among the main of Europe; its products, with a range consisting of numerous models of towbars for every type of car and commercial vehicle, are spread throughout Europe through an articulated distribution network.
Its commercial success has gradually contributed to increasing the export activities of the company, which today boasts important collaborations in the rest of the world. To consolidate its reliability and guarantee maximum safety to its customers, Umbra Rimorchi was the first company in the sector to be certified with an ISO 9001 quality system.
Our work
For the design, study and improvement of its products Umbra Rimorchi uses the most modern design technologies based on CAD drawing and solid modeling; each project is then subjected to structural checks by finite element analysis (FEM model); prototyping is carried out once the conformity of the design with the specifications is verified.
The main aim is the continuous research of new materials and new production processes without compromising the strength, reliability and safety of the product.
All the prototypes, before their production in series, are subjected to strict test tests and then realized according to normative dictates imposed from the Ministry of the Transports and in accord with European CE marking.
Umbra Rimorchi in the world
Our company has only recently appeared on the international scene, and thanks to the progressive improvement in the logic of production and commercial processes, it has been able to achieve extremely rapid results of absolute importance.
Today Umbra Rimorchi exports for over 50% of its turnover, recording an increase of beyond 1600% in the last two years. The brand is active throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Japan, and every day new collaborations are born.
The strong expansion abroad made it possible for our independent brand UR towbars, green coloured, to be born, which in a short time began to establish itself in Italy and is now identifying our main product.
Our work
For the design, study and improvement of its products Umbra Rimorchi uses the most modern design technologies based on CAD drawing and solid modeling; each project is then subjected to structural checks by finite element analysis (FEM model); prototyping is carried out once the conformity of the design with the specifications is verified.
The main aim is the continuous research of new materials and new production processes without compromising the strength, reliability and safety of the product.
All the prototypes, before their production in series, are subjected to strict test tests and then realized according to normative dictates imposed from the Ministry of the Transports and in accord with European CE marking.
Umbra Rimorchi in the world
Our company has only recently appeared on the international scene, and thanks to the progressive improvement in the logic of production and commercial processes, it has been able to achieve extremely rapid results of absolute importance.
Today Umbra Rimorchi exports for over 50% of its turnover, recording an increase of beyond 1600% in the last two years. The brand is active throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Japan, and every day new collaborations are born.
The strong expansion abroad made it possible for our independent brand UR towbars, green coloured, to be born, which in a short time began to establish itself in Italy and is now identifying our main product.
Our certifications
The certification of our products, as well as our company’s mission, has the sole purpose of offering our customers absolute excellence.
Our commercial success has gradually contributed to increasing the export activities of the company, which today boasts important collaborations in Europe and in the rest of the world. Umbra Rimorchi holds these international certifications since 1997 and is constantly updated to offer the highest quality for the manufacturing of its products.
