The Piedmont-based company Sicom will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary in 2025, confirming its status as the only Italian firm specialising in the design and production of special containers and intermodal loading units. Despite challenges linked to the global economic environment and a fire at its timber storage facility last March – an incident fully covered by insurance – the company closed 2024 with revenues of €44.9 million and total production worth €46.2 million.
The company reports a solid financial position, with €18.4 million in available liquidity and shareholders’ equity of €45.8 million, more than three times the value of its fixed assets. Growth has been driven mainly by foreign markets, which accounted for 55% of total sales, marking a ten-point increase over the previous year. Particularly strong performance was seen in the sectors for special units used in energy and defence, which are increasingly in demand internationally.
The company’s manufacturing operations remain based in Cherasco, where seven production lines are currently active. Activities range from transport containers and swap bodies to specialised solutions for sectors such as oil and gas or nuclear waste treatment. The company recently added a new line dedicated to curtain-sided swap bodies, bringing total capacity to around seven thousand units per year, based on current shift patterns and workforce levels.
The fiftieth anniversary also marks the starting point for a new international growth plan. For the period 2025–2027, Sicom has set out a strategy aimed at consolidating its distribution network in high-potential European countries such as Germany, France, the Benelux region and the Iberian Peninsula, where demand for special containers is growing rapidly, particularly in the industrial and energy sectors.
Alongside this commercial strengthening, the company plans to establish partnerships with logistics providers to improve after-sales service and shorten delivery times. It will also introduce new production layouts and certified welding technologies to respond more efficiently to customised orders. In parallel, Sicom is preparing to launch new intermodal transport products and, starting in July 2025, will open a commercial representative office in Dubai, alongside a new office to serve central and northern European markets.
In the field of sustainability, Sicom integrates ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 certifications into a single management system. Its second sustainability report is currently undergoing validation, accompanied by ItalyX certification for supply chain traceability. A distinctive feature is the ability to provide customers, on request, with CO2 emission data for each type of container produced, through certified LCA calculations, in support of Scope 3 environmental reporting.
“We are entering our 50th year with strong financial foundations and a clear goal: to strengthen Sicom’s presence in the main European logistics hubs by bringing our manufacturing excellence to markets where demand for tailored solutions that ensure safe and sustainable goods transport is growing rapidly,” said Roberto Marengo, chairman of the board. “The results of the past year demonstrate the resilience of our business model and the team’s ability to overcome unforeseen challenges while maintaining high quality and profitability. We are looking ahead to an autumn full of challenges and opportunities, as we develop new products that will open the door to promising new market niches.”
