silca your key partner type societ per azioni industry metalworking industry keys and key cutting machines manufacturer founded 1974 as s.p.a. headquarters via podgora 20 31029 vittorio veneto treviso italy area served worldwide key people coo stefano zocca products key blanks mechanical and electronic key cutting machines semi industrial and industrial key cutting machines transponder keys devices keys marking devices key cutting machines software keys and key cutting machines accessories number of employees 400 italy 900 key systems emea ap sam subsidiaries business units silca s.p.a. italy silca gmbh germany silca s.a.s. france silca ltd. the united kingdom silca key systems s.a. spain h. chillekens & zn . b.v. the netherlands minda silca engineering ltd. india kaba do brasil ltda brazil base production centres silca s.p.a. italy minda silca engineering ltd. india wah yuet group holdings ltd. china website www.silca.biz silca s.p.a. is a manufacturer of keys key cutting machines semi industrial and industrial key cutting machines . silca s.p.a. is a subsidiary of kaba group a provider of selected segments of the security industry . kaba holding ag is listed on the six swiss stock exchange and employs around 7.500 people in more than 60 different countries . the silca brand is internationally recognized within the key business due to its widespread distribution . silca distributes its products all over the world through 130 selected distributors and 8 business units italy germany france the united kingdom spain the netherlands india and brazil . contents 1 history 2 core business and products 3 sponsoring 4 see also 5 press 6 external links history edit silca was founded as societ per azioni societ italiana lavorazione chiavi e affini in 1974 in vittorio veneto italy transforming the handcraft of key manufacturing and duplication into an industrial activity . in the span of ten years i.m.p.s.a. now silca s.a.s. was founded in paris silca u.k. ltd. in london and silca deutschland gmbh in heiligenhaus later moved to velbert germany . in 1989 silca started operating overseas with the subsidiary silca keys u.s.a. based in twinsburg ohio . in the late 1990s silca acquired several companies specialised in the production of key machinery and security products bollini s.r.l. gbz elzett and in 1997 it merged with the canadian key manufacturer unican group . in 2000 the spanish business unit silca unican iberica s.a. today silca key systems s.a. was opened in barcelona . in the same year silca acquired its competitor ilco orion s.p.a. in 2001 kaba holding ag took over the unican group creating one of the largest companies worldwide operating within the security business . in the first decade of 2000 silca has increased the functions and technologies applied to its key cutting machines and the launch of customised finishing for key blanks . silca is certified iso 9001 2008 and iso ts 16949 2009 automotive keys for the high quality standards of its production processes . core business and products edit silca s core business is represented by the production of key blanks with a product range of over 66 000 items designed for the most diverse uses from airplanes to mail boxes keys . silca designs and manufactures key cutting machines both mechanical and electronic and related accessories customised duplicating and originating semi industrial and industrial systems for the lock and automotive industries in over 250 different versions and engineers in house software solutions dedicated to the electronic programming and duplication of keys . sponsoring edit from its origins silca has supported human and sports values for youth s growth . this is the reason why the company has promoted and supported various sports initiatives . in particular silca supports the following disciplines through two company s sportsteams atletica silca conegliano 33 years of support and training in all athletic disciplines for hundreds of young athletes aged 6 16 . silca ultralite vittorio veneto 22 years of sports training and events organisation in the discipline of triathlon . silca ultralite was born as company sports club and its name stems from the coloured keys brand silca ultralite . silca has contributed to the development of the local community by entering the consortium of companies and public authorities that made possible the building of the kindergarten asilo nido interaziendale l aquilone in san giacomo di veglia treviso . see also edit italy portal companies portal list of italian companies press edit 1 rai 3 tg regione silca your by massimo zennaro 19 november 2012 2 il sole 24 ore made in nordest il futuro tecnologico della chiave . silca e il mondo della sicurezza 15 december 2012 external links edit silca website kaba group website atletica silca conegliano website silca ultralite vittorio veneto website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title silca s.p.a. & oldid 660506417 categories industrial machine 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