Be ahead since 1981
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04 Introduction 06 Our philosophy 08 Our people 10 The Bft Group 12 Business units 14 Research and Development Management 16 U-Link 18 Product milestones 20 Solutions and worlds 22 A global presence 25 Milestones: subsidiaries 26 Marketing 28 Production and logistics 30 Training and support 32 What awaits us tomorrow? 34 Our brand manifesto

(Pride and inventiveness -an Italian success story.) Situated just a short distance from the Alps, the place where the agricultural Po valley meets Italy's industrial heai tland provides fertile ground for originating and developing new ideas. Such ideas can flourish within a business that remains curious, one in which ingenuity and creativity help those ideas grow and take life, incorporated into products and solutions that are designed to improve peoples work by making it easier, quicker and more secure. Management, control and security are the three concepts that guide Bft's approach to...

gives us the energy to think outside the box. That means listening to the people who entrust us with their safety as we guide them towards the solution they are looking for. Our products are designed, produced and implemented exactly as we imagined them. We are curious about shaping the future that awaits us. and we face it every day with pride and the knowledge that the best is yet to come. As we come to work for Bft every day. we meet that challenge - to never stop experimenting, lead from the front, and always “be ahead". Our philosophy Courage, creativity and resourcefulness - these...

Our people(When being individual means being part of a team.) A mechanism can be said to have been perfected when all its constituent parts work with the same determination - a determination that motivates them to always give their best. It's therefore no coincidence that Bft is primarily a group of teams. That's because the people within the Group have a deep connection to both its past and present, and also to its understanding of their day-to-day work. In this context, "working" isn't just a word: it means sharing values, looking in the same direction and being driven by the same desire...

Our story began with the creativeness and ingenuity of an ordinary man - one who understood that imagination was an indispensable element of intelligence. r Francesco Bonollo knew how to imagine the future. Thanks to this special gift, his instinctive ability to solve problems and his unusual dexterity, he was able to devote his mechanical skills in the 1960s to the production of gears. Since Bonollo founded his first company in 1967, a lot of things have changed: a new corporate structure has helped the business to grow, moving from an owner-led hierarchy to the adoption of organisational...

Business Unit(Individual entities within a larger group.) Bft developed its new structure with the aim of identifying specific internal units that could work in specific areas, thereby combining their skills and experience not for the benefit of the product but for the customer. With the rapid speed of change in today's world, companies are obliged to become increasingly flexible and agile - without, however, sacrificing efficiency. That’s why we have reorganised our activities into business units, vertical groupings that each carry out the functions of a company within a company, sharing...

In constant ferment, free and original, the creative mind doesn’t just wait till ideas pop up but anticipates, develops, and transforms those ideas. Because without research there can be no progress. HH|| Bft has never forgotten its origins, conceived as it was by an inventor’s mind. This inventiveness remains at the heart of the solutions we research and motivates our innovation to advanced technologies in a magical linear process that turns problems into solutions. Our willingness to face up to the challenges that the markets impose on us is the factor that sets Bft apart. It demonstrates...

U-LINK(The proprietary technology that opens every door.) As a communication platform for all types of units and receivers that allows users to monitor and intervene with access systems even from a distance, U-Link simplifies the work of our installers and makes life easier for their customers. The Internet is in constant flux. We are seeing the worldwide web turn into an Internet of me. a world in which everything revolves around each of us as individuals. Science suddenly looks easy, while the most complex technologies have become accessible to all. designed around our needs and capable...

MILESTONES (Our products come onto the market.) 1982 E5. the small-scale electromechanical actuator with articulated arm. 1984 LEM. the robust and reliable actuator for sliding doors. Thanks to BETAKIT, the wholesalers were supplied with products better suited to their needs. 1989 FL50. the first photocell using the Fresnel lens. 1992 SUB. the single-unit underground hydraulic operator 2010 D-TRACK. an Intelligent torque management system. 2011 U-LINK. a wireless system for simplified maintenance and management of installations. B-EBA SYMBIAN, the first wireless gateway that allows...

www.bft-automation.com (■■ URBAN BUILDING HOME ACCESS AUTOMATION ACCESS AUTOMATION ACCESS AUTOMATION Solutions ;3fnd worlds (Each client is unique and every requirement a special one.) ■ I I Knowing what to ask for is important - but knowing where to look is essential. Bft has created three specific areas to help users find their way around its world of products. Since there can never be just one answer to a set of questions, our task lies in knowing how to grasp the nuances of every request we receive and identifying the best way to translate that request into reality. That reality should...

To be prepared and effective in our work while also being able to understand the demands of different markets and cultures, we need to have a comprehensive network on the ground. This allows our customers to count on the reliability of the solutions we create to the highest degree possible and enables Bft to ensure that everything is done in line with the quality standards for which it is known. This is not just a matter of exporting products; at Bft. we prefer to explore. For this reason, since 2002 our distribution network has gradually expanded from across Europe to the whole world. It...