EN Home > Company > History History We would like to share the main events of our company. We are proud of our over 60 years history. Although time has passed, our values remain strong and guide us into the future. 1954 Silvio Bonomi and his brother Oreste start their own company in Lumezzane: They name it Eredi di Bonomi Silvio and make parts for Italian agriculture market. 1959 The company move away from Lumezzane into Mazzano, a suburb of Brescia. 1965 The name changes to Rubinetterie utensilerie Bonomi Srl (RuB). 1972 First multi-spindle machine is purchased to manufacture components from bar stock in higher volumes. 1973 Production of brass valves begins with our s34 mini product line and export follows closely. 1974 Move to current location in their own building 5000 m². 1978 New investments in equipment specific for ball valves and creation of our heavy duty full port s.33 product line. 1980 Creation of k60 valves for gas. The first ball valve in history having PTFE sealing to be gas approved by DVGW. 1981 Annual production exceeds 1.000.000 ball valves. 1984 IBM S/34 is the first ERP the company uses. Assembly process meets automation with purchase of brand new equipment specifically engineered for the job. 1985 Creation of lighter pattern s84: this product line, in all its declinations, has become our best seller ever. 1986 Oreste retires. Silvio sons’ Luciano and Sandro become minority shareholders. 1987 MES is installed connecting manufacturing equipment to ERP. 1990 Higher pressure and lower cost: our s35 mini product line is brought to market. Single-spindle machines are dismissed and completely replaced by multi-spindle equipment. 1991 Building expansion to a total of 9.000 m². Installation of high density warehousing system controlled by radio-frequency and connected to ERP. 1992 AutoCAD® is adopted replacing manual drawing. 1994 RuB, Inc. starts as wholly own subsidiary in North America 1995 ISO 9002 status granted by Lloyd’s Register 1998 ISO 9001 status granted by Lloyd’s Register 1999 Document management system is installed. 2000 Pneumatic actuators add to the product line. 2001 Annual production reaches 8.000.000 valves. Second building expansion: new area for shipping and packaging. 2002 PED compliance with material traceability. 2006 Third building expansion to a total of 12.500 m² and production reorganization to improve flow of material in the plant. 2007 RuB KK starts as wholly owned subsidiary in Japan 2009 SAP implementation as ERP in RuB Italy. 2010 SAP integration at RuB, Inc. 2011 SAP integration at RuB, k.k. 2012 Launch of “RuB People Think LEAN” project and hire of top managers outside the Bonomi family. Adoption of CRM across the whole group of companies. 2013 LEAN activities and training in production and office. Electric actuators add to the product line. 2014 Wholly owned RuB Financials Inc., purchases land to build new facility in Minnesota, USA. 2015 RuB, Inc. hub is completed and operational in record time. 2016 The family starts a process to prepare for two generational handovers. 2017 Founder Silvio Bonomi retires at age 84 and his two sons become equal shareholders. Holding company, Hadron srl, owned by Luciano and Sandro becomes the majority shareholder of RuB. RuB purchases land and properties next to its facility in Mazzano and a 5-year business plan, to double production capacity, is formalized. 2018 Real estate company Shedstone srl is created in Italy to optimize real estate investments of the group. 2019 Rubinetterie Utensilerie Bonomi changes to “BONOMI INDUSTRIES”. With renewed focus on innovation, quality and efficiency, BONOMI INDUSTRIES places great emphasis on new development of valves and actuators based on strong engagement of its professional workforce and management. 2020 BONOMI INDUSTRIES completes its fifth expansion to a total of over 20.000 m² with a further expansion project within 2023. NEWSLETTER Sign up to our Newsletter to receive all the latest news FOLLOW US ON: ITALY Via Padana Superiore, 29 25080 Mazzano (BS) +39 030 212441 +39 030 2629498 info@rubvalves.com USA 4401 Dean Lakes Blvd. Shakopee, MN 55379-2715 +1 (952) 857 1114 +1 (952) 857 1118 info@rubinc.com JAPAN SR bldg. 9 floor 1-8-1, Kaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0044 +81 (3) 6410–4325 +81 (3) 6735-4580 info@rubkk.jp BONOMI INDUSTRIES Srl Via Padana Superiore 29 – 25080 Mazzano (BS) Italy -P.I. 00300000171 – Cap.Soc. € 1.500.000 int. vers. C.C.I.A.A. BS n.103.805 – Società soggetta ad attività di direzione e coordinamento di HADRON SRL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | COPYRIGHT© BONOMI INDUSTRIES 2021 PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY DISCLAIMER CREDITS