Company’s history

Founded in 1950, the Pini Group has developed over the years to its current size. Find out more in an interview with Eng. Luigi Pini, and discover the milestones that have marked its history.

Milestones:

1950
Luigi Pini founds in Lugano Studio d’ingegneria Pini

1995
Pini Associati SA the firm becomes a public limited company with shareholders

2013
Development in Switzerland with the acquisition of KBM SA (Sion) and Straub AG (Chur-Baden). Rebranding into Pini Swiss Engineers SA

2014
Opening of the Zurich branch in Switzerland. Expansion outside national borders with the first branch in Austria (Innsbruck)

2015
Establishment of Pini Italia (Milan)

2017
Establishment of Pini France (Paris)

2019
Establishment of Pini Israel (Modiin)

2020
Opening of Lausanne branch in Switzerland

2021
Adoption new “glocal”strategy. Opening Rome, Fribourg, Roveredo branches. Acquisition of Anastasi & Partners SA in Locarno

2022
Swiss companies merge into Pini Group SA. Acquisition of JLCM in Lisbon (Portugal), EBEI in São Paulo (Brazil), SEPI in Trento (Italy), ALP in Visp (Switzerland)

Opening of  St.Moritz, Rapperswil, Turin branches. Establishment of Pini Australia in Melbourne, Pini Norway in Oslo and Pini USA in Washington DC

Acquisition Geodata

2023
Opening of Aarau branch. New Business Unit Latin America and new Business Unit Middle East & North Africa (MENA). Opening of the new Headquarters in Grono, Switzerland.

2024
Opening of Basel, Milano, Tirana, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Tunis Cairo, Hamburg branches.
Business Unit MENA becomes MENAA: Middle East, North Africa & Asia.
New strategic partnership with KHR (DK) and Acting (FR).

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