Company profile - Acerbis

Company profile

REALITY:ACERBIS is one of the world’s leading companies in the processing and moulding of plasticsACERBIS, whose main office is in Albino, near Bergamo, is a plastic producing company, committed to findinginnovative and experimental solutions for the use of plastics in the following sectors: automotive, earth-movingand agricultural machines, industrial design and furnitureIts establishmentSet up in 1973 in Lombardy by Franco Acerbis, the company began its activity producing mudguards formotocross bikes, then expanded its production to all those thermoplastic components that over the years wouldmeet the need for greater safety and competitiveness of bikes and drivers.Currently ACERBIS has expanded its production to other industrial sectorsBusiness units and employeesThe group is divided into four business units –motorsport, sportswear, design and OEM– and employs 260persons, 200 of whom in Italy working in three sites in Italy – the Albino headquarters, 1 production site and 1logistics site – and three subsidiaries abroad: 2 distribution companies, in UK and United States, and 1production site in the Czech RepublicACERBIS is present directly or by means of direct and indirect distribution channels in the 5 continents

PHILOSOPHYIn the 1960s and 1970s, during competitions, Franco Acerbis began finding an interest in safety.«Mudguards, for example, were too short to prevent mud from splashing onto the riders.«I then manufactured the first resin mudguards, longer and larger than the standards of the time.«I manufactured three pieces: one for me, one for an Italian enduro champion, and one to sell»…From there, thinking back on the words of the Milanese professor of «Plastics» who said that «plastic isimmortal and can be anything»…, over the years Franco Acerbis has expanded the use of plastic and itsprocessing methods to other industrial sectors«passion opens the way, and determination and perseverance drive us»From Franco Acerbis’ storiesACERBIS mission is in the DNA of the Acerbis family: soul and passion

ACERBIS ITALIA: BUSINESS UNITOEM• Original Equipment Manufacturer. The value of the supplychain: from design to product engineering, going from thesearch for new materials to prototypingMotorsport• Clothing and accessories for the motorbike industrySportswearandDesign• Clothing and accessories for football• Design of love

ACERBIS IN THE WORLD: HEADQUARTER AND PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS SITESHeadquarter Albino (Bergamo) Italy7,500 sq m – 53 employeesProduction Albino (Bergamo) Italy9,700 sq m – 124 employeesLogistics Calcinate (Bergamo) Italy6,000 sq m – 18 employeesACERBIS U.S. A.Logistics San Valley Idaho2,000 sq m – 12 employeesACERBIS UKLogistics Luton1,000 sq m – 5 employeesACERBIS Czech RepublicProduction Moravany7,400 sq m – 48 employees

MILESTONES:1973: ACERBIS Italia was established1974: start of distribution in Italy of Preston Petty thermoplastic resin fenders, the first UScompany to regularly produce these motorbike accessories1975: production of the first ACERBIS branded thermoplastic accessory1983: start of liquid nylon Rotomoulding process –Expansion abroad1985: establishment of ACERBIS U.S.A. meeting the needs of the top company marketFrom plastics to competitions and clothing1986: Franco Acerbis conceived and organized the legendary Incas Rally in Peru (1986-1990 anda special edition in 1996). Start of distribution of Scott products1991: Franco Acerbis conceived and organized Nevada Rally in the United States (1991-1994)1995: start of production of ACERBIS branded technical clothing and accessories1998: creation of the painting plant2002: start of production of tanks for hydraulic oil and diesel fuels – the first for a line of tractors –thus giving life to the Automotive production line

MILESTONES:2004: start of sale of ACERBIS helmetsThe new sportswear business unit2005: start of the soccer division (study and production of technical clothing and protections).The new line stems from the partnership with U.C. AlbinoLeffe, with Acerbis as technical supplier2006: sale of the 2,000,000 th historic wrap-around handguard (Rally Brush)2007: establishment of ACERBIS U.K., to have a more competitive group presence in NorthernEurope2008: new x-seat technology for offroad bike saddles was invented, developed and patentedNew production site in Eastern Europe. The company “opens” to design and motorbikeclothing2009: opening of ACERBIS CZECH, production plant for Eastern European markets.Establishment of the design division and creation of furniture accessories line “Design of love”2010: ACERBIS opens to road bikes and creates its first dualroad line2011: creation of the urban’s travellers collection2012: sale of the 400,000th ACERBIS helmetFranco Acerbis received in Lima the “Embajador de Peru Hoy” acknowledgment as ambassador ofthe tourist image of Peru in the world

ORGANIZATION CHART:PresidentFranco AcerbisCEOGuido AcerbisMotorsportOEMSportswearDesignBusiness UnitBusiness UnitBusiness UnitBusiness UnitMotorcycle Automotive Industrial Design