Gruppo Sicem

The group is formed from four companies: Sima Fashion, Marchese Coccapani, Iteco, and Les Griffes Abbigliamento. It employs over 400 workers. The group specializes in the production of outer knitwear and in knitwear manufacturing and weaving. Established in 1971 in Soliera, Modena by Gianfedele and Silvana Ferrari who still manage the group together with their son Giorgio. In the early 1990s, the group acquired the brands Codice, Nani Bon, Giunco, and Sevres. Besides its own production, the group also sells to the large distribution chains as well as supplying to other Italian and international manufacturers.