Company History

Have a look of the 100 years Company's History Book The 100 years Company's Multimedia History	Cesare Bonetti (1862-1944)	In 1905, Mr. Cesare Bonetti founded his valve manufacturing factory in Milan, Italy. During the early years, the company worked on manufacturing precision metal products exactly to Customers' specifications, using all types of materials, and always supplying products made with the highest built-in quality. By 1926, the Company had increased its product range to include piston valves, sleeve-packed plug valves and glass level gauges, thereby becoming a leading supplier of valves to the world's markets.

During World War II, all the Company's assets, both real and intangible, were destroyed in the 1943 aerial bombardment of Milan. However, Alessandro Bonetti, son of Cesare, was convinced that great opportunities lay ahead in the new, free, post war markets. Thus production commenced again as soon as the hostilities ceased. He restarted the company in the rebuilt factory in Milan. (The Company's main plant was not relocated to the current Garbagnate Milanese Factory, until 1969).
It was here, 15 km northwest of Milan, where the Company was able to pursue R & D and modern production programs, both of which have been among the company’s primary goals and objectives since it was founded. The range of products has steadily grown, and now includes metallic seated valves for high pressures and temperatures, double seated valves, bellows sealed valves, magnetic liquid level gauges and other special products that are specifically designed to always withstand the most severe operating conditions.

Today, under the trademarks "BONETTI^Ž", "BONT^Ž", "CMI Pasquini^Ž" and "WVE^Ž" we are known worldwide as a reputable supplier of the widest range of High Pressure Valves (from ź" NB up to and including 36" NB), Bellows Valves, well renowned and recently improved Piston Valves, and the widest pressure, temperature and application range in Glass and Magnetic Liquid Level Gauges.

Although we don’t have the complete records of all the products we have supplied since 1905, we estimate that more than 5,000,000 Piston Valves, 1,000,000 High Pressure Valves and 1,500,000 Glass and Magnetic Level Gauges have been supplied by the Cesare Bonetti Company around the world (and over 50% are still operating!). Our products have given our customers years and years of satisfactory and trouble free performance under the most adverse working conditions. Such quality and reliability in product performance and dependability in post-sales services does not spring up overnight.