CELEBRATING
60 years of
TECNICA GROUP
In 1930 Oreste Zanatta founded a small shop focused on working boots production, that, thanks to his son Giancarlo Zanatta's efforts and remarkable growth as a craftman-entrepreneur, officially became in 1960 the Calzaturificio Tecnica SpA.
Over the following ten years, Tecnica expanded its business, producing and innovating ski boots, and creating the first Moon Boot®, that became an icon of the twentieth century, with more than 25 million pairs sold.
In 1985 Tecnica entered the outdoor footwear market, bringing innovative spirit to a new range of products, and soon becoming one of the main players as a Group.
This happened through the purchase, in 1993, of LOWA, the historical outdoor shoemaker, a leading brand in Germany and all over Europe.
In 2002, the acquisition of another top brand of winter sports equipment, Nordica, born in 1939, made Tecnica Group the first world producer of ski boots.
In 2003, the product range was extended further with the arrival of Rollerblade, the inventor of inline skating, first manufacturer in the world and the sector’s leading brand, which had been able to became a synonym to the whole sport.
The latest arrival in 2006 has been the Austrian brand Blizzard – a historic trademark in the world of skiing – that has strengthened Tecnica Group’s international leadership in the field.
Historically owned by the Zanatta family, from 2017 the company has expanded the corporate structure to Italmobiliare, which has acquired 40% of the Group's investments, enlarging even more the company's horizon to internationalization and future.
In 2019 the group has acquired Riko Sport, Lowa's main footwear supplier.
The Group’s Chairman and CEO is Alberto Zanatta, son of the founder Giancarlo, who is still a Board member.
