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Our Story
Falorni Glass Furnaces: the value of customization since 1958
The history of Falorni Gianfranco Srl is the story of a family that, for three generations of dedication, has enhanced a business philosophy that finds its signature in the passion for glass. It was Gianfranco Falorni who founded the core of a family-run business. Today the Company has two divisions, one specializes in artistic glass (Falorni Glass Furnaces), and the other works in the industrial sector (Falornitech), both active worldwide.
The Company was established in Empoli (southwest of Florence, Tuscany) in 1958. The Empoli region was a glass-manufacturing site: it is believed that glass manufacturing in this region began in the 13th century with the production of the ‘Verde’ glassware. The typical green-coloured glass was a consequence of the mineral content of the local sand, which was used in the creation of everyday objects, bottles, flasks, decanters, and other glass items used for dining.
The Company is the leader in the manufacturing of continuous and discontinuous furnaces with pre-heated air/natural gas and with oxygen/natural gas, for the production of soda-lime glass, lead crystal, borosilicate, and special glass. All the furnaces are handmade and tailored according to the glassmaker’s needs: you will never have a furnace like another one because every furnace is unique. Falorni Glass Furnaces has built over 300 furnaces, and all of them are still in operation worldwide.
Falorni Glass Furnaces provides counseling and consultancy services, design and ‘turn-key’ solutions for glasswork and glass studio: in addition to the melting furnace, we can supply equipment, raw materials etc.
Our History
Refractory material distribution, pre-assembling, and finishing for the local glass manufacturing market
Start of the internal production facility for combustion units and control systems
Design, Production & Installation of complete glass melting furnaces for manual production
The company starts working abroad. Falorni furnaces developed for different applications
The company reaches the target of 200 art glass furnaces installed in the world
The technical team is improved, and the company knowledge is enlarged to the glass-making machines and equipment to work with glass in a manual and semiautomatic way
The first turn-key glass studio installed
The company has more than 300 installations in the world. Falorniglass is a well-known worldwide brand in the art glass fiel
Our Management Team
Riccardo Scarselli
CEO
A leader who is focused on success strives for the development of the company and creates goals for the whole team.
Simone Scarselli
Deputy General Manager at Falorni Glass division
We will make sure that your company receives the best glass melting technologies and engineering solutions.
Andrea Zucconi
Commercial Director
Commercial and Marketing Director of Falorni Gianfranco s.r.l. with over 25 years of experience in the glass industry. An inspired strategic thinker develops new ideas and innovative solutions that deliver results.
Biagio Bifano
Head of technical office
Has more than 20 years of experience in the production of glass melting furnaces and other glass manufacturing equipment. He is responsible for production planning and preparation: managing the factory orders fulfillment, tracking the supply of the required raw materials and equipment, scheduling the production sites loading.