In 1907 Mr. Stefano Romanazzi started his activity in Putignano di Bari (Italy): he opened a small workshop to build carriages.
In 1912 the activity grew strongly and the workshop moved in the biggest town Bari.
In these years Romanazzi started the production of horsecar coaches.
In the end of twenties the workshop had 70 workers.
After WWII the company (and Romanazzi family) moved to Rome, the italian capital.
The business grew up and Officine Romanazzi opened several branches in Italy (Cagliari 1958, Naples 1962, Palermo 1963, Brescia 1964, Turin 1967) and abroad (French and Germany).
In the seventies Officine Romanazzi started a partnership with FIAT and IVECO, the biggest industrial vehicles manufacturers in Italy.
In these years Officine Romanazzi was producing semitrailers, tippers and other body parts for trucks (also with alloy).
In 2004 the company went bankrupt and his activity stopped.
In 1912 the activity grew strongly and the workshop moved in the biggest town Bari.
In these years Romanazzi started the production of horsecar coaches.
In the end of twenties the workshop had 70 workers.
After WWII the company (and Romanazzi family) moved to Rome, the italian capital.
The business grew up and Officine Romanazzi opened several branches in Italy (Cagliari 1958, Naples 1962, Palermo 1963, Brescia 1964, Turin 1967) and abroad (French and Germany).
In the seventies Officine Romanazzi started a partnership with FIAT and IVECO, the biggest industrial vehicles manufacturers in Italy.
In these years Officine Romanazzi was producing semitrailers, tippers and other body parts for trucks (also with alloy).
In 2004 the company went bankrupt and his activity stopped.
These building are the plant in Rome and were abandoned some years before the company went bankrupt.
This picture is from the historical archive of the newspaper "l'Unità". It was taken during a strike in the factory. There is no date but it seems to be from seventies. The point of view is more or less the same of the picture above.
The whole set of the historical pictures can be found on l'Unità website.
