When Livio Gemmo, in 1919<\/strong>, raises the shutter of his electrical store for the first time, he didn’t imagine that one day it would develop in to a large corporation<\/strong> that would make hospitals, airports and railways work, that would light up large cities and small towns and that with the skilful use of technology would enhance the beauty of our artistic and cultural heritage<\/a><\/strong>, giving work to thousands of people in Italy and around the world In 1919, in fact, Livio was only 23 years old.<\/p>\nLivio <\/strong>wants one thing above all: to become an electrician. So, when he was just 21 years old, he gave up a secure job to be taken on as an apprentice by the Cooperativa Elettrica in Thiene. After the war, he set up his own business, starting with the sale of electrical wires and light bulbs. Within a short time, he progressed to bulding electrical systems for increasingly large and complex civil and industrial projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>History and milestones<\/h3><\/div>