Brembo (www.brembo.com)

Brembo S.p.A. is one of the world’s leading names in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance braking systems and components for cars, motorbikes and commercial vehicles. Through its 25 manufacturing facilities and sales offices, the company has a presence in 13 countries and employs a total of 5700. In 2007, Brembo Group registered a turnover of € 912 million.
Brembo has built its success on its highly innovative approach, which over the years has made it unique around the world. Its dedication to innovation, which takes the form of a constant commitment to research and development, is geared towards ensuring that the company retains its competitive advantage. The ‘heart’ of the Brembo company is constituted by the team of engineers and technicians who work out of the R&D Centre at Kilometro Rosso. The expertise of those who work in this facility is enriched by the range of complimentary skill-sets within the Park, covering everything from mechanics to electronics, and also taking in chemistry, material physics and thermo-mechanical and fluid-dynamic simulations.
Brembo invests 5.4% of its turnover in R&D – an exceptionally high percentage compared to its competitors. Every day, the company’s 500 engineers, specialists and technicians – in total, almost 9.4% of the workforce – work on developing and refining products and processes. Rather than focusing exclusively on current demand, the company also looks in detail at the evolution of technology and of the entire automotive sector.
For Brembo, innovation applies not only to products but also to processes: the company will continue to dedicate substantial time and resources over the coming years to both types of innovation in collaboration with its corporate clients and with its specific target markets.