Hind's subholding finalizes the acquisition of 100% of the Tuscan companies Emmetierre and Fast Pelle specializing in small leather goods, handbags and leather accessories, which have been serving the most important national and international luxury fashion houses for more than 40 years.
With this new operation, which flanks those of Gab (2021) and Taglionetto (2023), HModa diversifies and consolidates its positioning in the leather goods sector, continuing on its industrial path of investing in the excellence of the Italian fashion supply chain.
Holding Moda (HModa) has acquired 100% of Emmetierre and Fast Pelle, Florentine artisan companies specializing in the production of small leather goods and handbags for leading international luxury brands.
With this operation, HModa strengthens its presence in the leather goods segment, a sector already manned with the acquisitions of Gab (2021) and Taglionetto (December 2023), integrating specialized know-how and covering all the main types of leather processing. Investments are also already planned to enhance the synergy between the three companies, with Gab dedicating a space of about 4,000 square meters to Emmetierre, Fast Pelle and Taglionetto inside its new headquarters in Campi Bisenzio, with the aim of optimizing most of the activities into a single hub of excellence in leather goods by June 2024.
Based in Scandicci, in the province of Florence, Emmetierre has developed in the small leather goods segment since its founding in 1981. From a joint initiative of Fabio Tombelli and Stefania Romagnoli and the integration of Fast Pelle, a company specializing in cutting and preparation, over the years the company has expanded its product range to meet market needs. To date, it also includes leather handbags and accessories such as men’s and women’s wallets, clutches and pouches, mini-bags, key fobs, headphone cases, card cases, document holders, and the like, all designed and packaged in-house for high-end luxury brands. Emmetierre and Fast Pelle currently boast a staff of 37 highly skilled people.
Claudio Rovere, founder and chairman of Hind, said, “Through the integration of 100 percent of Emmetierre and Fast Pelle, HModa Group continues on its industrial path of investing in the excellence of Made in Italy. This new operation is part of a strategic project to develop leather processing, which boasts significant growth potential. The specific industrial project will be coordinated by Gab, a key company of the group as early as 2021, which will now be able to count on a total workforce of 260 employees, of which about a hundred will be new professionals resulting from the recent integrations of Emmetierre, Fast Pelle and Taglionetto.”
Fabio Tombelli, co-founder and co-owner of Emmetierre, said, “Becoming part of the HModa group is a source of great pride for us and represents an important confirmation of the value of our work, coming to crown a forty-year-long path made of quality, research and dedication.”
“This is a great opportunity for growth for Emmetierre and Fast Pelle,” concluded Stefania Romagnoli, co-owner of the two companies, “also guaranteed by the relationships of collaboration and exchange of know-how that we are already starting with the other companies in the group, all excellences in their respective areas of specialization, winning expressions of Made in Italy.”
