The vision, determination and intuition of Romano Minozzi, Iris Ceramica Group’s Founder and Chairman, together with the passion and innovative spirit of his daughter, Federica, its Chief Executive Officer, laid the foundations for the success of a global business model in ceramic manufacturing, in which the value of family continues to play a crucial role as a guarantee of solidity and uniformity of intent for all the Group’s companies and brands. A single identity with many facets, created by combining distinct brands that share a common vision of sustainable growth, capable of engaging in dialog with the outside world and interacting with an increasingly broad public, with a valuable impact on the market and community.
Production is focused on collections of technical ceramic and porcelain stoneware materials, the result of constant technological and aesthetic research: ceramics take center stage, with a variety of surfaces and solutions created, designed and implemented directly at our facilities and workshops, where every new idea is protected by international patents. Iris Ceramica Group proposes creative ideas, new technologies and unprecedented solutions, leveraging the human and professional development of each member of its team as part of a constant exchange with the expanded family of the design world, which includes authoritative architects and designers who built and develop solutions and products of excellence.
Our global vision and expansion into new business areas are oriented towards research to create intrinsic value and anticipate expectations. Technological research is combined with sustainability, from the standpoint of both environmental protection and rational use of resources: a mission that has always influenced company decisions, even before environmental issues took on their current importance. Iris Ceramica Group includes historic brands like Iris Ceramica, Fiandre, FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti and Ariostea, which over time have come to be complemented by brands with considerable potential for innovation such as Eiffelgres, Porcelaingres, Stonepeak, Sapienstone and Active Surfaces.
Each brand operates independently, making the most of its wealth of resources and talent, in keeping with the shared guidelines for seeking out quality without compromise and constant technological progress. The Group has a presence in more than 100 countries worldwide and its products are used in contracting, wellness, hospitality and residential applications, as well as in large public building projects. Iris Ceramica Group’s industrial manufacturing system is integrated into the heart of the Emilian ceramics district, one of the main manufacturing hubs of the Italian economy, with seven production areas in the provinces of Modena and Reggio Emilia, with the former home to the Sassuolo and Fiorano Modenese plants and the latter to the Viano and Castellarano facilities. Two large production complexes in strategic countries – Vetschau in Brandenburg, Germany and Crossville in Tennessee, USA – host the Group’s most recent industrial hubs, with exclusive production lines in their regions and cutting-edge energy-saving technology. International sales offices are located in several major cities in the USA Spain, France, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Russia.