{"id":5188,"date":"2015-08-06T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ctelift.com\/en\/chi-siamo\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:05:18","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctelift.com\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO WE ARE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<section class=\"cte-about\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/p>\n<style><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t.cte-about {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t--cte-black: #000000;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t--cte-ink: #161616;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t--cte-paper: #ffffff;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t--cte-muted: #6b6b6b;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t--cte-line: #e4e4e4;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t--cte-line-soft: #ececec;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tmax-width: 1120px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tmargin: 0 auto;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tpadding: 0 24px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tbackground: var(--cte-paper);<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tcolor: var(--cte-ink);<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\/* En m\u00f3vil, la fila de Divi ya pone su propio margen lateral por<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t   defecto \u2014 si encima le sumamos el nuestro, se duplica y el<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t   contenido se queda muy estrecho. 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[et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t.cte-about__content p {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tmax-width: 640px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tfont-size: 15px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tline-height: 1.7;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\tcolor: var(--cte-muted) !important;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/style>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<pee class=\"cte-about__kicker\">About us<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"cte-about__title\">Work becomes easy.<\/h1>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"cte-about__block\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__eyebrow\">Mission<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"cte-about__block-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__lead\">CTE is the company that, since 1981, has been creating solutions to make your work at height simpler and safer. This is a promise.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<pee>A company with an Italian heart, and a history and international vocation that continues to place the customer at the centre of its projects and services.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<pee>We listen to the needs of every customer as if they were the only one: this is why companies from all over Italy and Europe rely on CTE to bring their projects, big and small, to life, finding a partner equal to their expectations.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<pee>Since 1981, we have manufactured and distributed more than 17,000 truck-mounted aerial platforms: our first guarantee of reliability. Alongside the growing number of machines, our wealth of knowledge and experience, relationships and safety culture has also grown \u2013 and we want to put it at your service.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"cte-about__feature\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__eyebrow\">Work Becomes Easy<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>A way of being, living, working<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<pee>Efficient services, innovative technical solutions, prompt support, professional consulting and training: Work Becomes Easy is all of this.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<pee>A style, a philosophy centred on customers, their safety and their quality of life. That is why the team at CTE is united by ideas, motivation and passion for making work easier for companies active in the field of lifting people and goods.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<pee>More and more companies in Italy and Europe rely on CTE to bring their projects, big and small, to life, confident of finding a partner equal to their expectations and needs. From seemingly impossible to simply real.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"cte-about__story-head\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__eyebrow\">Our history<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"cte-about__timeline\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">1981<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">The founding<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>CTE focuses on the production and sale of material lifts, in particular furniture-moving hoists.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">1987<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">A leader in the global market<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>CTE signs an exclusive agreement for Italy with the world\u2019s leading manufacturer of self-propelled aerial platforms: Genie Industries.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">1989<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">Pratika<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>A rapidly successful product is born in Italy and Europe: the Pratika moving hoists.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">1992<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">Pianoplan<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>CTE acquires the Pianoplan patent, refining its range of equipment for moving heavy loads up stairs and across landings.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">1993<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">Genex<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>The world\u2019s first company to manufacture fibreglass scaffolding is born. CTE expands into Europe.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">1997<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">A new home<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>CTE joins Sequani Meccanica; the Rivoli Veronese plant is built, where truck-mounted and tracked aerial platforms will be manufactured.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">2002<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">IPAF<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>CTE becomes an IPAF training centre. The CTE UK subsidiary is founded.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">2005<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">The group<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>Acquisition of Effer and Bizzocchi. 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At the Italplatform Awards, with the CTE ZED 15.2 mounted on a pick-up, CTE receives the award for best truck-mounted platform of the year, and with the H Stab System stabilization system, the special categories award.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">2018<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">Swedish Steel Prize Award<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>With the CTE MP 32.19 platform, CTE takes second place in the Swedish award.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">2021<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">40th Anniversary<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>CTE celebrates 40 years in business, looking to the future with an international vision that embraces all 5 continents.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>Italplatform Award: with the TRACCESS 270 tracked platform, CTE wins the Product of the Year award in the self-propelled platforms over 6 m category.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t<\/p>\n<li class=\"cte-about__item\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t<span class=\"cte-about__year\">2022<\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\n<div class=\"cte-about__content\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee class=\"cte-about__milestone\">Premio IAPA Awards<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\t\t\t\t<pee>With S3 EVO, CTE wins the \u201cTechnological Innovation\u201d award at the IAPA Awards in London. 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