Sanlorenzo S.p.a.

Sanlorenzo S.p.a.
S.p.a.
Industry Shipbuilding
Founded 1958
Founder Gianfranco Cecchi & Giuliano Pecchia
Headquarters Ameglia, Italy
Key people
Massimo Perotti (CEO & Chairman)
Products

GRP Motoryachts (24 to 40 mt.)

Superyachts (40 to 70 mt.)
Revenue 250 million
Number of employees

300 (Direct)

1,000 (Subcontractors)
Divisions

Sanlorenzo yacht

Sanlorenzo superyacht
Website

Sanlorenzo S.p.a. (or Sanlorenzo) is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Ameglia, Viareggio and La Spezia, Italy.[1]

Sanlorenzo focuses on the design and production of made-to-measure yachts and superyachts from 24 to 70 metres in length. According to ShowBoats International’s Global Order Book 2016, Sanlorenzo ranks as the second shipyard in the world in the construction of yachts above 24 mt.[2]

History

Foundation and development

The shipyard is established in 1958 under the name Cantieri Navali San Lorenzo Spa by Gianfranco Cecchi and Giuliano Pecchia, in the town of Limite sull’Arno, Italy.

In 1975, Giovanni Jannetti acquires the company, relocating its headquarters to the coastal town of Viareggio. Under Jannetti’s management, the shipyard gradually abandons the production of wooden vessels to focus on the development of fiberglass (GRP) yachts.

In 1985, Sanlorenzo’s first GRP model, SL57, is launched. During the following decades, the company expands into the superyacht segment, producing its first 30 metres long boat, SL100.[3]

In 1999, the shipyard relocates to its actual sites in the town of Ameglia, inside a natural reserve. The shipyard is certified UNI EN ISO 14001 to guarantee that its production process respects the environment.[3]

Under new management

In 2005, Massimo Perotti, former Managing Director of Azimut-Benetti, acquires the majority of Cantieri Navali Sanlorenzo Spa from Giovanni Jannetti. The company is renamed Sanlorenzo S.p.a., and part of its production is again moved to Viareggio in 2007, where a new division for the production of larger superyachts is established in the same year.[3]

Under Perotti’s management, the shipyard begins a period of rapid expansion, with its value of production raising from €40 mln. in 2004 to €250 mln. in 2016, investments growing from €3.39 mln. to €10.65 mln. and personnel increasing from 350 to 1,300 employees.[4]

In 2016, Sanlorenzo establishes a third division, Sanlorenzo Superyacht, after the acquisition of a new production site in the city of La Spezia. The production of the shipyard’s entire metal superyacht line is moved from Viareggio to the new site.[5]

Fleet

Sanlorenzo's SL line at sea.

As of 2016, Sanlorenzo’s production is divided into three different lines.[6]

SL Line

The SL line consists in fiberglass, planning-hull motoryachts from 78 ft. to 118 ft. in length, characterized by clean and sober lines. It comprises five different models: SL78 (2016), SL86 (2015), SL96 (2014), SL106 (2014), SL118 (2013).

SD Line

Sanlorenzo’s SD line includes fiberglass, semi-displacement hull motoryachts from 92 ft. to 126 ft. in length,stylistically inspired to the transatlantics liners of the 1930s.It is subdivided into three different models: SD92 (2007), SD112 (2014) and SD126 (2014).

Sanlorenzo's SD line

Superyacht Line

The Superyacht line includes metal-hulled superyachts from 40 mt. to 64 mt. in length, for a total of five models: 40 Alloy (2007), 460EXP (2015), 46Steel (2010), 52Steel (2015), 64Steel (2016).



Facilities

Ameglia

Sanlorenzo’s primary production facilities are located in the town of Ameglia, in Ligury, Italy.

Built on the banks of the Magra river and inside the Montemarcello – Magra natural reserve, this shipyard became the site of the company’s headquarters in 1999, after relocation from the city of Viareggio, Tuscany.

As of 2016, the Ameglia shipyard is dedicated to the production of SL78, SL86, SD92, SL96 and SL106.

Along with the production plants, the facilities comprehend an area dedicated to after-sales services and refitting.

The site is scheduled for expansion works which, by 2018, will bring the total area of the site to 75.000 m2, including 25.000 m2 dedicated to buildings, and 2,500 m2 to the company’s offices.

After the completion of the expansion project, the site will focus on the production of SL78, SL86, SD92 and SL96, while the remaining model will continue to be produced in Viareggio.[7]

Viareggio

The site, located in the port of the coastal town of Viareggio, in Tuscany,

serves as the main production site for the largest models of the company’s

fiberglass ranges: SD112, SL118 and SD126.

Its facilities spread on a total area of 22.000 m2, with 16.000 m2 occupied

by the company’s buildings. The site has direct access to the sea.[8]

La Spezia

Sanlorenzo’s facilities in the port of La Spezia, located on the premises of the former Cantieri San Marco, extend on a total area of 50.000 m2, with 30.000 m2 and 1.800 m2 dedicated to production buildings and offices respectively.

The shipyard is home of the company’s new Superyacht Division, and is dedicated to the production of the whole Superyacht line.[8][5]

Philosophy

Sanlorenzo focuses on crafting tailor-made yachts and superyachts, developing projects based on each customer’s individual needs, and building a limited number of made-to-measure units per year, each designed and produced according to the requests, the style and the desires of every single owner.

Through a 5 step process, future owners, assisted by the company’s Interior Design Studio, are granted the possibility to customize their yacht in every detail, choosing the interior layout, furnishing, materials etc., while the company’s facilities provide handcrafted production, in order to ensure highest-quality solutions.[9]

The shipyard regularly collaborates with the most respected Italian designers, such Dordoni, Citterio-Viel and Lissoni, as well as the with the top brands in Italian interior design industry, like Paola Lenti, Boffi, Artemide, Flexform, Minotti etc., including their products among the range of possible choices customers have access to during the construction and tailoring of their new yacht.[9]

Awards

2008

Showboats Design Award – 40 Alloy

2009

World Superyacht Awards – 40 Alloy

2010

World Superyacht Awards – SD122

2011

Italian Innovation Award – SL104

Nautical Design Award – SL100

2012

Showboats Design Award – SL94

UIM Environmental Protection Award – SL94

2015

World Superyacht Awards – 460EXP

2016

World Yachts Trophy – SL78

World Yachts Trophy – Massimo Perotti

See also

References

  1. "Contacts". www.sanlorenzoyacht.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  2. 2016 Global Order Book. ShowBoats International. 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "History". www.sanlorenzoyacht.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  4. "Sanlorenzo's Company Profile" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 Group, The Superyacht. "Sanlorenzo moves two 52m projects into its new facility - SuperyachtNews". Superyacht News. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  6. "Home". www.sanlorenzoyacht.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  7. "Sanlorenzo's Company Profile" (PDF).
  8. 1 2 "Sanlorenzo's Company Profile" (PDF).
  9. 1 2 "Made to Measure". www.sanlorenzoyacht.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.

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