The Gazzetto family spinning mill

In Salussola, near Biella, since the 1960s. Now in our third generation, with the whole production cycle under one roof.

Fibre bales in the raw material warehouse

A bit of history

The 1960s

It starts with rags

Our founder, Mario Gazzetto, starts a small family business recovering fibres from textile rags: reclaimed fibres get a new life.

Then

Worsted spinning

The company becomes a worsted spinning mill working for third parties, and soon an established business able to produce high value-added yarns of its own.

The 1990s

The flame-retardant intuition

The second generation brings recognition, thanks to the idea of working technical fibres, flame-retardant above all. We become a reference partner, in Italy and abroad, for those who use these special fibres.

Today

The third generation

Today the company is run by the third generation. Alongside technical yarns, wool has grown to become our main market.

The entrance|Via Biella 52, Salussola (BI), Italy
Raw material warehouse|Where it all begins
Preparation department|Worsted spinning
Technical yarns|The flame-retardant intuition
The mill today|20,000 m², 5,000 under roof

Opposites attract

Flame-retardant yarns, and more. Our production grew from two blocks: yarns for underwear and yarns for furnishing. Where flame-retardant know-how met knitwear experience, a third was born: wool.

Spools of white yarn and combed wool for underwear
UnderwearA large share of our production, cared for at every step
Cones of coloured furnishing yarns
FurnishingTwisted yarns resistant to wear and pilling
Combed ecru wool top
WoolToday our main market
Detail of twisting frame spindles

Our kingdom

Our kingdom is our spinning mill. The whole production process, from blending through preparation, spinning and coning to twisting, is a full cycle: every stage takes place in-house and is followed with dedication by all of us.

Our production stages

Our recipe

A good yarn takes four things. This is how we see them.

Cans of sliver ready for spinning in the preparation department

The ingredients

Knowing how to choose, select and blend the best ingredients is the recipe for a good yarn.

Depending on the end use, our choice of materials ranges from the most technical fibres, such as SEVEL flame-retardant modacrylics and TREVIRA CS flame-retardant polyesters, to DRALON acrylics for outdoor use, TENCEL viscoses and nylons, up to a very wide range of wools differing in origin, fineness and hand.

The tools of the trade

Raw materials are essential, but without the right tools even the best ones do not deliver the expected results.

That is why we invest steadily in our machinery, tune it to the result we want, and keep improving our plant and workplace, for the process and for the people who run it.

The actors

The people who work here are the heart of the company: the real actors. Every stage is followed by skilled staff together with the owners, who work side by side on the shop floor and personally oversee every step.

Care for quality and cleanliness is our business philosophy, and it shows above all in our departments, our real strength.

The details

More often than not, details make the difference. When caring for them becomes your mission, the result is the utmost care in what you do best: the yarn.

That is why tailor-made is our strength: alongside a wide range of stock-service yarns, we make more and more products to measure, to each customer’s needs.

Our energy

The energy and commitment we put in come from our tradition and from our solar plant, which produces clean energy and covers almost half of our needs. Together with LED lighting, it reflects our care for the environment around us.

Solar panels on the mill roof, with fields around

50%of our needs covered by our solar plant

20,000 m²of mill area, 5,000 under roof

What’s new

Research and development lead to new products. Creating something new from what we do best is what drives us to keep improving. Our showcase is always being rearranged, ready for the seasons and the trends of the market.

Read the news

The coning department

Let’s talk about your yarn

Tell us the end use, the fibres and the quantities: we will come back to you with a proposal.