For 5 generations
150 years of passion and craftsmanship excellence handed down from generation to generation, where skilled hands still embody knowledge and where people are still the soul of the company.
1868
Giovanni
‘900
Valentino
1966
Vittorio
1972
The current location
1990
Maria
2018
150 years
1868
Giovanni
‘900
Valentino
1966
Vittorio
1972
The current location
1990
Maria
2018
150 years
1868
Giovanni
gives birth to the first family-own sawmill
It all starts from a document: the deed of sale signed by Giovanni Pesavento, son of the late Valentino, on September 17th, 1868. He purchases an “edificio da Molino e Sega da legnami”, a multifunctional structure housing both a mill and a sawmill along the river Astico in San Pietro, a small village in the then municipality of Rotzo e San Pietro located in the upper Vicenza area.
The Pesavento family moves then from the Asiago Plateau to the Astico Valley, starting their family business.
Early ‘900
Valentino
the brave trader
The family lives in a border area, the nineteenth century comes to an end and gives way to the twentieth, whose beginning is marked by two world wars. The family keeps running the company despite the difficulty of living in this area.
Valentino, joined by his sons Davide, Vittorio, and Valentino with their respective spouses, is the first one to move towards the Vicenza plains to sell their timber. There, according to the endured family accounts, he would purchase – but also barter – basic necessities, which were easily available on the plains.
1966
Vittorio
first of all, a Passion
Together with his wife Maria, Vittorio is the one of the three brothers that decides to carry on the business by purchasing a plant in bankruptcy in the industrial area of San Vito di Leguzzano (Vicenza): the production activity on the plains begins.
1972
The current location
Vittorio and Maria establish the current sawmill
On January 8th, 1972, Vittorio and his wife Maria establish the current sawmill: Legnami Pesavento Vittorio S.r.l.
1990
Maria
the tenacity of a woman
When Vittorio passes away, Maria, together with their daughter Valentina and their son Alberto, takes over the reins of the company.
Tenacity, determination and perseverance are the characteristics of this woman, who was able to manage a purely male activity. Her commitment was recognised with the prize “Maestri Artigiani” (Master Artisans) in 2006.
2018
150 years
Valentina and Alberto: the 5th generation
Today the company keeps evolving thanks to the work of Valentina and Alberto Pesavento. They proudly carry on the family tradition spanning over more than a century and a half.