Fondazione Dalmine ETS

Created at the initiative of TenarisDalmine with the aim of promoting industrial culture by enhancing the history of Dalmine S.p.A., now part of a global company, Tenaris

1906: The Dalmine industrial complex is founded

The Mannesmann Tube Company in Dalmine produces seamless steel tubes

1920: Dalmine Società Anonima was founded

During the First World War, German ownership was ousted and the company became Italian. In 1933, under the aegis of IRI, Dalmine became a state-owned industry

Dalmine city map

Dalmine Foundation - Architectural Design. The urban development of Dalmine, 1933

During the 1930s, awareness of the importance of corporate welfare grew; Dalmine promoted the construction of buildings for education: nursery, kindergarten and primary schools.

There are health facilities, such as the polyclinic, infirmary, heliotherapy colony and facilities for leisure and sports activities for workers and their families: velodrome, swimming pool, tennis courts, company recreation club, bowling alley.

The relationship between the industrial plant and the city is the result of a continuous exchange between production and housing needs. 

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