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Environmental, social & corporate governance
We care for the environment also with regard to product development and production processes: we handle chemicals in accordance with the REACH Regulation 1907/2006 both internally and within our supply chain. Approximately 10% of our energy requirement is produced in-house from renewable sources through solar pannels installed on the roof of our factory and attention is put on the reduction of energy wastes such as water and heat.
Health and safety is handled by a designated person in accordance to the national legislation and to the Health and Safety Management System standard UNI EN ISO 18001:2007.
Information Security
We recognize that ICT systems and information are valuable assets, which are essential in supporting the organization’s strategic objectives and, therefore, we recognize our obligations to protect information from internal and external threats with the management of an Information Security System certified according to ISO 27001:2013.
Milestones
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1903
Secondo Mona, a young engineer, opens a shop for the sale and repair of cycles and motorcycles in Somma Lombardo.
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1913
Fascinated by the pioneering aviation activities that were happening nearby in the area of the present Milan Malpensa airport he joins the group of pioneers and helps with the repair and overhaul of the first aeroengines.
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1920s
These are the years of the first international airshows, of the first long-distance flights and of the numerous flight and distance records obtained by the Italian Air Force. In the picture Secondo Mona with Italo Balbo.
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1923
The activity and the experiences grow and Secondo Mona obtains its first quality certification of the time (A.M. for Albert Moulet) for the design and manufacture of fuel equipment which is produced for national aircraft.
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1931
Bruno Mona, the son of Secondo, obtains his degree as an engineer at the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich (ETH) and joins the company. New international collaborations with the European aerospace industry are being developed.
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1946
After the Second World War, during which the company has helped the Italian Air Force and the Country with over 1000 people employed, Secondo Mona becomes a limited company.
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1950s
The activities start again with the repair of equipment installed on the American aircraft that were left over in Italy after the war and follow on with the supply of its own equipment on the first Italian aircraft of the postwar period such as the fighter Fiat G91 and the trainer Macchi MB326.
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1960s
Business grows with the first industrial collaborations with U.S. companies on the F104G programme and on the first Bell helicopters manufactured by Agusta under licence.
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1970s
The third generation is on its way and the two sons of Bruno, Roberto and Renato Mona, join the company and further develop the business through the participation with own fuel equipment on the European multinational programmes Tornado MRCA and AMX and extend the supplies also to engine equipment.
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1980s
Business grows with the participation in various helicopter programmes, such as the EH101, and new technological capabilities are acquired in electromechanics and hydraulics. In the picture Dr. Roberto Mona on the left.
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1990s
After the fall of the Berlin wall the company, which operated with around 400 employees, has to undergo a serious restructuring in order to face the contractions of the military aerospace market. Nevertheless Secondo Mona wins several competitions for supplies on the new European multinational platforms EF2000 Typhoon and NH90 helicopter, which would enter production at the end of the decade, and opens its way to the new Indian aerospace market.
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2000
Claudia and Riccardo Mona, daughter and son of Renato, join the company as the fourth generation after having taken profit from international exposure in their education and junior years and are ready to meet the challenges of the market recovery together with an experienced senior manager.
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2003
The company celebrates 100 years of family business and moves from equipment to system supplier for the distribution, the measurement and the management of fuel on board aircrafts, starting with the new Aermacchi trainer M346.
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2010
The company's new market positioning is recognized and appreciated also by other airframers, both Italian and foreign, especially for trainers, business jets and helicopters. This is a reason for further technological development of internal capabilities from mechanics, electromechanics and hydraulics also to electronics.
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2013
The company celebrates 100 years of contributions for the aerospace industry, contributions that, in more recent years, have become significant also for the market of regional and large civil aircrafts with the manufacturing of equipment and sub-assemblies for landing gears both on Boeing and on Airbus aircraft.
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2016
Secondo Mona certifies its 2015 balance sheet consolidating herewith also its governance together with its continuous growth over the last years.
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2020
Corporate governance of the company is pursued with the adoption and implementation of a Code of Ethics and of an organisation, management and control model according to Legislative Decree 231/2001. A Supervisory Board has been nominated for the purpose.
Lean Supply Chain
Masaaki Imai in Secondo Mona
The Secondo Mona Continuous Improvement team with Mazaaki Imai
Claudia Mona with Mazaaki Imai and Carlo Ratto of Kaizen Institute Italy
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