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New HQ for Controls Group

Controls Group has relocated from its historic base in Cernusco sul Naviflio to a new facility in the small town of Liscate, 17km from the centre of Milan at the intersection of two new motorway networks. Twice the size of the previous premises, the new building has an internal area of 8,000m2 and will provide space for research and development, production, logistics and an extensive visitor area for demonstrations and training. Controls, which was founded in 1968, had been based at Cernusco sul Naviflio s
January 18, 2016 Read time: 1 min
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2139 Controls Group has relocated from its historic base in Cernusco sul Naviflio to a new facility in the small town of Liscate, 17km from the centre of Milan at the intersection of two new motorway networks. Twice the size of the previous premises, the new building has an internal area of 8,000m2 and will provide space for research and development, production, logistics and an extensive visitor area for demonstrations and training.

Controls, which was founded in 1968, had been based at Cernusco sul Naviflio since 1973, and built its previous factory there in 1982.

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