Meccanotecnica Riesi s.r.l. is a family-owned machine parts manufacturing company headquartered in Riesi, Sicily. It is located along the Caltanissetta-Gela motorway. The company operates both nationally and internationally in a variety of fields including oil, gas, defense, aerospace, offshore production, and research.[1]
History
Meccanotecnica Riesi was first started in a garage by founder Rocco Lo Stimolo in 1992. In 1999 the company expanded and purchased its current headquarters on the outskirts of Riesi in order to meet its growing customer demand. Initially created to address the technical and machine part replacement needs of nearby petrochemical companies, Meccanotecnica Riesi began to expand into other technological fields in 2000. MR-XPM began to diversify with substantial investment in machinery in order to meet a more varied range of industry needs and expand their services. Shortly after this change, MR-XPM began working with a number of companies abroad, most notably firms in Norway and the United States. Between the years of 2004 and 2006 Meccanotecnica Riesi participated in three international trade exhibitions: MEC SPE in Parma (2004), the Arab Oil & Gas show in Dubai (2005), and the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston (2006). A representative of MR-XPM was invited to speak about fostering international partnerships between companies for the Financial Times Manufacturing for the Future Conference in 2008. A year later, MR-XPM became an AgustaWestland approved vendor. [2]