Lean & Agile
The integration of two philosophies to benefit our clients
At Pietro Fiorentini, every improvement project starts from an extremely simple basic concept: to create more value for our clients.
To achieve this objective, since the early 2000s the company has adopted a Lean Manufacturing model, a management system that was created in Japan in the mid-twentieth century.
This system is based on the concept that the creation of a product or the provision of a service must be focused solely on the activities that generate value for the client and/or end user, and seeks to identify and eliminate all activities that are considered wasteful (Muda, in Lean terminology).
Over time, the diffusion of Lean Thinking at Pietro Fiorentini has contributed to sustainably enhancing not only our manufacturing processes, but also our decision-making and management procedures, and has been expanded to all departments, offices and areas.
The establishment of a department responsible for spreading the philosophy of continuous improvement (the Kaizen Promotion Office, from Kai – change – and Zen – good, better) was fundamental in creating a culture that today permeates our entire company. Kaizen Week was also instrumental in this, consisting of dedicated events held monthly in all our locations in Italy and around the world.
The outstanding success in implementing this method has led, in a short amount of time, to Pietro Fiorentini being considered an international point of reference and the destination of study trips for Lean Production specialists from all over the world, and has seen it receive official recognition from some of the greatest experts in the field, such as Arnaldo Camuffo, who called our company “The Toyota of Italy”, Mike Rother, James Womack and Nigel Thurlow.
The world of today, however, requires a great capacity to adapt to an increasingly complex scenario, where the players continue to multiply and every tiny variable generates effects that ripple across the entire value chain.
That’s why, starting from 2018, Pietro Fiorentini began to combine the efficiency of Lean Management principles with the introduction of the Agile methodology and an ever-growing network of teams and projects based on the SCRUM framework. These teams possess the transversal skills of professionals both within and outside the company, who act in accordance with iterative cycles called Sprints, the main aim of which is to regularly allow the “functional releases” of the project to be gradually assessed with stakeholders (internal or external to the company), thereby allowing us to easily adapt to changes and variations and to speed up development times.
Lean and Agile, the two methods that have different yet complementary characteristics, which coexist and combine within Pietro Fiorentini because they are founded on the fundamental principle that underlies all our business: satisfying our clients by removing that which does not add value, optimising processes, and engaging in constant comparison to achieve the highest level of quality.
An award-winning Company
2025 Deloitte Best Managed Company
Since 2021 we have been among the Best Managed Companies awarded annually by Deloitte Private with ELITE-Gruppo Euronext and Confindustria Piccola Industria, with the methodological and strategic support of ALTIS Graduate School of Sustainable Management at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
It is awarded to Italian companies assessed as excellent on the basis of seven success factors: strategy, skills and innovation, commitment and corporate culture, governance and performance measurement, corporate social responsibility, internationalisation and supply chain, and cyber security.
2025 Sustainability Award
Promoted in collaboration by Kon Group and ELITE, the Sustainability Award is a recognition reserved for Italian companies that have distinguished themselves in initiating and implementing sustainable development paths.
Pietro Fiorentini has been recognized among the 75 leading Italian companies in two prestigious rankings: Integrated Finance, for its ability to integrate sustainability with economic and financial indicators, and ESG Innovation for Sustainability, for the impact of its innovations on the sustainability of economic and social development.
Impresa Champion by ItalyPost
In 2026, Pietro Fiorentini was once again included among the list of the Italian top companies selected by the ItalyPost Research Center in collaboration with L’Economia of Corriere della Sera.
This recognition has placed us among the 1,000 Champions since 2019, marking our eighth consecutive year. These are companies with revenues between 30 and 500 million euros that have consistently combined growth, profitability, and financial discipline in recent years.
Historical Trademark of National Interest
The Italian Ministry of Economic Development has created a Special Register of Historical Trademarks of National Interest in order to protect and enhance the value of historically significant enterprises in the territory. Listed in this register are brands with a history of at least 50 years.
On the 11th of February 2022, Pietro Fiorentini was listed in the Special Register of Historical Trademarks of National Interest under registration number 369, further confirming the prominent role that the Company has played in the national landscape for over eight decades.
2021 Frost & Sullivan Global Company of the Year for Smart Gas Metering
In February 2021, Pietro Fiorentini was named Global Company of the Year for Smart Gas Metering by Frost & Sullivan, one of the world’s leading international management consulting companies.
Every year, Frost & Sullivan presents the “Company of the Year” awards to organisations that demonstrate elite status in their respective sectors for having produced results in areas such as leadership, market penetration, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. The analysts compare industry participants and measure their performance through interviews, market research and analysis.
Thanks to smart gas metering solutions of recognised global value, Frost & Sullivan acknowledged that Pietro Fiorentini emerges as a leading supplier in the utilities sector, with state-of-the-art solutions that guarantee elevated efficiency, increase safety, minimise costs and advance the digitalisation process of networks.
ELITE Company for the London Stock Exchange Group
In November 2019, Pietro Fiorentini officially joined ELITE, the London Stock Exchange Group’s program dedicated to promoting the organisational and managerial training and development of corporate excellence.
In order to be admitted to the ELITE program, a company must meet several requirements, both from an economic (revenues, operating result and profits above a certain minimum threshold) and quality point of view (solid competitive positioning, convincing growth plan, historical growth and future potential, and motivation to face cultural changes). This is a meticulous and exclusive selection that we are proud to be part of.
