It's 1984, the ATMA Group is born

In 1984, the ATMA Group was founded. In a period and context in which competition was global, as compared with the previous years, joining forces was important and working as a team was the order of the day. Pooling ideas and resources proved to be essential in continuing the international growth and launching the companies into the future. Coordinating procurement of raw materials, cross selling and synchronised research and development were just some of the aspects which, from this moment on, boosted the competitiveness of the companies in the Group. A new chapter in the Maronese story began with a new image, but one which kept the same spirit and values that had led to its creation and growth.

In the mid-1980s and again at the end of the decade came further expansion; this was the tangible result of the company’s continuous investment in technology, in its people and in quality, of a company which never abandoned the courage which had defined it since the very beginning – and which knew how to make the difference, thanks to the style of its collections. 1986 was the year of economic recovery for the entire furniture sector, in Italy and abroad, and Maronese increased its exports. Germany grew to become the reference foreign market for the coming years:models were created especially for this market to satisfy the aesthetic and functional requests of this demanding client group. During the most intense periods, particularly the boom in 1995, more than 38 lorries set off from the Maron warehouses every week. The experience, techniques and know-how built up over the years meant that Maronese was able to put itself out there openly in the world, and prepare for the complexities to come in the 1990s.