Venieri is an Italian manufacturer of

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, that includes loaders and

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s. The company is based in

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History

The company was founded in 1947 by brothers and mechanical engineers Ferdinaldo and Carlo Venieri. Before starting the company they worked in a workshop to fix broken machines. In 1948 they built their first machine, a

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. Wheeled tractors began in 1953. Engines were supplied by ''Guldner'' and ''Slanzi''. From 1956

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P4 diesel engines were used. From 1962 the company started to produce

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. From 1968,

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s were available for earth-movers and forklifts. In 1980 Venieri S.p.A. moved to a new modern

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, and production started of wheel loaders and backhoe loaders. The company had a partnership with

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, Werklust, Ahlmann, IHI IMER and

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External links

* {{official, url=http://www.vf-venieri.com/index.php?lingua=en, name=VF Venieri Companies based in the Province of Ravenna Manufacturing companies of Italy Italian brands