Pennelli Cinghiale
not a big brush, but a great brush
A lot of progress has been made since 1945, when Commendatore Boldrini founded the Pennelli Cinghiale company.
More than 75 years of success, innovation and change have led us to become the historic brand that we are today, widely recognised and deeply rooted in Italian culture - a leading name in the production of professional paintbrushes and rollers.
Our history is our identity, and our drive to keep improving.
Commendatore Boldrini begins his artisan broom production business
The company Pennelli Cinghiale is founded, and the production of paintbrushes begins according to artisan practices, in Cicognara
The company takes shape and begins to grow, with the purchase of the first bristle blending machine from Germany
The new production site is inaugurated in Cicognara
Pennelli Cinghiale becomes the Italian leader
in the production of paintbrushes
The company receives the Ambrogino d’Oro honour from the City of Milan
Pennelli Cinghiale wins the Europa Mec award
For the first time, the company receives the Gold Mercury award
The first Pennelli Cinghiale advertisements created by Ignazio Colnaghi appear on TV
The company is among the pioneers in Italy for the digitisation of administrative processes
The famous TV advert appears for the first time
“You don't need a big brush, but a great brush”
New technologies for the automated production of rollers for professional painting
Cinghiale broadens its reach in international markets to cover:
Greece, the Canaries, Cyprus, Malta, Israel, Croatia and Slovenia
The company has a factory spanning 10,000 square metres where 50 employees work (this number is reduced over time due to the mechanisation of production) plus 40 sales representatives
Catiuscia Boldrini, daughter of the Commendatore, takes over as president of Pennelli Cinghiale
Cinghiale introduces the first thermo-fused rollers to the market
The first "Plafonetta" super-light, anti-drip block brush by Cinghiale is born
Cinghiale's research gives rise to an exclusive new synthetic filament: Boartex®, used in the innovative Technology range of paintbrushes
Cinghiale expands its range with innovative paints of the highest quality
The range of paints is completed by coloured enamel paints, primers and sprays
Cinghiale fillers arrive on the market, with fast and super light versions, among others
The sanitising paint with silver ions arrives
Cinghiale's research and development gives rise to the first bicarbonate paint with over 95 percent natural ingredients.
Cinghiale and Seletti, a contemporary design brand, present a brand new collection of reusable paint containers, paintbrushes and rollers with appealing graphic designs.
Cinghiale is recognised as a Historic Brand of National Interest by the Ministry of Economic Development
Pennelli Cinghiale obtains the Legality Rating
Duty Gorn creates a mural on the façade of the Cinghiale production plant
Pennelli Cinghiale inaugurates the Museum of Time, a journey through memory that gathers together archive documents, personal accounts, rare examples of industrial archaeology, awards and multimedia and multisensory content.
