TEXTS AND PHOTOS BY MAURIZIO VOLTINI
RIGHETTI RIDOLFI
The history of Righetti Ridolfi is probably like many other successful companies in the Veneto region, but success is never banal and we certainly have no reason to trivialize their story. The new 5,000 m2 covered building in the industrial district of Sona is in fact the most recent step in a history that starts from afar, that is 1969, when Enzo Righetti opened his small company dedicated to producing plastic moldings in the town of Bussolengo. Thanks to the perseverance and ingenuity of its founder, the company required extra space as early as 1972; it moved to Sona thanks to their need for more space and to support its expanding business.
STARTED WITH KALÌ
Havingbeen an avid kartist since the early 60s, so much so that he built himself a kart, importing several accessories from the USA, in that period, Righetti, managed to maintain contact with the kart world, even as a supplier of plastic components.
The first to call was Calogero Vanaria who, for his Kali Kart, had Righetti produce several plastic parts. Over time, production involved more important components and, always with Vanaria, they also came to produce innovative detachable plastic rims.