Our Story
Fratelli Carlessi started trading as a mechanical engineering company in 1925, and in 1953 the decision was taken to specialise in the manufacture of plant machinery for tanneries.
Since then Fratelli Carlessi has expanded its product range and now produces machinery for leather drying, conditioning and finishing.
Fratelli Carlessi’s immense manufacturing experience and drive for innovation has seen it become the market leader in tannery equipment. Recognised and used across the globe, Fratelli Carlessi has installed thousands of machines in over 90 countries.
In 2009 Fratelli Carlessi became a division of Erretre, cementing a partnership that began in the 1970s, where both companies worked together to develop new technologies in leather finishing.
The merging of the two companies created a unique opportunity to integrate the best of their technologies together, to update the entire Fratelli Carlessi product range. This has allowed us to push forward in developing innovative ground-breaking machinery for tanneries.
The drive towards innovation and continuous product improvement has further strengthened Fratelli Carlessi position as the global market leader in leather technologies.
Our story
begins
a long time ago…
Fratelli Carlessi started trading as a mechanical engineering company in 1925, and in 1953 the decision was taken to specialise in the manufacture of plant machinery for tanneries.
Since then Fratelli Carlessi has expanded its product range and now produces machinery for leather drying, conditioning and finishing.
Fratelli Carlessi’s immense manufacturing experience and drive for innovation has seen it become the market leader in tannery equipment. Recognised and used across the globe, Fratelli Carlessi has installed thousands of machines in over 90 countries.
In 2009 Fratelli Carlessi became a division of Erretre, cementing a partnership that began in the 1970s, where both companies worked together to develop new technologies in leather finishing.
The merging of the two companies created a unique opportunity to integrate the best of their technologies together, to update the entire Fratelli Carlessi product range. This has allowed us to push forward in developing innovative ground-breaking machinery for tanneries.
The drive towards innovation and continuous product improvement has further strengthened Fratelli Carlessi position as the global market leader in leather technologies.



Our distribution network
Fratelli Carlessi worldwide
Our numbers to date
SYSTEMS INSTALLED
COUNTRIES REACHED
Our distribution network
Fratelli Carlessi
worldwide
Our numbers
to date
SYSTEMS INSTALLED
COUNTRIES REACHED
Countries List
ALGERIA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
BANGLADESH
BELGIUM
BOTSWANA
BRASIL
BULGARIA
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CROATIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EGYPT
EL SALVADORESTONIA
ETHIOPIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
GREENLAND
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
HONG KONG
HUNGARY
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRELAND
ICELAND
JAPAN
KAZAKISTAN
KENYA
LEBANON
LITHUANIA
MACEDONIA
MADAGASCARMALAYSIA
MEXICO
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
NAMIBIA
NEPAL
NIGERIA
NORWAY
NEW ZELAND
NETHERLANDS
PAKISTAN
PANAMA
PERÚ
PHILIPPINES
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA
SENEGAL
SINGAPORE
SIRYA
SLOVAKIASLOVENIA
SOMALIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH COREA
SPAIN
SUDAN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
THAILAND
TAIWAN
TUNISIA
TURKEY
U. A. E.
U. S. A.
UKRAINE
UNITED KINGDOM
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
VIETNAM
YEMEN
YUGOSLAVIA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Countries List
ALGERIA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
BANGLADESH
BELGIUM
BOTSWANA
BRASIL
BULGARIA
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CROATIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EGYPT
EL SALVADORESTONIA
ETHIOPIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
GREENLAND
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
HONG KONG
HUNGARY
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRELAND
ICELAND
JAPAN
KAZAKISTAN
KENYA
LEBANON
LITHUANIA
MACEDONIA
MADAGASCARMALAYSIA
MEXICO
MONGOLIA
MOROCCO
NAMIBIA
NEPAL
NIGERIA
NORWAY
NEW ZELAND
NETHERLANDS
PAKISTAN
PANAMA
PERÚ
PHILIPPINES
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA
SENEGAL
SINGAPORE
SIRYA
SLOVAKIASLOVENIA
SOMALIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH COREA
SPAIN
SUDAN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
THAILAND
TAIWAN
TUNISIA
TURKEY
U. A. E.
U. S. A.
UKRAINE
UNITED KINGDOM
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
VIETNAM
YEMEN
YUGOSLAVIA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Timeline
Key Events
1953
Toggle Dryer
1955
Finishing plant with Spray Cabin
1980
Pole dryer Mistral
1990
1.000 finishing plants installed
1997
AIR-OFF conditioning Tunnel
2013
Diamond spray line
2016
CRC drying and conditioning plant
2017
Spray Lab / CSC cell conditioning plant
1953
Toggle Dryer
1955
Finishing plant with Spray Cabin
1980
Mistral Pole dryer
1990
1.000 finishing plant installed
1997
AIR-OFF conditioning Tunnel
2013
Diamond spray line
2016
CRC drying and conditioning plant
2017
Spray Lab /
CSC cell conditioning plant