Manifattura Mario Colombo & C. was founded in Monza on February 1923 by Mr. Mario Colombo and his wife who decided to open his own industry after working for a company producer of felt (the area was an important pole for this type of manufacturing products at that period).
During the 30’s Manifattura Mario Colombo &C. had a great change: the founder decided to switch into the production of the work clothes, a coverall made with ultra resistant fibers for workmen. After the end of the Second World War and with the changes in the Italian economy the ski starts to be part of the weekends of the Italians who started to use that type of clothes to go skiing because of the resistance of the suit. It’s starting from this peculiarity that Manifattura began to produce sport suits with the brand Colmar (which is the acronym of the name and the surname of the founder). The company specializes the production of the ski suits thanks also to the meeting with the great champion Zeno Colò. Colmar made just for him a new technical clothe for skiing much more aerodynamic and with this he won the World Championships in Oslo.
Today the company keeps firmly its origins with its character of family business and its roots on the territory. Mario Colombo (son of Giancarlo) is now the President and Giulio and Carlo (sons of Angelo) the two CEO. Moreover in the last years arrived in the company also the fourth generation to work in.
During the 30’s Manifattura Mario Colombo &C. had a great change: the founder decided to switch into the production of the work clothes, a coverall made with ultra resistant fibers for workmen. After the end of the Second World War and with the changes in the Italian economy the ski starts to be part of the weekends of the Italians who started to use that type of clothes to go skiing because of the resistance of the suit. It’s starting from this peculiarity that Manifattura began to produce sport suits with the brand Colmar (which is the acronym of the name and the surname of the founder). The company specializes the production of the ski suits thanks also to the meeting with the great champion Zeno Colò. Colmar made just for him a new technical clothe for skiing much more aerodynamic and with this he won the World Championships in Oslo.
Today the company keeps firmly its origins with its character of family business and its roots on the territory. Mario Colombo (son of Giancarlo) is now the President and Giulio and Carlo (sons of Angelo) the two CEO. Moreover in the last years arrived in the company also the fourth generation to work in.