There is a laboratory in Piacenza, where they manufacture pearl buttons. And 'the BOTTONIFICIO L.A.B. For over fifty years it is synonymous with love and passion for the button.
Everything begins when, in the early 50s, Tullio Belotti, originally from Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS), specialized at a firm producing for the area buttons machines comes Piacenza, sent as a technician at a button factory he had bought some plants to install them and train the personnel for their use. After the training, however, the holder of that factory did not want to let him go so he made him a very advantageous proposal and he decided to stay despite being away from his family and having to live in a boarding house. Here he learned the rudiments of what would become his profession for life. He specialized in the manufacture of mother of pearl, he learned to know the characteristics and to love it ... this is a passion that led him to cultivate the idea to start his own business and having at that time married to a Piacenza, Ms. Carla Ghezzi, they decided to create to this new venture. Start activity BOTTONIFICIO L.A.B. , With the first employees, on 1 March 1961. The first headquarters of the craft is in Via Stradella but after a few years the increased work necessary to move to larger premises, which are found in Via Locati. Hence, in 1968 it passes its current headquarters in Via 1 Maggio 70.
One step after another BOTTONIFICIO L.A.B. He begins to gather support from an increasingly wide clientele, a strong marketing politca that focuses on key elements such as the quality of raw materials, the accuracy of the work, creativity and imagination in the creation of models to be produced in the sample, punctual deliveries.
To keep up with the times the BOTTONIFICIO L.A.B. It has gradually developed and innovated in order to make best use of the wealth of expertise and experience accumulated over so many years. However it has maintained strictly by choice artisanal dimension that has always distinguished. And 'in fact it remained conceptually company formed by craft makers that allows you to direct the care and peculiarity of the product by combining the passion professionalism. Even today many operations are performed manually despite being present automated machining centers.