Group

Founding of Transfer Trade Srl in Padova, from twenty years of experience gained in the barcoding and product traceability sector. The registered office of T-Trade remains in Padova until 2022.

Founding of T-Trade India Private Limited in Mumbai, to meet the needs of emerging Asian markets, for direct and indirect channels. Today, some formulations of thermal transfer ribbons are produced in India.

Founding of T-Trade Engineering (later One Code Srl, totally absorbed into T-Trade in 2023), a company dedicated to the R&D of technological innovations, such as TT printing solutions covered by numerous international patents.

T-Trade acquires Baltea SpA, a company of the Olivetti Group, the only company producing thermal transfer ribbons in Italy and one of the largest in the world (in its flourishing moments it reached 800 employees). Thus, dozens of specific machines for the transformation of the thermal transfer ribbon are also acquired which, added to the already existing ones, position T-Trade in Europe as the most structured company in the sector.

Opening of the operational and production branch in Monsano (Ancona).

Start of the production of RFID adhesive labels in Milan.

Thanks to the collaboration between T-Trade Group and Ditron Group (Omega Bilance, Sweda, etc.), the first linerless printers (GT ONE) are developed and produced with the aim of following the international market in the world of retail.

T-Trade acquires Gruppo We Care Srl, a long-standing distributor for the world of packaging based in central Italy. Transfer Trade Srl and Gruppo We Care Srl together form the T-Trade Group.

T-Trade launches the new Linerless Rolls production line.

Transferring of the operational and production branch from Monsano to the current headquarters located in Falconara Marittima (Ancona).

T-Trade opens an R&D branch in the autonomous province of Trento, in Be Factory, Progetto Manifattura, located in the European Green Valley. Here, until mid-2023, new eco-sustainable and innovative solutions are developed, both in terms of labeling consumables and Industry 4.0 end-of-line printing solutions.

Start of the production of BIO Labels, the labels that start from nature and return to nature.

T-Trade launches its TT-Lab label production line as a “small paper mill”. The ISO14001 renewal audit in fact certifies the process of: "Design, production of thermal transfer ribbons and neutral and personalized labels through the phases of lamination by adhesive, die-cutting, rewinding and printing".

The result, arrived after the difficult years of Covid19, rewards the foresight with which T-Trade has been able to see the future and overcome, in every situation, the difficulties of the market.

T-Trade transfers the registered office from Padova (which remains one of the commercial reference points) to Milan.

In the same year TerraMatrix, an innovative startup owned by T-Trade, for R&D, design and production of Printing Solutions and digital, innovative, Industry 4.0, sustainable, ethical platforms for the traceability of products, was created.

Again this year, T-Trade acquires OS2000 of Milan, a distributor of labeling products. In addition, it makes an extension of its operational purposes by formalizing the activity of B&B and residence, acquiring some real estate in Castel D'Emilio (Ancona), with a view to restoring life and value to small villages at risk of depopulation, creating a place of aggregation and hospitality for collaborators, customers and suppliers.

T-Trade is part of the group of experts, coordinated by Uni and Tecnoalimenti, who draft the Reference Practice “Guidelines for the reduction of microplastic emissions in food production and distribution activities” UNI/PdR 158:2024. The PdR, ratified at the end of 2023 by the President of UNI, enters into force on 11 January 2024.

T-Trade wins the SMAU Innovation Award for introducing artificial intelligence into its B2B Labelingweb platform. A multilingual virtual assistant, called Titti, facilitates quick and informed decisions, increasing efficiency and quality of service. A cutting-edge system designed to optimize the introduction of generative AI into business processes. Titti is trained on all types of materials, the most frequent cases and the company's know-how.

The year 2025 begins with a merger by incorporation: T-Trade incorporates the company Gruppo We Care Srl, acquired in 2015. The merger by incorporation allows T-Trade to directly manage both the entire labeling chain as a manufacturer, and all distribution for the packaging world.