About us

Angelini Pietro Engraver Rimini

Founded in 1918 in Rimini, Apir takes its name from the initials of its founder and is still managed by the Angelini family.

In four generations Apir transformed from a small engraving workshop to a company that exports all over the world.

A century-old experience that continues to invest in innovation, putting product quality, craftsmanship and exclusive custom design first.

Piero Angelini - Foto Storica Nonno
Pietro
Angelini
founded
the company
in 1918
Piero Angelini - Foto Storica Nonno
Pietro
Angelini
founded
the company
in 1918

the first metal tag made by Apir

1918
After working as an engraver in Turin, Florence and Naples, Pietro Angelini founds his engraving workshop in Rimini.
Apir handcrafts signs and stamps and creates the grooved panels used by the Italian Railways to publish train schedules.
1922
First documented lease of the workshop.
1949
Together with his wife Maria Luisa Corradi, Giorgio Angelini takes over from his father and starts the business of hotel supplies.
Apir participates in the first edition of the Fiera Alberghiera di Rimini for the hospitality industry.
'50s e '60s
With the post-war economic boom, the growth of Apir continues as hotels and the hospitality industry explode in the Romagna Riviera.
1970s

Giorgio and Maria Luisa take Apir products beyond the Alps: they participate in the EquipHotel trade show in Paris and begin to sell by mail order abroad.

1985

Pietro Angelini takes over from his father Giorgio and the company passes on to the third generation of the family.

1997

Always cherishing its Italian roots, the company moves to a larger headquarters in the Republic of San Marino.

diapositiva prima sede a san marino nella zona artigianale la Ciarulla
2006

The success of Apir products continues to grow and the plant needs to be further expanded: the new workshop and offices move to Castello di Acquaviva.

2013

Apir opens the Paris showroom, a point of reference in the heart of Europe.

2020-21

Edoardo and Lorenzo Angelini join their father Pietro in the family business.

2025

 In April, the new Paris showroom inaugurates in an expanded and renovated guise.

nuovo showroom Apir a Parigi

Maintaining the strong bond with its origins and treasuring a centuries-old history, Apir continues to look forward and

"to work for an increasingly beautiful product, of quality and carefully designed, to offer a better service and make clients more and more satisfied."

Pietro Angelini