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wide range of items that complete any customer’s cleaning products line is supplied by G.D.F. di De Franceschi Gabriella & C. sas., of Bazzano, Italy. Along with other offerings, the company provides standard plastic blocks for brooms, brushes, floor brushes, squeegees and other articles. This includes natural varnished plastic blocks and solid plastic blocks, available in a wide range of colors — all produced by Mileva, of Italy. G.D.F. President Gabriella De Franceschi said her company continues to receive a lot of interest regarding Mileva’s wide range of plastic blocks, which are also very costcompetitive. She looks forward to meeting both current, and potential, customers during InterBrush 2016, scheduled for April 27-29 in Freiburg, Germany. “I feel Mileva is the best, and most reliable, producer of blocks in Italy. I have worked for them for many years,” De Franceschi said. “Mileva is the manufacturer for all the plastic blocks that G.D.F. sells. My job is to group together these goods for customers. I can help customers save money on transportation costs. They also only have to pay one supplier.” She added that color options are in greater demand today when it comes to blocks used for a variety of brooms and brushes. “With the blocks we are providing, by adding just a reasonable extra cost to the price of natural foamed plastic, customers can have their choice of colors without paying a high extra amount for the painting of the blocks. Since our blocks are plastic foam molded, our customers can save money,” De Franceschi said. “Usually, plastic foam is made of gray or yellow, but not in the wide variety of colors that we offer. “It’s all about new technology. We have received a lot of interest regarding the difference between painted blocks and our colored plastic foamed blocks. It takes time to understand the possibilities.” Along with its block line, G.D.F. also supplies such high quality cleaning items as extension poles, specialty
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buckets, dust pans, mops and metal handles. These products are shipped throughout the world. “We always strive to provide quality products for the different markets we serve. Business has been good, and our products are enjoying strong demand,” De Franceschi said. “I have been in this field for many years now, including 33 years with G.D.F. It’s always a pleasure to work with our customers.” De Franceschi started G.D.F. in 1983 after gaining experience in the field of synthetic monofilaments. The aim of the company remains the same — to provide brush and broom makers with components so that they can make their products from one source. “After working for some of the major Italian monofilament companies, I decided to become a sole trader with the main objective of grouping together all of the necessary components for customers, and servicing the worldwide market with quality products, reliable service and competitive prices,” De Franceschi said. “Long-term agreements — most of them on an exclusive basis with my specialist suppliers — provide my company with products featuring required standards and special prices for competitive sales.” Caring about customers’ needs, along with quick service and offering quality items at competitive prices, separate G.D.F. from the competition. Improving on the company’s ability in these areas continues to be an increasingly important goal. “It’s also important to inform customers about product solutions which are already present in the market,” De Franceschi said. Contact: G.D.F. di De Franceschi Gabriella 6 C. sas, Via Mazzini, 27, 40053 Bazzano, Italy. Phone: ++ 39 051830189; Fax: ++39 051830263; Mob: +39 3405743265. Email: gdfwin@tin.it and gdf@gdfsrl.eu Website: www.gdfsrl.eu.
BBM MAGAZINE | March/April 2016