about us

MCZ Group (Manufatti Cemento Zanette), was set up in 1975 to manufacture cement products. It is a public limited company, the share capital of which has been entirely held by the Zanette family from the onset.

Its initial success was obtained in the masonry barbecue industry, where the company is now European leader, under the Sunday brand.

From the 1980s, the company began to manufacture open fireplaces, moving on to a complete line of closed fireplaces and inserts in the 1990s, to meet the demands of a fast expanding market. Since 1995, production has been extended to stoves: MCZ was among the first to introduce the pellet system, immediately acquiring significant domestic and foreign market shares. MCZ is among the major Italian exporters of pellet stoves abroad.

Since 2004, the MCZ brand has been consolidated through the development of products focusing increasingly on decorating with fire, and the company has experienced constant and continuous growth.

In 2011, the group's strategy is completed with the creation of a new line of business linked to renewable energy: with the Red brand, the company indeed broaches the world of biomass and solar systems.

1950

The Zanette family sets up the first company

1975

Manufacturing of cement products begins

1982

The first prefabricated combustion chambers and barbecues are launched

1995

From outdoor cooking to heating: the first closed fireplaces are manufactured

1996

MCZ becomes the European leader in barbecue manufacturing

2000

The first wood stoves are presented

2002

The Antares stove ventures into the pellet world

2003

Barbecues change appearance with the new marble grain models

2006

Active, the first ever smart combustion technology for pellets

2007

Comfort Air:the patent that is set to revolutionise hot air ducting systems

2011

MCZ is the first Italian company in this industry to have won the international “IF  Design Award” with the Toba pellet stove Range extension with renewable energies: the RED brand is launched