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09/02/2026Competence that integrates, integration that works
24/02/2026
In 2025, Lyto’s celebrated its first sixty years in the automated warehouse industry-a journey that has made the company an international benchmark.
Since taking the lead in 2009, after more than twenty years working alongside his father and company founder, Marco Zanisi has transformed Lyto’s into a modern, managerial organization, tripling its volumes.
With the arrival of the third generation in 2022, the company’s story continues to evolve without losing the values that have always defined it: specialization, reliability, and quality.
In this conversation, Zanisi reflects on the results achieved in 2025 and shares his outlook for the coming years.
Q: 2025 has just ended. What kind of year was it for Lyto’s?
«A very positive one. We closed with our all time record: around 55 million in total value produced and an EBITDA of absolute excellence within our sector. These results speak for themselves. The credit goes to my team: a young, skilled group that truly made the difference.»
Q: 2025 confirmed the strength of your model. How important is specialization?
«It is our most strategic choice. We focus exclusively on racking for automated warehouses because it’s a field that requires unique expertise-very different from that of standard racking manufacturers for manual warehouses. There are no standard products here: every system is unique, custom built, and highly integrated with automation.»
«The self supporting warehouse we built in 2024 for Supermercati Tosano proves it: 35 meters high, 82,000 pallet positions, internal and external panel cladding, sprinkler and smoke detection systems-all installed in just 10 months. A complex work of engineering and deep integration, not a simple expanse of traditional shelving.»
Q: In recent years you expanded your technical scope by introducing sprinkler systems. Why this choice?
«For two main reasons: strategy and common sense. The market was finally asking for a single point of contact, and clients wanted technical expertise, on site safety, fast execution, and competitiveness.»
«The turning point came with Barilla in 2018. The sprinkler system installed for their 2003 warehouse had shown several construction issues. I proposed handling it directly, ensuring optimized timing and an 80% reduction in work at height for the sprinkler installation. The result? No safety issues, no extra costs, and at least two months saved on the overall installation schedule.»
«That’s how Lyto’s Firefighting division was born. To date, we have completed 15 warehouses with sprinkler systems, and another 10 are already planned between 2026 and 2027—a major success.»
Q: A distinctive choice. But why not enter the automation field as well?
«Because we believe in specialization, which means being experts and structured to excel in specific components of a system. Over the years, some racking manufacturers have tried to position themselves as turnkey providers of automated systems. The result? Market confusion and, often, projects that simply didn’t work.»
«Automation and racking are different professions. We chose to excel at our job and to be reliable, competent partners for those who truly develop automation. Sixty years later, we are still convinced this is the right choice.»
Q: How would you describe today’s automated warehouse market?
«It remains a very dynamic market. Investing in automated warehouses is no longer optional—it’s a clear necessity in a world where clients must meet increasingly demanding service levels while facing a growing shortage of specialized labor.»
«In recent years, some General Contractors underestimated the importance of the racking supplier and, sometimes with speculative intent, opted for partners or solutions that were not always adequate. The consequences were evident: severe delays, disputes over extra costs, and technical or quality shortcomings.»
«This is why many major clients now prefer to select the racking supplier directly or to be actively involved in the process. This happened with multinational companies such as Refresco, which chose us directly for what we can guarantee in terms of expertise, reliability, and competitiveness.»
Q: Looking ahead, what prospects do you see for Lyto’s?
«We have an order backlog extending to 2027, with projects in Italy and abroad. In the coming months, we will also begin work in Guatemala and Malta with two high profile installations.»
«Our growth remains intentionally moderate: we want sustainable volumes that do not compromise our quality, reliability, or—above all—our reputation. That is what our clients expect from us.»
In a sector that demands integration, precision, and vertical expertise, Lyto’s continues to grow without losing its identity. Sixty years of experience and a clear vision for the future guide a solid, measured path—one that suggests something important: the challenges ahead do not intimidate the company. Lyto’s is already preparing for them.
