In the Aosta Valley, the HTI Group is opening a technology hub

The HTI Group, which owns Leitner cable car systems, Prinoth snow groomers and Demaclenko snowmaking systems, is consolidating its position in the North-West. On the outskirts of Aosta, the Operations & Technology Hub has been inaugurated following an investment of over three million euros. This move is designed to bring the group’s expertise to the heart of the Alps and make greater efficiency available to communities and operators in the Aosta Valley.

“By opening this new hub and expanding our long-standing presence in the region – including through the creation of new skilled jobs – we aim to make our Group’s full technological expertise available to the communities and operators of the Aosta Valley with even greater efficiency,” emphasises Anton Seeber, Chairman of Hti. “From plant engineering to snowmaking, right through to the production of clean energy, the new Aosta centre will enable us to offer excellent, prompt and integrated support. But the hub also aims to be a technological centre of excellence for the Aosta Valley, which will thus position itself even more firmly at the forefront of innovation and Alpine appeal on an international scale.”

A key hub for the South Tyrolean group’s development in the Alpine region, it is strategically located, The hub covers an area of approximately 800 square metres within a 3,500-square-metre site and will ensure greater proximity to the areas where the Group’s technologies are deployed, as well as greater efficiency in operations and technical support. This has led to the creation of new, highly skilled jobs, and the number of staff is set to grow in the coming months with the creation of further roles in the workshop, warehouse and office areas.

‘The opening of this new office is a significant milestone for the Aosta Valley and is fully in line with the direction set out in the Regional Industrial Development Plan, which identifies the mountain and cable car sector as one of the strategic areas for creating new opportunities for development. The decision by a leading group in the winter sports technology sector to invest and open a branch in the Aosta Valley is a positive development that will help boost the competitiveness of the regional economy and forge new links with businesses already operating here, with the aim of working to implement industrial research projects into products and services for the mountains. We hope that this new presence will also help to attract young people, by offering new opportunities for training and skilled employment, and encourage the arrival of other businesses interested in investing in a sector for which the Region has drawn up a clear strategy for development and growth’ said Renzo Testolin, President of the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta, and Luigi Bertschy, Councillor for Economic Development, Training and Employment, Transport and Sustainable Mobility.

The HTI Group is a multinational company operating in 88 markets, specialising in ropeways, snow groomers, tracked vehicles and vegetation management, artificial snowmaking, wind power and hydroelectric power, as well as platforms for the digital management of ski resorts. The 2025 financial year closed with a turnover of 1.622 billion euros, with 42.5 million invested in research and development, whilst the company employs almost 5,000 people.