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WMM Group (Wullschleger Martinenghi Manzini): 50 years of passion and closeness

06 August 2023

Curated by Editorial Team

Rooted in the Lugano and Ticino context since its inception, the WMM Group has made its own values that spread from the consultant to the customer, from the office to free time. In the spring of 2023, passion and proximity to the local area took the form of fascinating historic cars, which appeared in the heart of Lugano for an international elegance competition

Ticino is, due to its cultural characteristics and geographical position, naturally inclined to assume the role of meeting point between different realities and cultures. The Mediterranean climate is combined with sensitivity and precision more characteristic of the peoples of the north. At the same time, the strategic position on European logistics axes favors entire sectors and makes our region attractive for companies based in different parts of the continent and the world. Lugano, in particular, has evolved over the years into a commercial and financial center capable of communicating efficiently both with the Italian market and with German-speaking Switzerland and French-speaking Switzerland, becoming home to business incubators and world renowned universities. And it is in this context that, for fifty years, the activity of the WMM Group has been inserted (Wullschleger Martinenghi Manzini).

Always focused on Lugano, the Group's historical headquarters, and on Ticino, WMM has seen its presence increase in the cantonal territory thanks to the expansion of the range of products offered, partnerships and the acquisition of companies historically active in Ticino. At the dawn of the Group's fifty years, WMM, for example, acquired last year MAG Consulenze Aziendali Fiscali e Immobiliari SA, based in Losone, providing a new point of reference for customers in the Locarno area. But being present in the area doesn't just mean offering services: it means proactively supporting the community in which you work, during office hours but also in your free time.

WMM Group today supports local associations and bodies in the management of their activities: as a partner sensitive to the local reality (and deeply rooted in it), it provides tangible tools to help those involved in sport, charity, art and culture to realize their designs in an economically viable, efficient and compliant manner. And when it comes to combining passion and promotion of the territory, the Group now lends itself to financially supporting initiatives with high potential and high impact on the Lugano and cantonal reality. Among these, Lugano Elegance should be mentioned, the Concours d'Elegance for vintage cars which this year saw its third edition and WMM Group assume the role of Main Sponsor.

Passion and engines in the heart of Lugano

The decision of WMM Group to assume the role of Main Sponsor of Lugano Elegance is in line with the company's values, among which passion and presence in the area play a primary role. On 5 and 6 May 2023, in fact, while the pedestrian area in the center of Lugano witnessed the presence of several dozen classic cars (whose owners were competing in an international elegance competition) WMM Group was present as main sponsor of the event. Numerous collaborators, managers and customers of the Group attended the event, sharing a passion for engines and historic cars.

Lugano Elegance, born from an idea of the Monteceneri Lions Club, gave life to its third edition in 2023, proving to have the potential to become a high-level fixed appointment in the European circuit of events dedicated to historic cars. Also noteworthy is the noble purpose of the event, which provides for charity dinners with the sale of items at auction, and which also provides that the entire proceeds of the event are invested in charity.