The Cavagna Group is a world leading manufacturer of equipment and components for controlling compressed gases (energy gases, alternative fuel gases, medical gases, industrial gases, and specialty and cryogenic gases). It was founded in 1949 with headquarters in Northern Italy, close to Brescia, which is historically renowned for its metal processing industry. The Group consists of nine vertically integrated production companies in Italy and seven others spread across the five continents. The Cavagna Group now sells in more than 145 countries worldwide through a distribution network consisting of fifteen fully owned additional distribution companies.