SYSTEM LOGISTICS SPA
System Logistics S.p.A. is an Italian joint-stock company (società per azioni) registered with the Modena Chamber of Commerce under REA number MO-407313, with VAT number IT03665250365 and its registered office at Via Ghiarola Vecchia 50, 41042 Fiorano Modenese (MO), Italy. The registry data synced to this profile records the company’s status as active and lists an incorporation date of January 1, 1994; the company’s own published corporate history instead describes it becoming an independent joint-stock company in 2008, and this profile does not attempt to resolve that discrepancy.
System Logistics S.p.A. designs, manufactures and installs automated warehousing and intralogistics systems for the food and beverage and grocery-distribution sectors. Its product range, per the company’s official website, includes automated storage and retrieval systems, stacker cranes, automated guided vehicles, order-picking solutions such as PickMate and SortMate, and its SYSTORE warehouse-management software, together with related installation, maintenance and after-sales services. According to the same source, the business traces to 1976, when a predecessor, System CMA, was established in Fiorano Modenese to produce automated material-handling equipment; the System Logistics brand and its “Modula” automated vertical storage system were introduced in 1987.
The company describes an operating network of more than twenty branches across around eighteen countries, spanning Central Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. System Logistics S.p.A. is not itself listed on a stock exchange.
A June 24, 2024 article in Il Sole 24 Ore reported that System Logistics generated revenue of more than €300 million and employed approximately 800 people, of whom around 400 work at the Fiorano Modenese site, with automated-warehouse systems operating in 57 countries. The article does not specify whether these figures describe System Logistics S.p.A. alone or the broader international network operating under the System Logistics name, and this profile does not present them as figures for the legal entity on a standalone basis.
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Shareholders
Shareholders of System Logistics S.p.A.
The most recent verified shareholder-level information identified for System Logistics S.p.A. (Italy, REA MO-407313, VAT IT03665250365) relates to a transaction announced in a joint company press release dated March 31, 2016. It confirms that System S.p.A. (Fiorano Modenese, Italy; REA MO-302455; VAT IT02438830362), the industrial group founded and chaired by Franco Stefani, sold a 60% stake in System Logistics S.p.A. to Krones AG (Neutraubling, Germany). Krones’ own investor communications, corroborated by multiple industry-press reports, describe the transaction as having closed on May 31, 2016. The 2016 announcement addresses only the 60% stake sold; it does not itself confirm who held the remaining shares after completion, and no source identified during this review independently states System S.p.A.’s post-transaction holding or confirms whether it remains unchanged. No shareholder-level disclosure for System Logistics S.p.A. dated later than 2016 was located.
Separately, Zavia’s own group-structure registry data (synced August 11, 2026) places KOSME S.r.l. (Italy, VAT IT00623830205), an Italian Krones-group entity, directly above System Logistics S.p.A. in the ownership hierarchy, ahead of Krones AG. This linkage could not be independently verified against an Italian Registro Imprese shareholder filing during this review and is not presented here as confirmed.
Data availability
Historical. Italy’s Registro Imprese and Registro dei Titolari Effettivi hold current shareholder and beneficial-ownership filings for companies such as System Logistics S.p.A., but full visura access sits behind a paid service that was not available during this review. The most recent confirmed shareholder-level fact located is the 2016 stake sale described above; this should not be read as a statement of the company’s current shareholding.
Sources
- System S.p.A. / Krones AG, joint press release, “System Logistics entra a far parte del Gruppo Krones,” March 31, 2016 – https://www.systemlogistics.com/media/546/d-1/t-file/16040110151_pr_system_krones_it.pdf – retrieved 2026-09-09
- Packaging World, “Krones acquires 60% of System Logistics shares” – https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/machinery/feeding-inserting-unscrambling/press-release/13370101/krones-acquires-60-of-system-logistics-shares – retrieved 2026-09-09
- RTTNews, “Krones Buys 60% Of Shares In System Logistics” – https://www.rttnews.com/2630694/krones-buys-60-of-shares-in-system-logistics.aspx – retrieved 2026-09-09
- System Logistics, official corporate website, “Italy (Head Quarter)” – https://www.systemlogistics.com/eng/network/italy-head-quarter – retrieved 2026-09-09
Officers
Directors and officers of System Logistics S.p.A.
The registry data synced to this profile does not include any officer or director record for System Logistics S.p.A., and Italy’s Registro Imprese officer filings were not directly accessible during this review. A June 24, 2024 article in Il Sole 24 Ore names Luigi Panzetti as CEO of System Logistics; the article does not state an appointment date, his official registered role title, nationality or country of residence, and no independent registry filing was found during this review to confirm the appointment date or the precise legal role recorded for him. No other current or former officer of System Logistics S.p.A. specifically, as distinct from its Italian parent or sister companies within the wider group, could be verified from a primary or reputable source during this review.
Data availability
Restricted. Italy’s company registry ordinarily records a company’s legal representatives and board members, but the underlying Registro Imprese filing was not accessible during this review, so this profile relies on a single reputable news reference for one senior executive rather than a verified officer register. Nationality is not disclosed in any source reviewed and has not been inferred from any name, address or reported location.
Sources
- Il Sole 24 Ore, “System Logistics accelerates on automation,” June 24, 2024 – https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/system-logistics-accelerates-on-automation-AG1k5CJ – retrieved 2026-09-09
Group Structure
Group structure of System Logistics S.p.A.
System Logistics S.p.A. originated within Italy’s System Group: a predecessor business, System CMA, was established in Fiorano Modenese in 1976, and the System Logistics brand was created within the System Group in 1987, becoming an independent joint-stock company in 2008, according to the company’s official corporate history. On March 31, 2016, System S.p.A. (Fiorano Modenese, Italy; REA MO-302455; VAT IT02438830362), the industrial group founded and chaired by Franco Stefani, sold a 60% stake in System Logistics S.p.A. to Krones AG (Neutraubling, Germany), a listed manufacturer of beverage and food filling, processing and packaging machinery; the transaction closed on May 31, 2016, per Krones’ own investor communications and multiple industry-press reports. This made System Logistics S.p.A. part of the Krones Group. Krones AG’s own major-shareholder disclosures, as reproduced by financial-data provider MarketScreener, identify Familie Kronseder Konsortium GbR, a voting-pool consortium of descendants of Krones founder Hermann Kronseder, as holding approximately 51.9% of Krones AG, making it Krones AG’s ultimate controlling shareholder. Zavia’s registry data (synced August 11, 2026) additionally places KOSME S.r.l. (Italy), rather than Krones AG or System S.p.A. directly, immediately above System Logistics S.p.A. in the group hierarchy; this specific link is presented as a possible relationship only, since no independent Italian registry filing confirming it was located during this review. The same registry data lists several System Logistics entities operating outside Italy as part of the group, including in the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Sweden and Norway.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krones AG | Germany | DE 93049B2344 (per Zavia registry data) | Majority parent, verified via official 2016 joint press release and Krones investor disclosure | 60% acquired in 2016; current percentage not confirmed | Active | 2016-05-31 |
| Familie Kronseder Konsortium GbR | Germany | DE #0424272847 (per Zavia registry data) | Ultimate parent (controlling shareholder of Krones AG) | Approximately 51.9% of Krones AG | Active | Reviewed 2026-09-09 |
| System S.p.A. | Italy | REA MO-302455 / VAT IT02438830362 | Historical majority parent prior to 2016; seller of the 60% stake; any remaining current holding not confirmed | Sold 60% in 2016; remainder not disclosed | Historical | 2016-03-31 |
| KOSME S.r.l. | Italy | VAT IT00623830205 (per Zavia registry data) | Possible relationship – shown in Zavia’s registry hierarchy directly above System Logistics S.p.A.; not independently verified against a primary filing | Not disclosed | Not verified | 2026-08-11 (Zavia sync) |
| System Logistics Corporation | United States (North Carolina) | US NC 0450984095 (per Zavia registry data) | Direct subsidiary (per Zavia registry data); independently confirmed active via its own December 2016 acquisition of the Vertique business, announced on the company’s official website | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2016-12 / 2026-08-11 |
| System Logistics Spain S.L. | Spain | ES B12956314 (per Zavia registry data) | Direct subsidiary (per Zavia registry data) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-08-11 |
| System Ltd | United Kingdom | GB 05261430 (per Zavia registry data) | Direct subsidiary (per Zavia registry data) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-08-11 |
| Systemlog de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | MX SME1509116G2 (per Zavia registry data) | Direct subsidiary (per Zavia registry data) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-08-11 |
| System Logistics GmbH | Germany | DE 92224B6473 (per Zavia registry data) | Sister company within the Krones Group, established 2019 in Wackersdorf per the company’s official history page; recorded separately in Zavia’s registry data under a different Krones-group branch | Not applicable | Active | 2019 |
Recent structural changes
- Change of parent: on March 31, 2016, System S.p.A. announced the sale of a 60% stake in System Logistics S.p.A. to Krones AG; the transaction closed May 31, 2016. Sources: joint company press release, March 31, 2016; Packaging World and RTTNews closing reports, June 2016.
- New business acquisition via subsidiary: in December 2016, US subsidiary System Logistics Corporation acquired the Vertique warehouse-automation business, based in Arden, North Carolina, from Illinois Tool Works Inc. Source: company official announcement, “System Logistics Acquires the Vertique Business,” systemlogistics.com.
- Internal group reorganization: in 2019, System Logistics GmbH was established in Wackersdorf, Germany, consolidating Krones’ intralogistics operations, per the company’s official history page. Source: systemlogistics.com/int/company/history.
Data availability
Partial. The 2016 change-of-control transaction and several international group entities are documented through official company announcements and Zavia’s synced registry data, but a complete, current ownership chain — including the exact present-day shareholding split between Krones AG and System S.p.A., and independent confirmation of KOSME S.r.l.’s role — could not be verified against a primary Italian Registro Imprese filing during this review. This should not be read as evidence that the unverified linkage is incorrect, only that it remains unconfirmed.
Sources
- System S.p.A. / Krones AG, joint press release, March 31, 2016 – https://www.systemlogistics.com/media/546/d-1/t-file/16040110151_pr_system_krones_it.pdf – retrieved 2026-09-09
- System Logistics, official corporate history page – https://www.systemlogistics.com/int/company/history – retrieved 2026-09-09
- System Logistics, “System Logistics Acquires the Vertique Business” – https://www.systemlogistics.com/int/news/news/system-logistics-acquires-the-vertique-business – retrieved 2026-09-09
- Packaging World, “Krones acquires 60% of System Logistics shares” – https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/machinery/feeding-inserting-unscrambling/press-release/13370101/krones-acquires-60-of-system-logistics-shares – retrieved 2026-09-09
- MarketScreener, “Krones AG: Shareholders, Shareholding Structure” – https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/KRONES-AG-111960626/company-shareholders/ – retrieved 2026-09-09
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is System Logistics S.p.A.?
System Logistics S.p.A. is an Italian joint-stock company registered with the Modena Chamber of Commerce (REA MO-407313, VAT IT03665250365) that designs, manufactures and installs automated warehousing and intralogistics systems, mainly for the food and beverage and grocery-distribution sectors.
Where is System Logistics S.p.A. registered?
Its registered office is at Via Ghiarola Vecchia 50, 41042 Fiorano Modenese (MO), Italy. This is in the Province of Modena, not the Province of Reggio Emilia.
What is System Logistics S.p.A.'s registration number?
REA MO-407313, as recorded by the Modena Chamber of Commerce; its VAT number is IT03665250365.
What is the current registry status of System Logistics S.p.A.?
Active, according to the registry data synced to this profile. An active status does not by itself indicate that the company is currently trading.
When was System Logistics founded?
The company's official history traces its origins to 1976, when a predecessor business, System CMA, was established in Fiorano Modenese; the System Logistics brand followed in 1987, and the business became an independent joint-stock company in 2008. The registry data synced to this profile separately lists an incorporation date of January 1, 1994, which this profile does not attempt to reconcile with the company's own published history.
What products does System Logistics S.p.A. make?
Automated storage and retrieval systems, stacker cranes, automated guided vehicles, order-picking solutions and its SYSTORE warehouse-management software, along with related installation, maintenance and after-sales services.
Is System Logistics S.p.A. part of a corporate group?
Yes. On March 31, 2016, System S.p.A. sold a 60% stake in System Logistics S.p.A. to Krones AG of Germany, a transaction that closed on May 31, 2016 and made System Logistics S.p.A. part of the Krones Group. The current, exact shareholding split was not independently confirmed during this review.
Who owns System Logistics S.p.A.?
Krones AG (Germany) acquired a 60% stake from System S.p.A. in 2016. Zavia's registry data places an Italian Krones-group entity, KOSME S.r.l., directly above System Logistics S.p.A. in the ownership chain, but this specific link could not be independently verified against a primary Italian filing during this review.
Who is the ultimate parent of System Logistics S.p.A.?
Krones AG's own major-shareholder disclosures identify Familie Kronseder Konsortium GbR, a voting-pool consortium of descendants of Krones founder Hermann Kronseder, as holding approximately 51.9% of Krones AG, making it the ultimate controlling shareholder of the wider group.
Who is the CEO of System Logistics S.p.A.?
Luigi Panzetti is named as CEO of System Logistics in a June 24, 2024 Il Sole 24 Ore article. No appointment date or registered legal role was confirmed from a primary registry filing during this review.
Does System Logistics S.p.A. have publicly disclosed shareholders?
Only historically: a 2016 joint press release confirms Krones AG acquired 60% of the company from System S.p.A. Italy's Registro Imprese and Registro dei Titolari Effettivi hold more current shareholder and beneficial-ownership data, but this sits behind a paid service that was not accessible during this review.
What is System Logistics' reported revenue and employee count?
Il Sole 24 Ore reported in June 2024 that System Logistics generated revenue of more than €300 million and employed approximately 800 people, of whom around 400 work at the Fiorano Modenese site. The article does not confirm whether these figures relate to System Logistics S.p.A. alone or its wider international network.
Is SYSTEM LOGISTICS SPA still an active company?
SYSTEM LOGISTICS SPA's status is listed as active.
What is SYSTEM LOGISTICS SPA's registered address?
The registered address on file for SYSTEM LOGISTICS SPA is FIORANO MODENESE, Italy.
Can Zavia monitor changes to SYSTEM LOGISTICS SPA's ownership over time?
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