Beretta Holding is headquartered in Luxembourg. It is an holding company for the Italian industrial group and holds direct or indirect participation in 26 companies.[4][5] The eponymous company is managed by fifteenth-generation descendants of MaestroBartolomeo Beretta, progenitor of a firearms manufacturing dynasty.[3][6]
Beretta USA was founded in 1972 and based in Accokeek, Maryland.[13] It manufactures military, police, and civilian pistols.[14] United States sales produce over half of Beretta's revenue.[15] In May 2013 the company announced that, despite disagreements with the State of Maryland over recently enacted changes to Maryland gun control laws, it would not relocate its Accokeek facility.[16] As of 2014, the facility employed around 400 workers.[14]
In January 2014 Beretta announced the construction of a design and production facility in Gallatin, Tennessee to expand its US operations.[14][17] On 22 July 2014, in a reversal of their 2013 decision to keep some production operations in Accokeek, Beretta announced that it would move all manufacturing from Maryland to the Gallatin facility, which was originally expected to manufacture machinery and new products only. Beretta stated that the decision was in response to further restrictions on firearms manufacturing being considered by the Maryland Legislature.[18] The new US$45 million facility, on a 100 acres (40 hectares) site in the Nashville area, was scheduled to be completed in early 2015 and ultimately employ 300 workers.[19][20] However, construction was delayed by weather.[21]
Then-CEO Ugo Gussalli Beretta personally visited the Gallatin site and stated, regarding the new facility, "In return for our investment in jobs, facilities, and assistance to the local economy, we ask for respect and a supportive business climate. We deserve such respect. We make the standard sidearm for the U.S. armed forces. We also make firearms that police and consumers use to save their lives and the lives of others."[22] Beretta began moving equipment into the Gallatin plant once it received a certificate of occupancy in December 2015, and by January 2016 the plant was partially operational.[23][24] On 15 April, the company celebrated its factory opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony officiated by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Ugo Gussalli Beretta and his sons, Pietro and Franco.[25][26][27][28]
Through its Steiner subsidiary, on 31 December 2015, Beretta Holding acquired two electro-optics companies: STS in Beavercreek, Ohio; and Diffraction Ltd in Burlington, Vermont.[38][39]
Others
The Beretta Defense Technologies (BDT) international business unit was created in 2012[40] as an alliance of four companies owned by Beretta Holding (Beretta, Benelli, Sako and Steiner) to serve government, military and law enforcement customers.[41][42]
^"Press Release". Beretta Holding. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015. A major influence on the sales results in year 2014 was a United States demand shortfall for civilian products, which was extraordinarily strong in FY 2013.
^Martin, Guy (29 September 2014). "La Vita Beretta: At Home in Italy with the First Family of Firearms". Forbes Life. Retrieved 23 July 2015. To the best of the company's knowledge, Beretta was up and running as a concern for roughly 80 years by the time Bartolomeo Beretta got the big order for 185 harquebus barrels from the doge of Venice in 1526, which is the listed 'official' birth of the company.
^"History". Benelli Armi S.p.A. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Benelli was acquired by Beretta in 1983.
^"Gallery Paris". Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Following the opening of the New York, Buenos Aires and Dallas Galleries, Beretta opened its first Gallery in Europe, coinciding with the 476th anniversary of the company in 2002.
^"Company Profile". Steiner-Optik GmbH. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Steiner-Optik was recently acquired by the Beretta Group.
^"OUR STORY". Sako Ltd. Retrieved 24 March 2015. At the turn of the millennium, Sako was honored to become a member of the Beretta Group, which gave access to new and advanced production methods enabling us to continuously refine our product development.
^"About Us". GMK Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2015. In 2006 Beretta, the major supplier to GMK bought 20% of the company. In March 2013, Beretta increased their share of the business to 60%.
^"Europe's flourishing gunmakers - Trigger happy". The Economist. Paris. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018. The NRA has acknowledged the Beretta family as a high-ranking donor for giving more than $1m over the years, granting them the title of 'ring of freedom'.
^Harrison, Scott (21 February 2014). "Project Clover: Inside the deal for Beretta". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved 21 July 2015. … wooing Beretta to Gallatin took nearly a year of negotiations and site visits, a dinner in a northern Italy vineyard and lunch in Gallatin with grits and ribs.
^Smith, Charlie (21 July 2015). "How Beretta USA Chose Gallatin"(PDF). ACEC Tennessee Newsletter (July–August 2015). Nashville: American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
^"Beretta moving towards completion". The Gallatin News. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016. Fenton said the goal is to have an official ribbon-cutting at the plant in the middle of April.
^"3 Arrows Services". 3 Arrows Services Inc. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015. 3 Arrows Services, Inc. is a Company of the Beretta Holding Group
^"About Stoeger Industries". Stoeger Industries. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Stoeger Industries, established in 1924, is a member of the Benelli USA family of companies, located in Accokeek, Maryland.
^"About Us". Consumer Site. Stoeger Canada. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Stoeger Canada is owned and operated as a subsidiary of Beretta Holdings.
^"Defense About Us". Beretta Defense Technologies. Stoeger Canada. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015. In April 2007, a contract to supply the pistol model Px4 Storm to the Canada Borders Services Agency was signed.
^"Burris Optics". Burris Company. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Burris Company is owned by Beretta Holding S.p.A.
^"The History of Laser Devices". Steiner Defense. Beretta, Inc. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Laser Devices products are manufactured in our 34,000 square foot facility located along the scenic central coast of Monterey, California.
