Officine Minelli material handlers in the plant yard

Material handlersHydraulic, for recycling

Seventy years of hydraulic material handlers

Since 1956 Officine Minelli has designed and built material handlers for moving bulk materials, from recycling plants to feeding presses. Part of the group since 2026.

Foundation: 1956Founded as a steel fabrication shop
Site: Cazzago San Martino (BS)Via Padana Superiore, 1
Role in the group: Material handlingFeeds presses, shears and plants
Markets: Europe and USACompliant with emissions regulations

History

From steel fabrication shop to material handler manufacturer

Officine Minelli was founded in the mid-twentieth century as a steel fabrication shop for the construction industry, and also built the sheds that would shortly afterwards house the company itself.

From steel structures the company moved to agricultural machinery, then to excavators, and finally to its first scrap handler. From that moment it has built a single family of machines, progressively widening its configurations: today the handler is sized on the material to be moved and on the manoeuvring space available.

Since 2026 Officine Minelli has been part of the Carnovali-CBS Group, bringing into the chain the machine that moves material before it is compacted.

—Self-propelled hydraulic material handlers, designed and built in house

—Configurations made to measure for every yard and every space

—Battery-electric series, in the M15E and M20E versions

—ESG principles and the 231 organisational model

An early Minelli handler in front of the workshopficina

The material handlers

The nine handler models in the catalogue

The choice of handler depends on the weight of the material to be moved, on the reach required and on the manoeuvring space available.

15 t

M15E

Battery pack and electric motor: the smallest in the range also works indoors, where an emission-free atmosphere is required.

7,4 m32 kWZero emissions

18 t

M18

Paper mills, vehicle dismantling, waste logistics, scrap metal and firewood: the most versatile in the line.

8 m90 kW

20 t

M20

Pantograph cab up to five metres and a boom of over nine: designed for yards that develop upwards.

8.3 ÷ 9.3 m90 kW

24,5 t

M20E

The most widely used model in waste recycling, in the electric version: two motors, battery pack and energy recovery.

8.3 ÷ 9.3 m50 ÷ 28 kWZero emissions

25 t

M25

Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, cables, paper, plastic, waste and logs: it adapts to any yard and any environment.

8.5 ÷ 10 m106 kW

30 t

M30

Scrap collection, feeding medium and large shear-balers and stockpiling, with an oversized undercarriage and excellent stability on wheels.

9.5 ÷ 11.7 m151 kW

35 t

M35

Metallurgy and steelmaking: ore, scrap, process offcuts, ladle residues, rolled products and semi-finished goods.

11.7 ÷ 13.7 m151 kW

38 ÷ 42 t

M40

Feeding mills and moving scrap in large stockpiles, where work runs on several shifts and the plant never stops.

11.7 ÷ 16 m205 kW

48 t

M45

Semi-finished and bulk products in large volumes, with Ultra Heavy Duty axles and sixteen metres of reach.

16 m205 kW

Sustainability and governance

The ESG approach and the 231 organisational model

Officine Minelli combines ESG principles, environment, people and governance, with the organisation, management and control model required by Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001. The model and the code of ethics were adopted by the board of directors on 30 May 2025.

—EnvironmentProduct development is directed towards low-impact innovation. The range includes two electric models, M15E and M20E, powered by a battery pack and with no exhaust emissions.

—PeopleThe company states the wellbeing of its employees as an objective, within a sustainable and transparent management of the business.

—GovernanceThe 231 model defines areas at risk, the supervisory body and the disciplinary system. The code of ethics sets the rules of conduct for directors, employees and collaborators.

Officine Minelli M15E electric material handler, E-Mission Zero version

Governance documents

Code of ethicsRules of conduct for internal and external recipients+

The code of ethics identifies its recipients, the principles of conduct towards collaborators, customers, suppliers and public authorities, and the penalties applied in the event of breach. It is an integral part of the organisation, management and control model.

Reference: D.Lgs. 231/2001
Revision: 00 of 30 May 2025
Approval: Board of directors

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Organisation, management and control modelGeneral section+

The general section describes the structure of the model, the areas at risk of offence, the duties of the supervisory body, the information flows and the disciplinary system.

Reference: D.Lgs. 231/2001
Revision: 00 of 30 May 2025
Approval: Board of directors

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