Aboutcamp BtoB, the international trade magazine for caravanning professionals, has dedicated an in-depth feature to LAPI and the growth strategy that is strengthening the company’s position in the recreational vehicle industry.
Entitled “Growing by integration”, the article explores LAPI’s evolution following the integration of Simpla and AP Form, which has created a broader industrial group combining complementary expertise, technologies and manufacturing capabilities, with thermoforming remaining the common technological foundation across its operations.
This development is particularly significant for the RV, motorhome and caravan industry, a market LAPI has been serving for approximately twenty years. Today, the Group can support manufacturers in the development of complex and large thermoformed components, providing expertise from product development and co-engineering through to serial production. The focus is increasingly on high value-added applications, where engineering expertise, material performance and high-quality finishes can make a substantial difference.
The feature, published in connection with LAPI’s presence at the Caravan Salon Düsseldorf, also highlights the Group’s expanded industrial scale and the investments being made to further increase production capacity, efficiency and operational flexibility. These include the expansion of the Reggio Emilia site, which will bring LAPI’s overall industrial footprint to more than 54,000 square metres.
The article also looks at sustainability as an integral part of LAPI’s development strategy: from becoming a Benefit Company in 2024 and working towards B Corp certification to the growing focus on recyclability, circularity and material traceability.
Read the full Aboutcamp BtoB article to discover the complete feature on LAPI.
