BLUE FLUO ISSUE • n°38 • 2024
Luxury Details
Bertazzoni Lift Marine and ICM Lift Marine are benchmarks in the creation of design elevators with unique technology that feature on board the most prestigious superyachts, made in Italy and elsewhere
by Samuela Urbini - ph. courtesy by Bertazzoni/ICM Lift Marine
Bertazzoni Lift Marine and ICM Lift Marine are two important Italian commercial enterprises, both centres of excellence in their respective fields, and the companies pool their expertise to offer an even higher-quality product. Both are backed by experience in production (ICM) and installation (Bertazzoni) of elevators for land-based architecture. In the early 2000s Benetti commissioned Ezio Bertazzoni to produce elevators for some of its 60-metre megayachts and Bertazzoni immediately turned to ICM, given their experience in supplying custom elevators. From that moment on they began specialising in the design, construction and installation of elevators and dumb
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Opposite page, Massimo Bezzi, CEO of ICM Lift Marine, and Gianluca Bertazzoni, CEO of Bertazzoni Lift Marine, who together produce and instal luxury elevators. Round or square, discreet or spectacular, there are no limits to the creativity dedicated to these products, as can be seen in the examples on these pages. Top right, the elevator on the 75-metre Admiral Kenshō of the Italian Sea Group; it is in bronze and with glass panels with an interior fabric layer
waiters for technologically advanced, aesthetically sophisticated yachts. Their portfolio of clients includes Benetti, Sanlorenzo and the Ferretti Group, with its CRN, Custom Line and Riva brands. Rossinavi, Codecasa, Baglietto, ISA Palumbo and more recently
The Italian Sea Group also joined this prestigious line-up. Not forgetting, of course, yards in the UAE and Turkey. “In late 2021 we installed elevator and dumb waiter systems on the world’s largest composite yacht”, says Massimo Bezzi, CEO of ICM Lift Marine, “A 175-foot Majestic that was a significant design challenge for us. And now we have a project for another 160-foot model”.
The success of the team lies in their readiness to say ‘Yes’ to unusual requirements, always managing to find a way to engineer and manufacture them. Take, for example, a concealed elevator to the sun deck, or the dumb waiter popping up out of the sun deck table, designed for an owner wanting to take coffee on the terrace and now installed on at least two or three yachts a year. “We’re doing something
even more unusual for a new project for a Viareggio yard”, says Gianluca Bertazzoni, CEO of Bertazzoni Lift Marine. “It’s an 80-metre yacht for an owner who’s also bought a tender, a more agile 30-metre craft. He wants to instal an elevator that can facilitate access to the aft beach platform for a member of the family, but it mustn’t be seen. This led to a number of safety, reliability and design challenges. But now it’s in the definitive manufacture stage”. As the number of systems mounted on yachts sailing on the world’s seas was increasing, ten years ago the two companies set up Vertec Marine, handling assistance, scheduled maintenance and repairs in a maximum of 72 hours, using spares kept available in case of breakdowns, operating from two service points, one in Italy covering the entire Mediterranean and one at Fort Lauderdale covering the US, with facilities also provided by partners in Los Angeles, Dubai and Singapore. The result is comprehensive client care backed by a reliable operator. www.icmliftmarine.com www.bertazzoniascensori.com
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