Tabarelli spa was founded in the 30’s as a family business producing drying ovens for silk cocoons and cereals. The company then applied its expertise to the agricultural sector, producing irrigation systems, sewage tanks and, towards the mid 50’s, building the first self-propelled loaders for agriculture.

When, at the beginning of the 60’s, the market demonstrated the need to move metal and scrap, in 1961, Tabarelli produced  its first  road loader with a grab suitable for this purpose. The construction of the first machines took place in that era, using numerous components from road vehicles, particularly as regards the transmission and related elements.

Even with the limitations due to the fact that they had to adapt components to a use that they were not originally designed for, the solutions developed were increasingly focused on achieving functionality, robustness and reliability, suitable for all of the different types of work the machines had to perform.  If new or recycled components with the right characteristics could not be found, they were built especially, using specific dies and machining cycles.

Subsequently, the company went on to develop these machines, seeking to improve performance, using commercial parts designed for this purpose, working with specialist suppliers and partners in order to offer modern machines with the best trade-off possible between new solutions and guaranteed reliability. Furthermore, models were designed and built for different purposes, such as crane trucks, excavators, timber loaders, fixed work stations.

From the 60’s onwards, loader production was flanked by the specific construction of scrap presses by Idromec.
At present, the product range comprises machines with weights from 10 to 40 tons, and from 80 to 240 hp, featuring the most modern developments in electro-mechanics in terms of engines and hydraulic system management to guarantee higher precision and ease of use.

The design and development of new solutions has encompassed the potential offered by computerised calculation and design tools  and by new highly resistant materials, all of which with the aim of offering machines with increasingly high performance, reliability and guaranteed efficiency.