Who we are

Entrust a company built
on global presence an local values

Rely on four decades of striving for excellence, focusing on cutting-edge display solutions and cross-industry innovation, while prioritizing customer service and meaningful relationships. Today we offer you tailored and future-proof display technology at the lowest total cost of ownership, supporting your specific needs at every step of a new project.

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Our Identity

Our commitment to you is built on innovation, trustworthiness and sustainability

Despite relentless research and development, we also make sure to never lose sight of the present. Trust in our dedication to innovation, nurturing our people, the environment and our business relationships, while still looking forward to a more sustainable and even more tailored approach to solutions, customer experience and continuous improvement.

Our history

Your partner all along, from the beginning to present times

Striving for perfection and not taking success for granted, we still see every new challenge as we did in our early days: an opportunity to better ourselves, enhance effectiveness and establish a global presence, to maintain competitiveness and relevance in a rapidly evolving industry, and improve the offer for our customers.

45 + years of history
Our commitment to your success, by the numbers
1000 + employees (20% engineers)
120 MM+ GDS turnover, in US$
10 MM+/year investment in R&D, in US$
GDS Worldwide Our GLocal expertise,
at your fingertips

With our deep knowledge of electronics, LED lighting technology, optics and telecommunications, you can imagine any tailored and specific turnkey solution that benefits from a global perspective and a profound understanding of local needs, elevating every project and its own unique characteristics.

Production and R&D Sites Distribution Offices Production Sites
Our Values The key principles behind our operations

Daily actions, long-term strategies, governance and customer satisfaction: all our decisions and actions are inspired by four essential values.

Innovation

Benefit from thoughtful investments in research and development that guarantee engineering excellence and cutting-edge lab tests. Get access to the latest technology thanks to a conscious approach to change and future that secures our ability to continuously update the skills and knowledge behind our solutions.

Sustainability

Following an eco-by-design process, our products come to life with sustainability in mind. A perfect match if you value technology as a benefit to all living beings and having a positive impact on society. Choosing GDS you choose sustainable materials and mindful assessments of ESG impacts.

Trustworthy

Partner with a company that puts trust as the cornerstone of every relationship. Upright behaviors, strong ethics, sharing knowledge and processes, choosing local businesses: every aspect is crucial to our company integrity and to ensure you can build meaningful connections with us.

GLocal mindset

Acquire tailor-made solutions that cater to your specific needs and local context.

Our global presence is combined with the ability to keep a local mentality and the sensitivity for peculiarities and uniqueness. With worldwide availability and the mindset of a local business, you can count on the perfect balance.

Lab and certifications Experimenting
and pursuing excellence

The beating heart of our innovation process, our labs are where R&D and rigorous tests guarantee our production quality for you. To achieve the maximum product standards we invest constantly in training, equipment, qualified teams and hi-tech experiments to ensure that nothing is left to chance.

ISO 9001 certification for Quality Management Systems

ISO 14001 certification for the Environmental Management System

ISO 45001 certification for Occupational Health and Safety Management

ISO 27001 certification for Information Security Management System

EN 13032 standard for Measurement and Presentation of Photometric Data for Luminaires

Ecovadis Bronze certification
for GDS’ performance in relation to the environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement

EPDItaly, LCA certification measuring the environmental performance of a product or service throughout its life cycle

GDS is part of the TALQ consortium, which has defined a global interface standard between the various devices that integrate into smart city networks.

UNI/PdR 125:2022 standard that certifies measures to ensure gender equality in the workplace

CTF Stage 2 accreditation of GDS laboratories from Intertek, for all the tests required to achieve ENEC and CB certification

TransQ is a supplier qualification system for the transport industry, that enables buying organisations to identify, qualify, evaluate and monitor suppliers to reduce supply chain risk.

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