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combined with a careful attention to the relationship with the yacht-owner. Aicon now has two production facilities close to Messina, one devoted to the production of the Flybridge range (Giammoro) and another to the production of the Open range (Villafran- ca Tirrena). The Giammoro site is also headquarters for the office district and hosts the Aicon “Style Centre”, responsible for the design, research, and development. In the R&D sector Aicon, together with some Italian Universities, has various projects underway, turned to the study and testing of new materials and new produc- tion methods. Aicon is also present in the Americas with a Group company. A dealer network represents Aicon in Americas as well as in the EMEA area (Europe and Middle East). The Company has recently arrived in Asia, with the foundation of Aicon International Trading (Shangai) Co. Ltd.