CASE STUDY
Case study polieco-logo-colore

Plastics and infrastructure — Brand Architecture for an international industrial group.

01The challenge

Industrie Polieco M.P.B. brings together industrial companies specialised in corrugated pipes, composite manhole covers and polymer compounds, operating in different markets but sharing the same industrial vision. The group’s growth made it necessary to redefine the Brand Architecture, clarifying the holding’s role and enhancing the identities of Polieco Group and M.P.B. through a more coherent and recognisable communication system.

02The approach

WISE initiated a Brand Assessment process to analyse the company structure, positioning and brand perception. This led to a new Brand Architecture, accompanied by the definition of the visual identities for the holding and the business units, a dedicated positioning strategy and new corporate, digital and editorial communication tools.

03The outcome

A clearer, more structured and distinctive brand system, capable of reinforcing the holding’s role and enhancing the specific strengths of each industrial entity. The new architecture has improved the readability of the entire group and provided solid foundations for the development of communication across international markets.

01

Brand Assessment

Analysis of the company ecosystem, brand positioning and brand perception.

The diagnosis

The same industrial reality, read in two different ways inside and outside the company.

Externally

Similar names led to different websites, and different names to the same site: the Group's structure was not legible.

Internally

A shared Group identity was missing: conflicting definitions of the same ecosystem coexisted.

M.P.B.

Europe's largest compounder of polyethylene and polypropylene.

Worldwide

Raw materials in the coatings of the world's major gas, oil and water pipelines.

Polieco Group

Corrugated pipes and KIO composite manhole covers for infrastructure.

02

Brand Architecture

Redefining the hierarchy between holding company and business units through a coherent and scalable brand system.

The brand hierarchy

Three levels, one single direction: corporate, sector, market.

Corporate Industrie Polieco M.P.B. The holding · institutional voice of the Group
Business unit Polieco Group Corrugated pipes and KIO covers · infrastructure
Business unit M.P.B. PE and PP compounds · pipe coatings
Market specialisations · international subsidiaries
Italia France Slovakia Hellas
Models evaluated

Four models compared, one chosen: Endorsed.

Branded House

A single, exclusive master brand.

Endorsed

Autonomous brands under the Group umbrella.

Chosen model

Hybrid

Mixed model, in a transitional phase.

Stand alone

Separate identities per individual segment.

03

Brand Identity

Creation of the holding's identity and restyling of the visual identities of Industrie Polieco MPB, Polieco and M.P.B.

The holding · Parent company

The two business units merge in the pictogram: the gradient of both entities' colours and a symbol inspired by the pipe and the polymer.

Brand palette

Nero 90%
R60 G60 B60
Pantone 369 C
R95 G162 B53
Pantone 7470 C
R3 G88 B111
Navy
R29 G43 B80

Mark composition

Gradient of both BUsPipe + polymer symbol

Brand typeface

Poppins Poppins Bold · headings — Work Sans · body
Business Unit 1 · Pipes division

A historic soul in a contemporary body. A palette between earth and sky: teal evokes modernity, green honours the past.

Brand palette

Pantone 7470 C
R0 G88 B111
Pantone 369 C
R95 G175 B48
Cool Gray 7
R157 G155 B155
Nero 90%
R46 G45 B47

Brand values

DynamismReliabilityHeritage

Brand typeface

Barlow Condensed 50 years of international partnerships
Business Unit 2 · Compounds division

Dynamism and character: a dot-based pictogram, a stylisation of the polymer, and a lettering projected forward — an orientation towards the future and action.

Brand palette

Pantone 281 C
R29 G43 B80
Pantone 286 C
R24 G65 B131

Brand values

FlessibilitàAffidabilitàCompetenza

Font istituzionale

DM Sans Leader europea · 2ª al mondo nell'Oil&Gas
04

Brand Positioning

Definition of the strategic positioning of each entity according to its respective markets.

Pipes division · under Polieco Group

The ideal infrastructure partner.

A voice developed collectively under Polieco Group. Thirty years of research and innovation in high-density polyethylene corrugated pipes and composite road manhole covers: not just the best technical solution, but the best customer service.

DynamismCustomer focusReliabilityInnovation
Market

Distributors and companies in the public and private construction sector.

Compounds division · horizontal alignment with Polieco

Raw material for the world's greatest projects.

Europe's largest compounder of polyethylene and polypropylene. Its raw materials coat the steel pipes of the world's major gas, oil and water pipelines: a high-tech division projected towards the future and action.

FlexibilityReliabilityExpertise
Market

Oil & Gas and water infrastructure, on an international scale.

05

Media Relations

Press office and editorial communication in support of the new brand architecture launch and key company milestones.

Press office

From brand architecture to the pages of the press.

01Press releasesLaunch of the new identity and company milestones
02Media relationsRelationships with local and national media
03Editorial communicationCorporate content and editorial planning
04Milestone communicationGroup anniversaries and achievements
Press coverage

The new identity as told by local media.

Giornale di Brescia Bresciaoggi
Milestones — a narrative built around the Group's achievements
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