Franco Polti was born in a small village in Southern Italy. At the age of 15, he moved to Como, where his father was born, and attended the Professional Technical School, then started working as a representative of professional steam ironers for laundries.

In 1974 he got married to Teresa Napoli, a lucky meeting with an equally bright woman who has been standing by his side from the very beginning and gave her contribution so that the Polti's story would become a successful story.
  

In order to produce Vaporella, Franco Polti opened a small artisan family company and worked in a cellar underneath his house, he employed four, five people. He promoted his product through the brand new private networks and the local exhibitions. Success arrived immediately and a year later Vaporella conquered the consumers all over the world.

In 1984, Franco Polti gave birth to Polti Spa. and its first plant in Olgiate Comasco.

In 1998 a new ambitious project on one of the components of his products was realized: the cap of the steam generator. The famous “safety cap” was born and patented by Polti worldwide: the cap will not open if inside the boiler there is even the smallest quantity of steam. The safety cap is such an original and important patent that it has been forged by the competitors.

 

 

 

 

 

Today, Polti is the main manufacturer of steam household appliances in Europe, with an increasing trend.

Polti is among the few companies which produce entirely on the national territory so is able to check directly each phase of production.

Polti is one of the few companies that still produce most of its products in Italy; this means the company is able to control the entire production process and to guarantee high quality standards.