Giulio Barbieri:
an Italian excellence
Giulio Barbieri:
an Italian excellence
We put passion and emotion in every creation, through a dynamic and competent planning, always ready to give answers appropriate in tune with the changing times.
Founded in 1990, Giulio Barbieri is now an international benchmark in the design of aluminum outdoor structures that combine functionality, durability, and aesthetics.
Originally established in the professional event gazebo sector, the company has collaborated over the years with major international organizations, including MotoGP and Formula 1 teams, as well as global events such as the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the London Olympic Games, and the Cortina Winter Olympics.
Ease of installation, high-quality materials, and attention to formal detail have gradually become defining elements of the Giulio Barbieri design approach, leading to the development of new product lines including expandable tunnels, carports, pergolas, and photovoltaic solutions.
In recent years, the company has focused its research on sustainable outdoor systems, developing photovoltaic canopies and pergolas designed to integrate renewable energy, architecture, and comfort into industrial, commercial, and residential spaces.
Since 2024, Giulio Barbieri has been part of the BAT Group, which became the FrontYard Group in 2025, alongside the BAT and KE brands. This integration has strengthened the company’s international presence and expanded opportunities for research, development, and design applied to outdoor living spaces.
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Vision
We see a specific and exponential orientation in our product offerings with a clear ecological footprint geared toward a new lifestyle, where the outdoors represents contact with nature, where boundaries are made up and dematerialized. Our systems equipped with renewable energy sources are a consistent response to the need to preserve, respect and maintain what we share with living things.
Mission
For more than 30 years we have been the bearers of a narrative that has centuries-old roots strongly linked to the land and its fruits. Our mission is not to betray the spirit of cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, irrigating and harvesting. True to our model, we cultivate humane relationships and give birth to products by pandering to the time required for ripening and harvesting as it happens in nature. This operation of ours has enabled us to generate design capable of grasping contemporary market evolutions and to consolidate a shared business ethic that convenes, creates value and distributes opportunities.
Our Story
1989
FOUNDATION
Giulio Barbieri founded the company that bears his name, specializing in the production of marquee tents.
1990
RETRACTABLE TUNNELS ARE BORN
The line of retractable aluminum tunnels is launched.
1995
INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE
The Sydney Opera House in Australia chooses Giulio Barbieri's gazebos for a prestigious setup.
2001
GAZEBO LINE RENEWAL
The gazebo line is being renewed and new models are introduced.
2005
A NEW HEADQUARTERS
The new company headquarters is inaugurated.
2009
FIFA WORLD CUP 2010
Giulio Barbieri Srl is selected as the official FIFA supplier for the World Cup in South Africa.
2010
A NEW LINE
Introduction to the global market of aluminum canopies with a concrete base that do not require foundation work.
2012
LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
Barbieri gazebos are the main feature of the Hospitality area during the London Olympics.
2015
THE OUTDOOR LINE IS BORN
The line of pergolas and shading sails is born.
2019
GREEN VANGUARD
Giulio Barbieri canopies are installed at the Mobility Hub in Oslo, European Green Capital.
2020
FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
Sanitary Gate is created, an extendable sanitizing tunnel with an integrated nebulization system used during the Covid-19 health emergency.
2020
LOGO RESTYLING
Giulio Barbieri S.r.l. decisively and representatively redefines its Brand Identity.
2021
ECLETTICA IS BORN
Eclettica is born, the isothermal pergola with a fixed roof, a new type of pergola that redefines four-season outdoor spaces.
2022
THE SOLAR POWER LINE IS BORN
The SOLAR POWER range is born: pergolas and carports with integrated photovoltaic systems.
2022
QZEBO FOR FORMULA 1
Giulio Barbieri is chosen as the official supplier for the Formula 1 Grand Prix; Qzebo hosts the Official Merchandising Store area at every stop of the World Championship.
2023
INTRODUCING NAKED, MORE THAN JUST A PERGOLA
Introducing NAKED, the photovoltaic pergola that can be installed without the need for permits, serving the dual function of supporting the photovoltaic kit and providing shade.
2023
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOLAR POWER LINE
The SOLAR POWER range is updated with an offer increasingly focused on performance, featuring elegant and reliable structures, integrated with high-performance photovoltaic kits.
2024
GIULIO BARBIERI JOINS THE BAT GROUP
This integration has allowed the company to expand its offering and strengthen its international presence, benefiting from new commercial and research & development synergies.
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2025
BAT GROUP BECOMES FRONTYARD GROUP
This change aims to strengthen the group's identity in the global market, with a focus on the companies that make it up: BAT, KE, and Giulio Barbieri.
Insights
Corporate headquarters
The Giulio Barbieri S.r.l. industrial complex, located in a farmyard dating back to the early 20th century on a 90,000-square-meter plot of land, occupies 35,000 square meters for the production and marketing of its products. The restoration of the former barn, which has been converted into sales and marketing offices, preserves the original identity with advanced technological interventions.
Biography Giulio Barbieri
Giulio Barbieri, a Ferrara entrepreneur born in 1956, faces many challenges: from losing his father to starting several successful business ventures. He ran for mayor of Ferrara in 2009 and achieved a good election result. After the 2012 earthquake, start a solidarity project to help earthquake victims. Despite economic difficulties in 2013, he invested in innovation and received the honor of Knight Officer of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Bird Tower
Located near the headquarters of Giulio Barbieri S.r.l. and purchased at the behest of its president on Oct. 18, 2010, the Bird Tower is an architecturally and historically significant 13th-century building.
