With more than $14 million in its multi-year portfolio in Canada, thanks in part to recent acquisitions, Ecogest aims for $30 million in the U.S. by 2028 and is preparing a North American Holding Company to attract public and private investment.
Ravenna, July 30, 2025 – A European reality, with global projection, in green infrastructure activities is being consolidated. With the establishment of Ecogest USA, the Ecogest Group – the Italian leader in environmental maintenance of roads and highways – takes a decisive step in its internationalization path, positioning itself as a strategic player in the green transition of the North American infrastructure sector.
The new subsidiary, which will have its operational headquarters in the United States, is a natural evolution of the path begun in 2022 in Canada with Ecogest North America. Founded in October 2021 and operational since 2023, the Canadian company has quickly built a strong presence through a multi-year portfolio structured on recurring contracts, now totaling $5.3 million. To further strengthen its presence, in June 2025, Ecogest acquired Greenbrier Landscaping Inc., a historic landscaping company in Ontario, with an additional multi-year portfolio of $9.1 million.
The entry into the U.S. market now aims to replicate – on an expanded scale – an already validated operating model: Ecogest USA will develop a stand-alone, flexible industry infrastructure, with a growth projection of $30 million multi-year portfolio by 2028, supported by local alliances, public procurements and state infrastructure resilience plans.
“The U.S. market today is a strategic hub in the fight against the effects of climate change on infrastructure,” says Valerio Molinari, the Group’s chairman and major shareholder. “After Canada, the United States is the natural next step. Ours is a scalable industrial model in which environmental maintenance is a strategic lever for the durability of infrastructure and the reduction of environmental risks. We are ready to compete with a concrete and replicable value proposal.”
The new U.S. entity will be led by Valerio Molinari, joined on the board by Tommaso and Camilla Molinari, General Manager Pietro Torchi, Canadian partner Fernando Tito, and Roberta Marcenaro, a key figure in the U.S. market entry. The operational plan includes the creation of a North American holding company by 2026, which will coordinate activities between the U.S. and Canada and serve as a platform for joint investments, including in partnership with institutional and industrial entities.
With more than 60 years of history, headquarters in Cotignola (RA), and a solid reputation as a European player in sustainability applied to road engineering, Ecogest aims to be a technical interlocutor for a new season of public and private investment in the infrastructure sector, including ESG. “The challenge is to build lasting value: economic, environmental and social,” Molinari concludes. “The experience gained in Italy and Canada now allows us to offer know-how, reliability and financial solidity to a U.S. market that is increasingly attentive to the environmental impact of infrastructure.” An operational roadshow will begin in the coming weeks between Washington, New York, Boston and Toronto, with targeted meetings with federal authorities, concessionaires, infrastructure funds and industry stakeholders. The group is already active in building a network of strategic relationships along the East Coast, with a view to starting the first U.S. construction sites by 2026, and strengthening its existing position in the Canadian market.”