Pasta Tarcisio SA (Balerna)

That of the Tarcisio Pasta Group constitutes one of the most significant entrepreneurial histories in Ticino for tenacity and family continuity. We can start from the origins.

In 1946 Giuseppe and Ernesta Pasta gave birth to Tarcisio, the third of their six children. Growing up in Vacallo, Tarcisio showed from an early age a keen interest in motors and, with his brothers, began to put together "home made" mopeds and go karts, all made from elements he managed to scrape together that he tried out on the narrow streets of the village. Following his mechanical training and recognition as the best trainee in Ticino that year, Tarcisio was hired as a mechanic; but in 1968, with great entrepreneurial spirit, he founded his first company by taking over a small garage in Balerna, on Via San Gottardo, still the historic headquarters of the Tarcisio Pasta SA Group.

Within a few years, Garage Tarcisio Pasta SA, acquired solidity, credibility and esteem. In 1981 an exclusive showcase for British cars was designed and built. The next stage was in 1993 with the creation in Balerna of the Ford Center, the Sprintcar garage on Via Sottobisio, where the "parent" brand of the Premier Automotive Group is represented for the entire Mendrisiotto area. A few years later, the decision matured to cross the Monteceneri with Jaguar and Land Rover, a brand not yet officially represented in this region. Thus, in 2000, they began the search to find a suitable piece of land for the purpose, that is, a place that was highly visible and easily accessible from all over Ticino, and they built what they proudly consider a jewel of architecture. The same thing happened, four years later, when they opened the second garage that constitutes the Tarcisio Pasta SA Group, also from Cadenazzo benefiting from the ISO 14024 certification guaranteeing management quality in all its processes.