Professional Engineering Firm — Palermo, Italy

Engineering that prevents, verifies and proves.

Occupational safety, food hygiene, fire prevention, public entertainment and management systems: certified professional expertise for companies, public bodies and event organisers.

ISO 9001:2015 ISO 14001:2015 ISO 45001:2018 Min. Decree 37/08 · Letters A–G
2021Year of incorporation · operating since 2022
25+ yearsFounder's experience across research and industry
3 certified systemsISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 — certified by RINA
Letters A–GPlant licences · Ministerial Decree 37/2008
Who we are

One technical partner for companies, venues and events

Engineering expertise and permit-procedure know-how, brought together in a regulated professional firm.

Craft Engineering 937 S.T.P. a R.L. is an Italian professional engineering firm based in Palermo, incorporated in 2021 and operating since 2022. It combines the rigour and accountability of the regulated engineering profession with an integrated quality, environmental and occupational safety management system certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. The same discipline the firm designs for its clients is applied in-house and verified by an accredited third-party body.

The company is entered in the special section for Professional Firms (Società Tra Professionisti) of the Italian Companies Register and in the Special Section of the Register of the Engineers Association of the Province of Palermo (no. 08), with an Inarcassa social-security position. All professional assignments are carried out exclusively by chartered professionals, as required by Italian law governing professional firms.

The core of the practice is occupational health and safety under Legislative Decree 81/2008, alongside food hygiene and HACCP, management systems, event safety & security, fire prevention, energy management and plant design. The company works for SMEs, major clients and public administration, and takes part in European research projects under the Interreg Italy-Malta programme, designing pilot units and mobile laboratories for the circular economy of the sea and, since 2026, single-dose medical devices for ophthalmic use within the OPTIPLAT project.

A regulated professional firmProfessional ethics, liability and register membership: every assignment is performed by the designated chartered professional.
Certified integrated systemQuality, environment and safety certified by RINA under Accredia accreditation, across the entire service delivery cycle.
A single point of contactFrom advice to deliverable, from training to installation: full coverage of technical obligations, without fragmenting responsibilities.
Continuous regulatory oversightCompliance calendars, periodic audits and over 800 hours of specialist training within the team: keeping up to date is a process, not an event.

Antonino Di Cristofalo, Eng.

Sole director · Legal representative · Technical manager

  • Chartered chemical engineer — Palermo Register of Engineers no. 6350, Section A (since 2001); MEng in Chemical Engineering, 110/110 cum laude
  • Fire-safety professional — Italian Ministry of the Interior lists, ANPA code PA06350I01342
  • RSPP and Safety trainer (Interministerial Decree 06/03/2013) · Lead Auditor ISO 9001, 14001, 45001
  • Over 25 years across industrial research and RSPP assignments for private companies and the Sicilian Regional Government

Valentina Frandanisa, MSc

HSE professional · External RSPP · Partner

  • MSc in Geological Sciences — University of Palermo, 110/110
  • RSPP (Modules A+B+C) · Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO 45001 · internal auditor for integrated systems
  • Expert and Manager in Management Systems · EGE — Certified Energy Manager
  • HSE consultant for the food, food-service, public-entertainment and biotech sectors

Team training

Continuous professional development · attendance certificates

764 hoursof certified training
Occupational safety320 h
Management systems and auditing292 h
Sustainability · CO₂ and GHG54 h
Energy · EGE40 h
Food safety · HACCP · ISO 2200034 h
Forensic engineering and risk24 h

Hours resulting from the attendance certificates of the firm’s two professionals (RINA, Bureau Veritas, AIFES, Vega Formazione, 626 School and Li.Be courses). The main ones can be downloaded in the Auditors, Carbon management, Food safety and Forensic engineering sections; the others are available on request.

External RSPP Delegate of duties under art. 16 Safety trainer Lead Auditor ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 Internal auditor, integrated systems EGE · Certified Energy Manager Fire-safety professional HACCP consultant
“Every document carries a name and a professional register number: the person who signs is the person who carried out the survey, drafted the analysis and is professionally accountable for the result.” Antonino Di Cristofalo, Eng. · Sole director and technical manager
Services

Every capability, one firm

Integrated professional services for safety, compliance and organisational performance.

Occupational safety · Leg. Decree 81/08

External RSPP, delegation of duties under art. 16, risk assessment documents (DVR) and specific risk assessments, DUVRI, emergency plans, accident and near-miss analysis.

Certified scope ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001

Training

Qualified trainers (Interministerial Decree 06/03/2013): courses for workers and prevention officers, seminars, workshops and awareness campaigns.

Food hygiene · HACCP

Self-control systems based on the Codex Alimentarius, consultancy for food companies, processing plants and food service operators.

Certified scope ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001

Management systems · Audits

Implementation and auditing of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001; second-party audits for supplier and customer qualification; ISO 19011 methodology; ISO 31000 risk management; QHSE integration.

AICQ SICEV qualified Lead Auditors · ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001

Events · Safety & Security

Safety and security documentation for public events and public-entertainment licences, including events with critical issues.

Certified scope ISO 14001 · 45001

Fire prevention

Fire-safety professional listed with the Italian Ministry of the Interior (ANPA); fire risk assessment, Fire Brigade procedures and protection systems.

Certified scope ISO 14001 · 45001

Energy

Certified Energy Manager (EGE) expertise: ISO 50001, energy audits to UNI CEI EN 16247, UNI CEI 11339 and UNI CEI 11352.

Sustainability · CO₂

Consultancy on CO₂ and greenhouse gas emissions — carbon management: organisational (ISO 14064-1) and product (ISO 14067) carbon footprint, carbon neutrality pathways (ISO 14068). Method already applied to our own firm: 2025 inventory published.

EU funds · DNSH principle

Assessment of the “Do No Significant Harm” principle (Art. 17, Regulation (EU) 2020/852) for projects funded by Cohesion, Interreg and PNRR resources: ex-ante screening against the six environmental objectives at design stage, checklists and evidence for reporting, alignment with the Italian Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM). Hands-on experience as an Interreg project partner.

Reg. (EU) 2020/852 · Art. 17

Engineering & plants

Design, works supervision and testing; installation, conversion and maintenance of plants under Ministerial Decree 37/2008 (letters A–G); industrial processes and supplies.

Certified scope ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001

Permits · SCIA notifications

Certified notifications of commencement of business and management of authorisation procedures for commercial and public-entertainment activities.

Certified scope ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001
Container converted into a mobile laboratory — built by Craft Engineering 937 Special applications Container conversions and modifications for special applications

Mobile laboratories, process units and turnkey pilot plants, from design to testing.

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Research & Development

The company takes part in European Interreg Italy-Malta projects (BYTHOS EXTEND, HIGHGEL, TECMARECO, OPTIPLAT), designing and building pilot units, small-scale plants and mobile laboratories for the valorisation of fish industry by-products, and engineering and prototyping single-dose medical devices for ophthalmic use. Explore the projects →

Track record

The work delivered, in the field

A selection of the most significant assignments: measurable results, the authorities involved and documented outcomes.

10Events and venues served since 2025
6,700+Spectators of combined capacity
5CCVLPS procedures in 2025–2026
1,999Maximum licensed capacity

Public entertainment and events

  • Orizzonte, Arenella: complete 2026 process — Fire Brigade design approval for 2,000 people, SCIA filing and favourable technical inspection, public-entertainment licence of 13 August 2026 for 1,999 people across four layouts
  • Terraforma — Villa Tasca: temporary event for 1,000 attendees in the villa’s park — CCVLPS safety clearance and public-entertainment licence for the 2025 edition, public-entertainment authorisation under art. 68 TULPS of 16 October 2026 for the 2026 edition
  • Club Riviera Mondello — ALVI: full Fire Brigade–CCVLPS–SUAP licensing process for open-air dancing, capacity of 490 (2026)
  • Zaya Club — BUBI: opening of the venue with municipal licence, capacity of 518 (2025)
  • Cinema Teatro Dante: full CCVLPS procedure and public-entertainment licence under art. 68 TULPS of 30/10/2026 for cinema/theatre, dinner-show and discotheque — three operating configurations: 684 seats (cinema/theatre), 424 (dinner-show), 630 persons (discotheque) (2026)
  • Festivals: Nomad Music Festival '25 · Club Riviera Festival · Terrasini Al Sea Club · Torrearsa Summer Festival

Companies, public bodies and research

  • External RSPP for the Sicilian Regional Government (Servizi Ausiliari Sicilia) since 2023
  • Delegation of employer duties under art. 16 of Leg. Decree 81/08 for food-retail companies
  • RSPP and HSE consultancy for the food chain, meat processing, catering and events
  • Fire Brigade filings with favourable opinion of the Palermo Command for entertainment venues of up to 2,000 people
  • Interreg Italy-Malta projects with the University of Palermo and the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station: FRAP mobile unit, HIGHGEL pilot plant, TECMARECO mobile laboratory
  • OPTIPLAT (2026): industrial partner for the engineering and prototyping of sterile single-dose devices for ophthalmic use — lead partner University of Palermo, with the University of Malta, Sciacca Cord Blood Bank and Kore University of Enna
01 · ASSESSMENTAn objective picture

Site survey, document review and compliance status check of the starting point.

02 · PLANTailored improvement

Plan with priorities, responsibilities and deadlines; documents, procedures and training for the organisation.

03 · OVERSIGHTCompliance over time

Compliance calendars, periodic audits, continuous updating and operational support: not a one-off.

All assignments listed are documented by decisions, minutes and protocol records of the competent authorities (Palermo Fire Brigade, CCVLPS, SUAP and Police Headquarters of Palermo, SUES 118 emergency service).

Research & Development

Engineering in the service of European research

Industrial partner in Interreg Italy-Malta programme projects: from the circular economy of the sea to medical devices.

Interreg VI-A Italy-Malta 2021-2027 · Call 2/2025 · Project no. 00140 · 30 months

OPTIPLAT — ophthalmic medical devices from umbilical cord plasma

Advanced OPhThalmic medIcal devices from PLATelet-enriched umbilical cord plasma

CE937 is the project's industrial partner: engineering and prototyping of sterile single-dose ophthalmic devices from platelet-rich plasma (PRP) of umbilical cord blood — device design, pilot-scale process optimisation, a scalable production plan and the pre-regulatory pathway towards CE marking, backed by the firm's ISO-certified processes.

Partnership: University of Palermo (lead partner) · University of Malta · Sciacca Cord Blood Bank (ASP Agrigento) · Kore University of Enna · Craft Engineering 937

Interreg Italy-Malta — Co-funded by the European Union · Coesione Italia 21-27 Sicilia · FONDI.eu
Interreg Italy-Malta · Bythos Extend

FRAP — mobile processing unit

University of Palermo · Dept. of Biology

An automated mobile unit for the valorisation of fish industry by-products, built on a shipping container with rooftop photovoltaics.

See the build →
Interreg Italy-Malta 2021/27 · HIGHGEL

Fish meal and fish oil pilot plant

University of Palermo · SAAF Dept.

A containerised pilot plant with a dedicated machinery line for the experimental production of fish meal and fish oil.

See the build →
Interreg Italy-Malta · TecMAReco

Pilot Incubator Hub

Anton Dohrn Zoological Station

A container converted into a mobile marine ecology and biology laboratory, with stainless benches, extraction hood and safety equipment.

See the build →
EU funds · DNSH principle

“Do No Significant Harm”, seen from the beneficiary's side

Every EU-funded intervention must show that it does no significant harm to the six environmental objectives of the EU Taxonomy (Art. 17, Regulation (EU) 2020/852): a requirement of the 2021-2027 Cohesion funds, Interreg included, and of Italy's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), to be documented from design to final reporting. We know it from the inside, as industrial partner and supplier in Interreg Italy-Malta projects, and we handle it with the method of our ISO 14001-certified environmental management system: identification of environmental aspects, verification criteria, documentary evidence.

Climate change mitigationClimate change adaptationWater and marine resourcesCircular economyPollution prevention and controlBiodiversity and ecosystems
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Certifications & credentials

Certified quality, verifiable credentials

An integrated management system certified by RINA and the statutory licences to work on plants and projects.

RINA CertificateISO 9001:2015Quality management system
Certificate no.46132/25/S
First issue03/04/2025
Latest revision13/03/2026
Valid until02/04/2028
RecognitionsAccredia · IQNet IT-154765
RINA CertificateISO 14001:2015Environmental management system
Certificate no.EMS-10250/S
First issue14/07/2025
Latest revision31/08/2026
Valid until13/07/2028
RecognitionsAccredia RT-09 · IQNet IT-155241
RINA CertificateISO 45001:2018Occupational health & safety · UNI EN ISO 45001:2023
Certificate no.OHS-5901
First issue03/08/2026
Latest revision03/08/2026
Valid until02/08/2029
RecognitionsAccredia · IQNet IT-160035
RINA — Certified Management System · Member of CISQ Federation · IQNET Recognized Certification — ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Integrated Management System: quality, environment and safety in a single organisational model, certified by RINA Services S.p.A. under Accredia accreditation. Certificate validity can be verified at www.rina.org.

Download the certificates (PDF)
Certified scope · ISO 9001

“Design and provision of consultancy services in the sectors: health and safety in the workplace and food hygiene. Design and provision of consultancy services for the certified notification of start of activity (SCIA) and for the management of authorization procedures for commercial activities. Supply of equipment and plants for industry.”

Certificate no. 46132/25/S · accreditation sectors IAF 34 (Engineering services) and IAF 29 (Trade).

Certified scope · ISO 14001 · ISO 45001

“Design and provision of consulting services in the fields of health and safety in the workplace and food hygiene. Design and provision of consulting services for the management of permits for public entertainment activities, fire prevention, commercial permits, including certified notifications of commencement of business (SCIA). Design and supply of industry equipment and systems.”

Certificates no. EMS-10250/S (revision of 31/08/2026, extending the environmental scope to public entertainment and fire prevention) and no. OHS-5901 · accreditation sectors IAF 34 and IAF 29.

Italian Companies RegisterChamber of Commerce of Palermo and Enna — VAT/Tax code 06939060825 · REA PA-426191 · ordinary section and special section for Professional Firms (S.T.P.).
Engineers Association of PalermoProfessional Register — Special S.T.P. Section no. 08 (resolution of 17/06/2025) · Inarcassa social-security position, no. TP421370.
Plant licences · Min. Decree 37/2008Letters A–G: electrical and electronic systems, radio and TV, HVAC, plumbing, gas, lifting equipment and fire protection.
Fire preventionTeam member listed as fire-safety professional with the Italian Ministry of the Interior — ANPA code PA06350I01342 (registration notice, PDF).

All details listed above can be verified with the Italian Companies Register, the Accredia / RINA / IQNet databases and the ANPA platform of the Italian Ministry of the Interior.

ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 Auditor — quality, safety and environmental management systems
Integrated Management Systems consultancy

AICQ SICEV qualified Lead Auditors

The firm supports companies in implementing, auditing and maintaining quality, environmental and safety management systems. It also performs second-party audits for the qualification of suppliers and customers on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 management systems. The team's qualifications were earned through RINA Academy courses qualified by AICQ SICEV:

  • Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2015 — AICQ SICEV qualified course no. 132
  • Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO 14001:2015 — AICQ SICEV qualified course no. 128
  • Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO 45001:2018 — AICQ SICEV qualified course no. 251
  • Audit Methodology — UNI EN ISO 19011:2018 · ISO 17021-1:2015 — AICQ SICEV qualified course no. 280
Download the Lead Auditor certificates (PDF)
Expert and Manager of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001 management systems — Certified Energy Manager (EGE) UNI CEI 11339 and ISO 50001 — Internal Auditor of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 integrated management systems
Download the Management Systems, Internal Auditor and Energy Manager certificates (PDF)
Organisational carbon footprint ISO 14064-1, product carbon footprint ISO 14067 and carbon neutrality ISO 14068-1Validation and verification of greenhouse gas statements — ISO 14064-3
Sustainability · CO₂ and greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon management: organisation and product footprint, carbon neutrality

ISO 14064-1ISO 14067ISO 14068ISO 14040/44 · LCAISO 14064-3 · verification

The firm supports companies and organisations on their decarbonisation path: greenhouse gas inventories and organisational carbon footprint to ISO 14064-1, product carbon footprint based on life cycle assessment (ISO 14067, ISO 14040/44), carbon neutrality plans to ISO 14068 and preparation for third-party verification of environmental declarations (ISO 14064-3, ISO 17029). Specialist training path of the technical director, with Bureau Veritas certificates:

  • Organisational Carbon Footprint — qualifying course for Lead Auditor GHG ISO 14064-1 — Bureau Veritas, 24 hours — certificate Prot. 6889/2026 of 30 October 2026
  • Product Carbon Footprint — qualifying course for Lead Auditor ISO 14067 — Bureau Veritas, 24 hours (2026)
  • Introduction to Carbon Neutrality — ISO 14068 — Bureau Veritas, 6 hours — certificate Prot. 5848/2026 of 1 October 2026
Download the Bureau Veritas certificates (PDF)
Internal analysis · Our own GHG inventory

Our emissions, measured before we offer it to clients

Since 2025 Craft Engineering 937 reports every year the greenhouse-gas emissions of its own activity in accordance with UNI EN ISO 14064-1:2019, with GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2 and 3 classification. The inventory (Rev. 00 of 29/10/2026) is part of the ISO 14001 certified environmental management system and underpins the company's reduction scenarios; it is a self-declaration, not third-party verified under ISO 14064-3: the ISO certificates cover the management system, not the inventory.

Total 20258.4t CO₂e · location-based
Per employee2.8t CO₂e / FTE
Per job0.10t CO₂e / completed job
Scenario A−32%location-based reduction: scenario, not a target
Scope 1 · direct2.55 t
Scope 2 · electricity2.25 t
Scope 3 · indirect3.56 t

Scope 1: petrol for the three company cars and refrigerants · Scope 2: office electricity (11,844 kWh, generation share) · Scope 3: grid losses and upstream fuel, commuting, travel, air-conditioning units bought in the year, paper, water, services and waste.

Auditor ISO 22000:2018 — food safety management systemsHACCP and food-business safety expert
Food safety · HACCP · ISO 22000

Food hygiene and food safety management system audits

The firm supports food businesses with HACCP self-control systems under the Codex Alimentarius and the EU hygiene package (Reg. (EC) 852/2004 and 178/2002), with EC approval procedures for food establishments (Reg. (EC) 853/2004), and with the implementation and auditing of ISO 22000 food safety management systems. Qualifications of the technical director:

  • Auditor / Lead Auditor of Food Safety Management Systems ISO 22000:2018 (2026)
  • Food-industry safety expert — 10-hour refresher course (Reg. (EC) 852/2004, Annex II ch. XII, and Reg. (EC) 178/2002) — 626 School certificate no. BL 012024 626IT ESA10/001 (2024)
Download the certificate (PDF)
Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis — RCA
Forensic engineering · Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis

Accident investigation, risk management and forensic engagements

Accident and near-miss investigations using the Root Cause Analysis methodology, UNI ISO 31000 risk management and party-appointed technical consultancy, including the international engagement for the law firm Giambrone & Partners LLP on the sinking of S/Y Bayesian. Qualifications, certificates and photographic documentation on the dedicated page.

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RAM + HAZOP — Reliability & Process Safety
Reliability and process safety engineering · RAM & HAZOP

Plant reliability and process safety

The firm applies reliability and process-safety engineering methods to plants, machinery and technical systems, from design to operation, to reduce failures, unplanned downtime and accident scenarios, and to give clients a quantitative basis for maintenance and investment decisions.

  • RAM analysis (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) — modelling of the reliability, availability and maintainability of plants and systems with reliability block diagrams (IEC 61078), FMEA/FMECA (IEC 60812) and fault trees (IEC 61025): estimation of failure rates and expected availability, identification of critical components, optimisation of maintenance plans and spare-parts holdings.
  • HAZOP — Hazard & Operability Study (IEC 61882) — systematic analysis, carried out with a multidisciplinary team, of deviations from process parameters by nodes and guide words: causes, consequences, existing safeguards, recommendations and action register; integrated with the risk assessment under Legislative Decree 81/2008 and with the process-safety studies required by sector regulations.
Contact

Let's talk about your project

Tell us about your company or your event: we will come back to you with a concrete proposal.

Registered office & studioVia Mater Dolorosa 96 — 90146 Palermo (PA), Italy
Antonino Di Cristofalo, Eng.+39 331 570 0322 · ing.ce937@gmail.com
Valentina Frandanisa, MScqhse.ce937@gmail.com
Certified e-mail (PEC)ce937.stp@pec.it

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