Over 25 years of experience, innovation and growth in hospitality and retail
Hard work, fresh ideas and dedication
Labware was founded in 1995 out of an insight and a keen pioneering spirit that sought to challenge existing technology in order to bring an innovative idea to life: replacing the pen and pad for taking restaurant orders with a handheld computer using a wireless link. And at a time when wireless handheld computers did not even exist.
The established network of suppliers and associated electronics industry activities in the region made it possible to set up the production chain and create the company. Starting from a vision, Labware designed, produced and began to sell its products – first on the domestic market, then internationally.
Every achievement is the beginning of a new challenge!
Not one of our 25 years in business has passed without contributing to the company’s growth in terms of expertise, know-how, technological progress, and commercial expansion.
But what has never changed over those years is the pioneering spirit, the proactive attitude – and above all the passion, which heightens our pleasure and empowers our desire to innovate, allowing us to overcome any obstacle, to face up to the hardest challenges, and to achieve results that before would have seemed unrealistic.
Labware celebrates its 25 years
Top of the range of BASIQ modular system. Multi-user POS Station with 15" color display.
Labware BASIQ wins the Good Design™ Award
Launch of BASIQ modular fiscal module, approved by the Italian Revenue Agency for digital transmission.
Entry level of the Point of Sale modular system BASIQ, with color display.
Multi-user POS Station, with advanced functionality and double color display.
First EuroCIS trade fair in Düsseldorf
First RBTE technology expo in London
Labware Papirus handheld wins the Good Design™ Award
The online ordering solution for restaurants (take away, beach resorts, schools, coworkers, group orders).
Wolrd's first hospitality handheld terminal with a super e-paper dual-mode color display
First EuroShop retail trade fair in Düsseldorf
World's first printer for hospitality with automatic rotary door (patent pending)
First Sigep trade show in Rimini
World’s most compact “all-in-one” POS system for the retail sector
A stylish POS terminal for the retail sector with multi-touch capacitive screen
Labware celebrates its first 20 years
NF525 Certification
ISO 25051 Certification in Software engineering
Labware introduces in the POS world, Bluetooth® Low Energy 4.0 technology platform with Long Range concept
World’s first embedded POS system with multi-touch capacitive screen
Second generation of the IQ entry-level POS system, with capacitive multi-touch screen and integrated printer
Second generation of Nano handheld terminal
Second generation of Cloakroom ticketing system with keyboard
Labware moves to its new headquarters
First completely wireless POS printer with Bluetooth® Long Range technology
Second generation of radio receiver with Bluetooth® technology, Long Range, Multipoint, with coverage extension up to 400 mt
Evolution of Nova POS terminal with adjustable screen tilt, metal die casting stand, and integrated RFID Reader
First professional handheld terminal with 5" capacitive multi-touch screen
First Fine Food trade show in Sydney
Evolution of the 15’’ touchscreen POS system for the hospitality industry, with multicolour ambient backlight
Fiscal printer is approved by the Italian Revenue Agency
Labware’s first fiscal printer
Innovative embedded POS system, evolution of GIGA4
Cloakroom ticketing system
First Restaurant Show trade fair in London
Entry-level POS system, completely embedded, for hospitality management
Completely embedded POS system, with touch screen, for hospitality management
World’s first POS printer with integrated Voice over IP and voice messages
First LOSANGEXPO trade show in Paris
First radio receiver with Bluetooth® technology, IP interface, multipoint
Entry-level wireless ordering system
First POS system with integrated printer developed for tobacco stores
Participation in the Horecava trade show in Amsterdam
First Hostelco trade show in Barcelona
First Equip’Hotel trade show in Paris
First thermal POS printer with front paper loading
Labware introduces the concept of FrontOffice+BackOffice
First wireless ordering system without tills
First SIMO trade show in Madrid
Participation in the Meeting in Brussels
First PIR trade show in Moscow
Labware is the world’s first company to introduce the Bluetooth® technology communication platform with Long Range technology in POS market
The world’s smallest handheld professional terminal, with only 9 mm thickness and 99 gr weight
First Radio receiver with Bluetooth® technology and Long Range
First “Alles für den Gast” trade show in Salzburg
Labware becomes a Bluetooth® technology Adopter member and joins the SIG (Bluetooth® Special Interest Group)
Labware participates in the IF Design international contest
First POS incorporating the concept of design
First XENIA trade show in Athens
First Retail Business Technology trade show in Sydney
First Horeq trade show in Madrid
Labware is granted approval as a fiscal device manufacturer for Italy
Labware receives the award “Viva l’impresa” by Unioncamere
PC POS featuring innovative design, slim and all-in-one, Labware introduces colorful POS
Waiter Paging system
Confindustria award: ‘Entrepreneur of the year’
First NRA trade show in Chicago, USA
First GITEX trade showin Dubai
Creation of the Labware Centre in Milan
ISO 9001:2000 Quality Certification by TÜV
Labware takes part in the first Microsoft Retail&Hospitality Group in Seattle, USA
Radio handheld terminal with “paper white” screen
First stand alone wireless ordering system, based only on terminal
Compact POS system
First IGEHO trade show in Basilea
Labware becomes Microsoft Embedded partner
Entry-level POS system, completely Embeddedwith touch screen
Creation of the Labware Centre in Rimini
First CeBIT trade show in Hannover; Labware’s internationalization process starts
All-in-one touch screen PC POS system Windows based
Labware becomes a Public Limited Company (S.p.A.)
Second-generation touch screen handheld terminal
First COMDEX Greece trade show in Athens
First touch screen PC POS system in Italy
First 8-port multiserial for POS
Labware introduces 433MHz Narrow Band radio communication platform, multichannel Long Range
First touch screen handheld terminal for the hospitality industry in Italy
First handheld terminal with alphanumeric search, graphic display
First 433MHz Narrow Band radio receiver
First SIA trade show in Rimini
Software CW
Time Keeping terminalwith magnetic and chip card
First SMAU trade showin Milan
First radio handheld terminal with numeric code specifically designed for hospitality
Italy’s first 433MHz radio receiver with Diversity system