The parent company, Italgrip Srl was started in the 1980’s as a consequence of experience of the company’s founder while working for Tecnozeta, an Italian company specializing in the road maintenance field.

Between 1985 and 1986, a team of Italian scientists and engineers worked to develop a synthetic aggregate with the desired characteristics of incomparable hardness and polishing values. The result was the development of MC-1™, the aggregate used in the ITALGRIP® System.
The following year, a specially designed epoxy resin was developed to act as a binding system between the MC-1™ aggregate and the road surface.
At the same time a fully computerised spray truck that would place an even film of epoxy resin, 0,5-1,5 mm thick, was conceived, designed, and built.

After nearly 10 years of experience in Italy, ITALGRIP® was introduced in the US market. The Milestones for the American Company include: 1998 The Italgrip USA, Inc, ISA (Italgrip System of America) is established 1999 The Italgrip system has had positive evaluation results by HITEC, - this evaluation is still underway 1999 Arrangements made for the resin to be producted in the US according to a proprietary design.

Both the parent company, Italgrip, Srl, and the American company, Italgrip USA, Inc. are constantly striving to make their product better. Thus, working relationships with some of the most prestigious research centers in Europe, such as Padua University, La Sapienza University in Rome, The European Research Centre in Ispra, the Italcementi Research Laboratory in Bergamo, and the Schniering Laboratories in Germany, have been formed through the years, continually evolving ITALGRIP® System, making it an even better and more effective product for the safety of the travelling public.