Silva was founded in 1966 by Mr. D'Andrea Silvano whose work in both ferrous and special alloys for high-end bicycle accessories early on caught the attention of the great masters of framebuilding such as Colnago, De Rosa, Olmo, Bianchi, etc. In the 1980's SILVA acquired a small company which produced handlebar tape and with the creativity and innovation in Mr. Silvano's soul developed the famous cork handlebar tape of worldwide renown. In addition to handlebar tape, SILVA developed a line of production quality tools for both bicycle framebuilding and bicycle shop mechanics. In 1999 SILVA obtained the UNI EN ISO 9002/9190SILS guarantying the highest quality of materials, design and production of SILVA products. Today SILVA continues to manufacture its products from raw materials to packaging, all "Made in Italy". Strawberry seeks to import and distribute as much as possible of the SILVA line of products throughout USA.