Consorzio Maestri Calzaturieri del Brenta (Consortium of Professional Footwear Manufacturers of Brenta) was founded in 1976 as the operative branch of the Association of Footwear Manufacturers of the Riviera del Brenta area (A.C.R.I.B) which had been active since 1961. Its purpose is to assist the footwear manufacturers of that area with specific goals including the following: organizing trade shows and trade missions
providing public relations and promotional support creating collective showrooms overseas for group members safeguarding the group's products and reputation managing the group's trademark and having it
