A positive sign for Marchetti Company in 2020: innovation and changes for 2021.
With great pleasure, Marchetti talks about the last year, not only in financial terms, especially in terms of production. 2020 was an interesting year for the company which started with a production of tie rods and tensioners distributed in various countries, with great demand, especially in Europe and South-east Asia. The tensioners and tie-rods installed on the new marble gangsaw were about 15% more than last year, while the sale of spare parts exceeded 22% compared to 2019. Although it was the year marked by a health emergency that devastated the international economy by reducing world GDP by a double percentage index, Marchetti was able to face the emergency in terms of turnover and pieces produced.
To commend the collaborators’ work, I quote the words of Eng. Tiziano Boccomino, who told the year from the point of view of employees and production: "I have personally ensured that all anti-covid 19 measures were adopted every day. Often, at the entry time, I made sure that the workers' body temperature was adequate and that all PPE had been delivered regularly. Despite the atypical situation, we were able to deliver important orders such as in Egypt, Belgium, Poland, Brazil, and even China, which has not stopped buying tie-rods from us”. Eng. Tiziano Boccomino continues by saying: “I want to thank all who collaborated, from employees to suppliers and shippers because production stopped only for short moments, imposed by the government. Despite the covid-19 Marchetti continued to invest in research and development, creating the first graphene tie-rods (a great innovation for the stone industry) and the first sets of tie-rods were delivered to customers in Italy and other countries."
From the sales office, Marchetti registered a plus sign, under the direction of Mrs. Antonella Pietrelli who greatly managed her team. Mrs. Pietrelli, in this year in which trips and fairs have been canceled, has managed to reach every customer and in every corner of the world. Indeed, it was Pietrelli's idea to open the marchetti.live page and to participate in various online events, such as Stone SmartFair and Marmomac Restart Digital Fairs, which allowed the Marchetti team to reach all their customers and get in touch with the sales network. Antonella Pietrelli comments: "It was a great emotion to see our agents and customers eager to see us. It was equally exciting to see our technicians connected with us on video, through our LIVE page, while they were assisting with the marble gangsaw". And she adds: "Marchetti believes in technology, continuing to innovate. We are revolutionizing the way we do business, use digital platforms, and pay attention to the environment. We have opened the doors to graphene and new solutions that allow us to extend the life of our products.”
Finally, the CEO Arianna Marchetti declares: “A year that has put the whole of humanity to the test is over. Before the business we thought of all employees, suppliers, customers, and agents, taking care of everyone's safety. All this has rewarded us, none of our collaborators have suffered the negative effects of the covid. But there were also many exciting moments and I would like to mention one in particular: the general assembly of Confindustria Marmomacchine. All of us associates, together with the President and colleagues of the board of directors, wearing masks, were all there to say NO to covid and YES to life, while outside the dead were still counted, demonstrating that united humanity always wins over everything." And she concludes by saying: "We say goodbye to a difficult 2020 and welcome 2021 as a year full of health and great opportunities for our entire industry.”
The article was written by Alfonso Stagno for Marchetti. Carrara, Italy
