Commander Laera's farewell speech before retirement

Best wishes for a well-deserved retirement from the entire Euro Stampaggi Group

Over the years, we inevitably come into contact with the local Carabinieri station… a lost document, a theft, and we are often greeted with a professionalism that derives from the excellent reputation of the Carabinieri that we all know. However, it is not always a given that we will find ‘men’ who are attentive to the realities of the territory and close to the people, to ‘everyone’. This is what Commander Antonio Laera was during his tenure. Cheerful and playful, the commander showed us that institutional professionalism and humanity can coexist.

Laera joined the Carabinieri in 1984. In 2000, he became commander of the Scandicci station, before transferring to the Badia a Settimo station, which has jurisdiction over the entire industrial area. Over the years, he has earned respect for his investigative skills and presence in the area. After retiring, he decided to remain in Scandicci.

Works Council: theatre returns to Civico 25

Also on stage were “our” Antonella and Giuliano.

The warehouse at Civico 25 hosted a theatre performance for the second time, repeating the highly successful experience of the previous year. The play was “Consiglio di fabbrica” (Works Council), based on Stefano Massini’s play “7 minuti” (7 Minutes).

The story is about an important textile factory which, after a change in management, sees the new owners make a simple request to the workers in order to avoid closure or redundancies: to reduce their break time from 15 to 8 minutes. A request that is only seemingly harmless and easy to accept when the jobs of two hundred people are at stake… but the dialogue changes and leads to reflection on the future, on rights and on dignity.

Under the direction of Fabrizio Pinzauti, the eight women and three men on stage must decide during the works council meeting whether or not to comply with this request. They are all different workers, each with their own story behind them. Bianca, the spokesperson for the works council, tries to make her colleagues understand that this question is only apparently simple and innocent, but hides dangerous pitfalls.

Playing the role of Maria, the veteran of the weaving department, is our extraordinary Antonella Bocci, who returns to the stage alongside her husband Giuliano Simonelli, who plays the role of the former director.

Two new production lines for MIM

Tuscany and Veneto: the project started in 2022 is completed


Two new sintering lines have been installed in the two plants of Euro Mim Toscana and Euro Mim Veneta. This brings the total number of production lines at the Group’s disposal to five, completing an important industrial project that saw the birth of the two new companies in Florence and Belluno in 2022. “Even in these difficult economic times,” says Jacopo Simonelli, “we want to confirm the planned investments, and we want to be ready to give our customers the best possible service. The five production lines at full capacity will therefore allow us to broaden our horizons towards new foreign markets and new product sectors, which are already responding with interest to the Euro Stampaggi Group’s Mim projects.