Assolombarda Awards, the "champions of doing business" awarded: here are all the winners

The ceremony of the first edition of the "Assolombarda Awards" was held on Wednesday 15 March at the Teatro Lirico "Giorgio Gaber" in Milan. Here are all the winners

Assolombarda awarded the "champions of doing business". The ceremony of the first edition of the "Assolombarda Awards" was held on Wednesday 15 March, in the setting of the "Giorgio Gaber" Lyric Theater in Milan. An initiative promoted by the Association to reward the associative anniversaries of companies ei business projects more innovative.

In particular, 68 companies were rewarded for 25 years; 20 for 50 years. Furthermore, six historical realities received, in the presence of the president, Alessandro Spada, the vice president in charge of Organisation, development and marketing, Alvise Biffi, and the general manager, Alessandro Scarabelli, a recognition for their 75 years of membership. These are: Union Chemical Factory (Desio, Monza and Brianza); Galvan (Baranzate, Milan); Industria Briantea Ferramenta Minuterie of Fumagalli (Desio, Monza and Brianza); Negri Bossi (Cologno Monzese, Milan); SKF Industries (Cormano, Milan); Rivanazzano Thermal Baths (Rivanazzano Terme, Pavia).

During the event, they were also delivered awards dedicated to important entrepreneurs in Italian history: Fulvio Bracco, Leopoldo Pirelli, Giorgio Squinzi, Steno Marcegaglia. Indeed, Assolombarda wanted to celebrate the ability of local businesses to grow and innovate. With this spirit, the best projects that distinguished themselves in various categories were awarded: "Sustainability", "Digitalization", "Performance", "Design", "Responsibility and culture", strategic assets for the competitiveness of the future.

Spada: "We paid homage to corporate culture"

“We have decided to enhance the importance of 'doing business' in a delicate historical phase of our country, in which we all have a duty to give our contribution – declared Spada -. This evening, devoted to excellence, aims to make companies increasingly aware of investing in assets that we consider strategic and to which we have dedicated an award. We are, in fact, convinced that investment in innovation, today more than ever, is the real fuel that powers the engine of our development; an element that places the entrepreneur as a positive actor of change. It is to this corporate culture that we wanted to pay homage with the 'Assolombarda Awards'. The first edition of this award represents the first in a long series of initiatives which, over the next few years, will help us promote projects capable of strengthening our competitive leadership. Valuing those who produce development, starting from the territories, after all, is one of the priorities of my mandate as President of Assolombarda”.

Assolombarda Awards: all the winners

“Fulvio Bracco” Award: Sustainability Category

Winner: Water & Sun (Vellezzo Bellini, Pavia)

The project aims to make the host territory carbon-free and to set up a participatory example of bio-economy and industrial symbiosis. The initiative aims to promote a continuous and constant search for innovative processes in the treatment of waste and in the production of energy from renewable sources within a symbiotic and regenerative relationship with the territory. A recovery of organic substances and nutritional elements that are returned to the agri-food chain in full compliance with the principles of the circular economy and efficiency in the use of resources.

Special mention: flowserve (Cormano, Milan)

The project consists in the construction of a centrifugal pump that allows the conversion process of non-recyclable plastic into bio-oil. It is a product resulting from technological research based on materials and design which increases the possibility of recovering currently non-recyclable plastic waste.

Special mention: Sealence benefit company (Cologno Monzese, Milan)

The project consists in the design of an off-shore propulsion system for the naval sector, based on fluid-dynamic solutions that combine efficiency and sustainability, allowing the reduction of polluting emissions into the water, including noise and CO2.

“Leopoldo Pirelli” Award: Digitization Category

Winner: Datwyler Pharma Packaging Italy (Pregnana Milanese, Milan)

Digitization of the cleanroom with collaborative technology and process optimization through simulation and employee participation. Using virtual reality, the department team was able to provide useful information for defining the new configuration. The method of participation in the management of further investments and change processes has been consolidated.

Special mention: Amazon Web Services EMEA – with Edison (Milan)

Creation of a cloud-based model of Edison wind farms to optimize plant maintenance and predict the production of renewable energy through wind. The project allowed Edison to have greater control over production and to improve plant efficiency and management.

Special mention: Geico (Cinisello Balsamo, Milan)

Development of a software platform for modeling and prototyping of the design process of paint shops for car manufacturers, aimed at standardizing and optimizing the design phases, promoting collaboration between engineers and accessibility to information and tools design, and to guarantee the accuracy of the results with their reproducibility, even in complex configurations.

“Giorgio Squinzi” Award: Performance Category

Big Business Section Winner: Eurofins Biolab (Vimodrone, Milan)

PMI section winner: Re-Forms (Milan)

These companies were evaluated on the basis of information from the latest financial statements available and rank first according to five parameters of profitability and economic performance: ROA (Return On Assets), ROE (Return On Equity), operating margin as a percentage of turnover, growth in turnover, considered in relation to the sector to which they belong, increase in the number of employees.

“Steno Marcegaglia” Award: Design Category

Winner: Passoni Titanium (Vimercate, Monza and Brianza)

It is a unique bicycle in history that combines two polar opposite materials: titanium and carbon. The half titanium and half carbon-titanium frame, a solution never tested in the past, gives the product lightness, stiffness and reactivity but also strength, comfort and durability.

Special mention: Brianzatende (Lesmo, Monza and Brianza)

CODE, an acronym for Customized Outdoor Design Experience, is a new and exclusive solution for outdoors, characterized by the presence of side sunshade profiles in aluminum supporting a bioclimatic pergola or one with a retractable PVC sheet.

Special mention: Cefriel – Consortium Company (Milan)

Milano is the project of a new generation of smart scales for blood donation, born from the collaboration between Cefriel and Delcon.

Libra breaks with its archetype; it has a unique shape which, with the softness of the designed lines, allows the strong technological component to be balanced with the experience of use for the operators, optimizing the practicality of transport and handling.