Vainer Marchesini, president of Wam Group
Our sheds have held up, but the structures have lost 70% of their original strength. What will happen when we go inside? What to do now? We need answers. Huge capital is needed to put 30-35 thousand square meters in order. But we, like everyone else, have already been hit by the crisis and today there is no turnover, while costs are running up. We need money immediately from the state and non-refundable. There is a great risk of industrial desertification in our area. We need quick responses as we measure the time between shocks. Let's ensure that bureaucracy does not kill more than the earthquake.
Giuliana Gavioli, general manager of B.Braun Avitum Italy
We are part of the biomedical district, where 5 out of 150 companies are multinationals like mine. The first shock damaged 70%, the second shock 85%. Consider that of 45 dialysis patients in Italy, Mirandola serves 20. We are in a health emergency. My company also makes a product for rare diseases, it's the only one out there and it's stuck in stock. We have to get it out. And then there is an additional emergency: how to keep the multinationals on site? It takes a very fast and concrete signal to keep them from going away. Losing 15 days means losing the district. I'm struggling with the property not to relocate, but after last night's quake I'm having a harder time. Payments from the PA are needed immediately and we are talking about 500 million euros. And then we need trained technicians who tell us what to do and with what constraints. My Japanese colleagues told me 'what do you want a sixth degree shock?'. For us, however, it was serious, what should I say to the owners, what should they do to stay in Mirandola?
Nicoletta Razzaboni, owner of Cima
Mine is a small business with 85 employees. We have an unusable plant, while one was usable after last Friday's civil engineering visit. Unfortunately, after last night's shock we no longer know if that judgment is valid. We ask for timeliness and certainties, but the institutions contradict each other: the Region says one thing and the Civil Protection another. Instead, the investments will be enormous and we need to know how to build. To date we have seen little concrete gestures, the suspension of taxes until September seemed like a joke. How can we recreate the conditions for paying taxes in three months?
Roberto Fabbri, president of Abk Group, a ceramic company in Finale Emilia
We had huge damages to the machinery and to the centralized warehouse. Before the second quake we had already transferred the administration and were in contact with customers to restart. Then the second shock aggravated the situation, two technicians came on June 2nd. But now I no longer know if that green light is valid. We need clarity, certain rules and money. The company is made up of capital and people. Now we need aid, a moratorium, funding. The bureaucracy is not an obstacle.
