He lost his job at age 54, founded his company and plans to charge $ 500 million

An accountant who lost his job in 2000, at the age of 54, two years later, founded two construction partners with construction company Anclaflex, which currently has 100 workers, more than 600 outlets in the country and plans to charge this year. 500 million pesos.

Alfonso Bonfiglio, now 73, worked for Fate, Aluar, Etex and Durlock. In December 1999, the Belgian company Eternit, where he held the position of Managing Director, rewarded him as the company's best CEO. But in March 2000, the company reduced its workforce and dismissed it at age 54, according to the newspaper. The nation.

"I was not prepared for that, it was said that it was good and after three months I lost my job," he said. "Nobody wants to 50 years thinking about going to play petanque and retirement," he said.

He resumed his resume and looked for work, but he did not expect it: "My choice was to continue to be a leader of a multinational, but Argentina from 2000 and 2001 "No place for someone like me."

Foundation

After the crisis of 2001 and after some unsuccessful attempts, he founded in 2002 with two partners the building materials company Anclaflex. "When they throw you outside, you have to go through the duel of running out of work, dust off and see what idea you can have.All you can not do, is you paralyze," did he declare.

The company, which is 18 years old, manufactures plaster putty, plastic coatings, cement floors and complementary products for dry construction. It employs 100 people, has more than 600 outlets in the country and exports to Bolivia and Uruguay. And plans to charge 500 million pesos, according to the Buenos Aires environment.

In order to increase their production capacity, they are building a new factory of more than six thousand square meters in the General Rodríguez Industrial Park.

His vision

Bonfiglio explains that his company has grown every year since its founding. Part of its success is attributing it to surrounding people with trust, having a good business plan and challenging everything: "From the first day, we knew where we wanted to go and how. By the way, you have to ask yourself a hundred times if it's time no "

The man said the priority was always to take care of his workers. When the business started, there were five people and one of the partners was in charge of cooking for all the workers, including both.

At 73, Bonfiglio goes to the factory three times a week, meets with the Vistage group, which he has been involved in since the beginning, helps foundations and dining rooms, gives training courses, organizes discussions and plays to football in a tournament. veterans over 50 years old.