"170 million investments by 2023"

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La Spezia – The millions of investments pledged by Iren at the time of aggregation by the constitution of the Acam group will result largely in calls for bids and the world of local businesses can not miss the opportunity to participate in the races that will be banned. For this reason, this afternoon, the management of the company that has been headquartered in Via Picco since April has exposed the industrial plan to members of Confindustria, and on Thursday they will do the same with the representatives of the artisbad world, included in the network Italian companies.

"As users we will be the beneficiaries of the investments that the group will make in the territory – noted Cristiano Rao, vice president of Confndustria, owner in the absence of President Francesca Cozzani, abroad for other commitments – and we hope the entrepreneurs know that induced companies and small businesses know how to react. "
Mayor Pierluigi Peracchini recalled the conclusion of the path followed by the Administration, "at the end of an event that had seen to suffer so many workers and many companies, we have already pulled the first dividends of our shares to Iren, which is not arrived since The general manager of Mbadimiliano Bianco illustrated the business plan of the Iren group and its repercussions on the company Spezzino
"In the coming years, we expect financial pressures res and economic, in all the territories in which we operate: c & # 39; is in the nature and objectives of our business. In recent years, Iren has made an important evolution: today – explains Bianco – in the northwest, we are the first operator, and almost unique, with more than 7 million users. "
The versatility sector giant rose from 69 million in 2014 to 238 million euros in fiscal 2017. Growth that has also caused an increase in dividends." The municipalities of La Spezia now hold 2% of the shares and have entered into the contract of the company. Capitalization – continued Bianco – rose from 1.2 to 2.9 billion over the last three years and by 2022 we expect a total investment of 2.5 billion euros, in the networks and in development. "
The new downstream, electric mobility (with the brand Iren Go, already present on 200 vehicles and on charging systems) and energy efficiency (with Iren smart solution) will be also areas of investment.The territory of La Spezia, in partnership with local businesses
"In the generated area, Iren generally affects a lot – said the group's CEO – with 66% of the lines of credit that companies in the territory, mainly medium-sized operators. small. It is estimated that for La Spezia suppliers, the impact in 2017 was 33.6 million euros, for a total of about 3,000 orders. "Finally, confirmations regarding the investment plan, which indicates a total amount of 280 million euros (including in the water and environmental sectors), of which 170 will be put into service by 2023.

The Purchasing, Logistics and Services Manager of the Iren Group, Vito Gurrieri, spoke directly to the entrepreneurs present at Sala Pozzoli: "Since August 2016, we have of a supply platform and calls for tenders are exclusively telematic in nature. The scenario of our suppliers is very varied between the micro, the small and the big company. Often, the races are divided into several lots to encourage local businesses. In 2017, there has already been a relapse of 1.3 million in the territory of La Spezia thanks to calls from Iren. Acam, on the other hand, moved 44 million orders: 77 percent went to companies in Liguria and 73 percent of those concerned those in La Spezia. But there is a data on which a clear improvement is necessary, that of the qualified suppliers, collected in the register from which we draw in case it is not necessary to launch a call for tenders: only 1 % of them are broken. It is therefore necessary that local companies are qualified with Iren: it only takes a few hours, everything is done for free and by email, providing some certifications. And then you do not think anymore. "
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