ECONOMY AND MARKET
Netstal Establishes Subsidiary in Italy
Alberto Rossi has taken over the position of Managing Director at the recently re-established subsidiary Netstal Italia S . r . l . Alberto Rossi thus indirectly succeeds Andrea Bottelli , who had successfully built up the former Netstal Italia S . r . l . since 1995 and then further developed the Italian market for both brands as Managing Director of KraussMaffei Italia from 2013 to 2020 . From the new location in Gerenzano ( VA ), Alberto Rossi and his team will provide comprehensive support to customers throughout Italy . Alberto Rossi has more than 30 years of experience in various roles with several market players in the plastics industry . His career began with a leading international manufacturer of plastic packaging , where he first encountered Netstal injection molding machines to produce PET preforms and closures as a production engineer . From 1999 to 2008 , he served as a sales and service engineer at Netstal Italia . After a stopover as Production Manager at a Netstal customer , he
Alberto Rossi with the Netstal Italia staff
returned to Krauss- Maffei Italia in 2016 and acted in the same function for both the KraussMaffei brand and Netstal . “ I am honored to continue the work of Andrea Bottelli , who laid the foundation in Italy for the further development of our great brand . We want to ensure that all customers and potential new customers appreciate the performance of our machines through greater innovation , which can add value to our customers ’ budgets through lower production costs . The added value of our service and consultancy will bring many benefits to those who choose us as a partner . The continuous evolution of the market , which demands ever faster cycles , highest precision , stable high-performance , as well as low energy consumption , will be the key to a future of continuous growth in the Italian market ”, says Alberto Rossi . Renzo Davatz , CEO of Netstal and member of the Executive Committee of the KraussMaffei Group , states : “ Building a subsidiary is one thing . Handing over a healthy foundation with a stable customer base to the next generation is another thing . And that is exactly what Andrea Bottelli has done successfully . I am very pleased that Alberto Rossi is now taking over Andrea ’ s legacy and will further develop the company together . Alberto and his experienced team will continue to support all our customers in Italy with the same spirit that Andrea has given them over many years . We are delighted that the successful history of Netstal Italia is now writing a new chapter .” The now re-established Netstal Italia S . r . l . has been active for a few months . In the meantime , Alberto Rossi also coordinated the move to the new location in Gerenzano ( VA ), just a few kilometers northwest of Milan . The new building serves as sales and service hub and offers sufficient space for offices and a spacious spare parts warehouse . Netstal Italia currently employs eight people in sales , service and administration . “ We are a small but very experienced and powerful team . The personal , speedy and at the same time highly professional support of our customers in all phases of the customer experience cycle is particularly close to our hearts . This is what distinguishes us and the Netstal brand ,” Alberto Rossi concludes .
Italian technology plast / October 2022
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