Innovation, valorisation of human capital and respect for the environment: these are the strengths of Green Gear Trasmissioni (GGT), an engineering company specialising in the design, production and marketing of power transmission components for the control of rolling stands in steel mills. Founded in 2011 by Michela Sciorato, Mario Martone and Fulvio Graziano, this innovative company from Baldichieri has established its leadership in a highly competitive market thanks to niche products of high technological quality, and thanks to a strategic vision focused on the centrality of people and the environment.
by Roberta Imbimbo
Dr Martone, what is GGT’s core activity?
From its operational headquarters in Baldichieri d’Asti, GGT is able to manufacture niche products with high technological content destined to drive the rolling stands of steel mills, such as gear couplings, gear spindles and cardan shafts, of medium and large size, which are used in steel plants all over the world; in particular, gear spindles are very sophisticated and innovative, safe and reliable products that, with a single application, connect the gear to the rolling stand. Thanks to a consolidated experience gained over many years of activity, a highly qualified team and a dense sales network present on all continents, this all-Italian excellence is now operating throughout the national and international territory, where it has managed to increase its customer base, reaching a turnover of around 7 million Euros per year.
How important is human capital for you? How much do you invest in corporate welfare?
The 30 or so people who work for us and with us are our most precious resource, the foundation of all our success because it is also thanks to their competence, intelligence, motivation and determination that we are able to offer high value-added products today. Human assets represent for us an asset that is not secondary to the financial one, a great opportunity for growth – not only economic but also and above all ethical – on which we are investing considerable resources. Continuous training, valorisation of the individual, company welfare policies (for example, not only do we recognise the fourteenth month’s salary for each employee, even though it is not envisaged by the CCNL, but our salaries are significantly higher than the industry average), work-life balance, and sharing environmental sustainability objectives: this is how we at GGT strive to create a stimulating and safe working environment in an increasingly innovative cultural context, firmly convinced that innovation should not only be product and process innovation, but should also and above all develop corporate welfare, protect health and safety in the workplace, and enhance the value of all our employees. Men and women who, with their professionalism, contribute every day to building the history of GGT. Innovation means having the ability to rewrite new business models, focusing on a policy centred on quality, sustainability and safety (it is no coincidence that we have chosen to certify ourselves ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001). So, for us, human capital, innovation and sustainability are the three axes on which we focus to win the future challenges imposed by an increasingly globalised and digitalised market, in which, however, people will continue to play a key role.
GGT is definitely a company with a green heart. How do you manage to combine the goals of economic growth with a low environmental impact policy?
In order to best venture into the fourth industrial revolution, we have equipped ourselves with a company compliance inspired by Industry 4.0 paradigms, to be increasingly oriented towards digitisation, production and energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and circular economy, as required by Europe. Not only that. Over the last few years we have invested heavily in R&D, precisely to develop an environmentally friendly product, i.e. one with a low environmental impact, patented and offered to the global market: a type of extension that automatically lubricates from the inside, so as to prevent grease from escaping from the product, keeping the rolling mill clean. Even more so, the toothed extensions with the compact internal hermetic oil system are now a truly innovative solution because, once installed, they do not require lubrication for about nine months, whereas competitors’ extensions generally require lubrication once a week (in other words, in one year we use only 4 kilos of oil, whereas our direct competitors use hundreds of kilos; there are even players who, instead of oil, use grease, which is then harmful to the environment). Thanks to these prestigious results, and nevertheless to a strategic vision, over the years we have received important recognitions that testify to the goodness of our work, such as the prestigious Le Fonti Awards®, which consecrated GGT as Excellence of the Year 2021 in Innovation & Leadership; and the FT 1000 award in 2022, organised by the Financial Times for European companies with the highest growth rate.
So many achievements in so many years. Future goals?
One of our priority objectives is certainly to broaden our target audience, reaching out to serve the end consumer directly, in order to maximise customer satisfaction with other high added-value services; we will also expand further from a commercial and territorial point of view, both by participating in prestigious international trade fairs with the intention of making our brand known to an increasing number of users, and by opening new branches abroad in strategic countries: last July we opened a branch in India, a choice that proved to be a winner because it allowed us to be closer to the local state-owned steel mills. The innovative challenges will obviously continue under the banner always of environmental sustainability and the enhancement of human capital!
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