HOME COMPANY HISTORY PRODUCTS WHERE WE ARE CONTACTS NEWS Home News Sillaro beats the crisis and thinks big Sillaro beats the crisis and thinks big BORN IN 1969 TO PRODUCE DRUMS OF DETERGENTS, IT IS NOW SPECIALIZED IN CUTTING PAPER AND CARDBOARD Three years ago it had to close, now it is one of the most prosperous companies The Sillaro di Livraga defeats the crisis and thinks big, closes a 2010 full of satisfactions and is already projecting itself to the new challenges of next year. Not bad for a company that three years ago seemed hopelessly projected onto the avenue of sunset after a long and honored career especially in the production of industrial drums. The most positive results come from the employment front and from that of turnover: in 2010 six people were hired who brought the staff to 22 people in total from the starting 17 three years ago, while the turnover grew in two years, with in half a recessionary crisis for all, by 50 percent. Founded in 1969 in the wake of Unilever to produce detergent drums, in the space of 15 years Sillaro Spa reached two factories in the Lodi area, Borghetto and Livraga, and a stake in another company in Emilia Romagna, with over 60 employees . Since then, however, the detergent market has changed radically and Sillaro gradually abandoned that segment to enter the production of drums for industrial uses and then the cutting of paper and cardboard. A slow decline for which the historical partners in 2007 decided to try to radically change course by entrusting the plant and company in the hands of Gianluigi Scotti, a young manager from Casalino. And the results have arrived. "In the last two years, the turnover has increased by 50 percent, the staff by 30 percent with six new hires in 2010, we have made new investments in equipment and machinery with a new line for the production of drums, we have already introduced the organizational model prescribed by law 231 regarding safety explains Gianluigi Scotti. But these results don't come by a stroke of a magic wand. They are the result of hard work of all the staff, of the reorganization of production and of the plant operated in concert with the new director Luciano Bianchini and thanks to the commitment of all ». Today the greatest satisfaction comes from the cutting center, which has grown by 100 percent in two years thanks to the expansion of the customer base, while the historic production of drums has longer renewal times and less large economic margins. Today the turnover is covered 60 per cent by the cutting sector and 40 per cent by that of the drums. «In the keg sector there is still a strong component of manual work but we are planning the future to increase the automation component, explains Scotti. Furthermore, we should soon be able to expand our business towards the chemical and pharmaceutical market, which requires approved drums, tested on the basis of some resistance tests. Further prospects for growth and development that will be expected to prove the facts, but which are already good for Sillaro and for the whole Lodi area, hungry more than ever for positive company stories. Andrea Bagatta Download: Download the article from Il Cittadino [] 304 Kb They talk about us: Il Cittadino, February 2, 2010 The "Sillaro project" takes a step forward The historic company producing drums and cardboard cutting is determined to take up the challenge of a difficult market No "cash", but new investments to defeat the Livraga crisis A stronger corporate structure for Sillaro, with the reorganization of personnel and targeted investments Download: Download the article in pdf [Extract from "the Citizen"] 292 Kb Read everything... Sillaro promuove la Lega Navale sez. di Lodi Sillaro, sempre sensibile alla realtà e alle Associazioni Sportive del territorio, si impegna in prima fila per e sponsorizzare un evento organizzato dalla Lega Navale Italiana, sezione di Lodi, la "Vela d’oro2009”, una Serata elegante organizzata dalla Lega Navale Italiana Sezione di Lodi al Ristornate "la Coldana" di Lodi che ha avuto un consenso di pubblico non indifferente e un ritorno di immagine e di stampa. Sillaro è tra gli sponsor che hanno permesso questa piacevole serata, che ha visto protagonista, oltre che al mondo della vela, il Presidente della Provincia dott. Pietro Foroni. Un'occasione particolare per Sillaro che intende promuovere sul territorio la sua attività ormai storica e la nuova “aria", espressa sia del sito web, sia da un piano di rinnovamento strutturale e di immagine, perseguito dal nuovo amministratore unico della Sillaro, che ha approfittato della serata per salutare amici e partner. Questo è solo un piccolo inizio delle numerose attività di PR e marketing progettate per il 2009. Download: Il Cittadino - 11 Nov. [pdf] 48 Kb Il Cittadino - 14 febbraio 2009 Così la storica Sillaro ha trovato la ricetta per uscire dalla crisi LIVRAGA La Sillaro alla prova del rilancio: per la storica azienda lodigiana è il momento di confermare l’inversione di tendenza rispetto a un recente passato che l’aveva vista in lento, ma progressivo declino. Download: The Citizen, February 14, 2009 [pdf] 412 Kb Read everything... The new website is online The new Sillaro website is online, with lots of news and lots of information about our products. © 2009 Sillaro Srl - Industrial area - 26814 Livraga (LO) - Share capital € 100,000.00 fully paid-up - Isc. Reg. Imp. Di Lodi - VAT 06600270968 Tel. +39 0377 987157 - fax +39 0377 87695 - info@sillaro.com Optimized for IE 7.0 - Safari - Firefox 3.2 - Best resolution view 1280 x 800 - Web Design Invidia