The 2018 Aries: the budget approved by the general Meeting of shareholders
Ariete is also confirmed for the 2018 first-line for services to the person with its core business, which stood at around 65%: are the findings that emerged from the budget 2018 approved on 11 may by the shareholders ‘ Meeting. The revenue, in line with that of last year, amounting to about 33 million, reflecting a policy-oriented company to a more careful selection of customers by focusing on procurement procedures consistent with the recovery Plan. The company also ended the year 2018 with a profit of 85mila euro.
The prudent management of the balance sheet has meant that Ariete (represented by 103 members) would reduce the cost of finance charges equal to approximately 13%. Other fiscal indicators show, however, a management that is in line with the financial balances. The gross operating margin amounted to 1.88% confirms the ability of the company in the operational management.
In these months, Ariete has had the opportunity to expand the audience of reference also operating in other regions: in addition to the Puglia region, in which stood a little over 50% of the business), the company conducts its services in Campania, Calabria, Lombardy, Basilicata, and Lazio, with its 1.177 employees, in large part made up of women.
And your staff Ariete devoted himself to attention: human resources do not represent the co-operative only of numbers, but women and men who, through their work, their experience, skills and professionalism, contributing every day to the organization and growth of the same.
In 2018 approved a Plan of Welfare based on the harmony of the company, the union and the well-being, values in which Ariete believes firmly to increase the quality of life of employees and partners, by focusing on the needs of the people identified through a careful analysis of the needs of the business population. The initiatives and the services provided to the 2018 -2019 have covered different areas of intervention: physical health, psychological health for a proper management of stress at work, training, leisure time.
In 2018 and continued in the path of the enhancement of the formation of the human capital of Ariete, by investing in the training activity routine that specific and technical, in line with the company policy-which aims at the continuous improvement of the entire management system: training courses in the field of health and safety courses on systems management, and technical development of soft skills.
To conclude Ariete has put in 2018 its commitment to adopt the procedures of the environmental management system ISO 14001:2015 for the protection of the environmental heritage, further strengthened with the implementation and certification of a management system for energy ISO 50001:2011 is the evidence of the constant commitment to adopt procedures that minimize negative environmental impacts. Ariete is the promoter, in addition, the consumption of clean energy through the use of, since 2011, of a photovoltaic system installed at its registered office.
‘They are men and women are the real protagonists of the growth. The experience of Ariete is an example of: a different way of doing business, a reference model of excellence in the area that never forgets the dignity of the people. The co-operative societies that are part of Legacoop are all based on these values, and this is allowing you to grow and have more and more members,’ commented Carmelo Rollo, president of Legacoop Puglia which is part of Ariete.