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commitment to improving the<br />

working conditions in our<br />

companies,” points out Sabine<br />

Vèron, Ciments Calcia’s<br />

marketing manager for<br />

cement bags. “We<br />

immediately converted our<br />

plants and began production.<br />

The results of the first tests<br />

conducted with our customers<br />

are very encouraging.”<br />

Innovation across the<br />

board<br />

For some time now, Ciments<br />

Calcia plants have been<br />

preparing to renovate all their<br />

production activities by<br />

completely revamping their<br />

infrastructures. The<br />

adaptation and, in most cases,<br />

the complete renovation of<br />

the bagging lines has become<br />

necessary. The overall cost will<br />

amount to approximately €30<br />

million. It will take three years<br />

to complete the project: a<br />

relatively short timeframe<br />

considering the complexity of<br />

the operation.<br />

“We had to rethink our<br />

production lines from A-Z,”<br />

says Jean Luc Descaves of the<br />

Cement Production and<br />

Technology Department. “The<br />

packing machines must be<br />

capable of handling large<br />

numbers of 35 kg bags. The<br />

automated systems that place<br />

the bags in front of the filler<br />

ducts have been changed. The<br />

weighing system is also new.<br />

It is now capable of<br />

automatically determining the<br />

weight of each unit and<br />

sending excess product<br />

through for recycling.”<br />

Once filled and packed, the<br />

bags are sent through a<br />

cleaning device and then piled<br />

onto pallets by a new loading<br />

system. A gluing machine<br />

completes the cycle to make<br />

the lot more stable. A highspeed<br />

printer prints the<br />

production date on each bag<br />

and, upon request, the pallets<br />

can be wrapped in a<br />

thermoplastic film to protect<br />

them against the weather.<br />

Jean Luc Descaves points out<br />

that, “one of our priorities in<br />

the renovation phase was<br />

safety. The machines had to<br />

meet the highest standards,<br />

and suppliers organized<br />

special training courses for the<br />

equipment they installed.”<br />

The new lines are operational<br />

in nine out of the twelve<br />

Ciments Calcia plants.<br />

“The 35 kg bag is our future,”<br />

concludes Jean Luc Descaves.<br />

Talking packages<br />

The reorganization of the 35<br />

kg bag packing lines provided<br />

the incentive to rethink the<br />

appearance and re-define the<br />

very concept of the bag.<br />

As a result, bags have become<br />

an effective means of<br />

communication, assisting<br />

customers in their choices<br />

with clear instructions on how<br />

to use their contents.<br />

“The basic idea was to put our<br />

solutions and our customers’<br />

needs in direct contact,” says<br />

Sabine Vèron. The challenge?<br />

To create a clear and simple<br />

language to present the full<br />

breadth of our product line<br />

and all its characteristics. The<br />

basic concept is to structure<br />

the contents according to the<br />

final use of the product.<br />

The line is divided into three<br />

main categories: Calcia<br />

“Structures,” Calcia<br />

“Masonry” and Calcia<br />

“Finishings.” These<br />

commercial names clearly<br />

indicate the intended use and<br />

are supplemented with<br />

additional information about<br />

the resistance rating of the<br />

products and, in certain cases,<br />

other complementary<br />

characteristics (ES, for<br />

example, stands for “eaux<br />

sulfatées,” sulphated waters).<br />

A short descriptive sentence<br />

provides a detailed<br />

explanation of the use of the<br />

product: Ultracem, for<br />

example, is a “highperformance<br />

cement.”<br />

Hugues de Penfentenyo, Sales<br />

Manager, illustrates the<br />

foundation of the project’s<br />

communications strategy.<br />

“The term ‘cement’ is too<br />

generic, it says nothing about<br />

the use and characteristics of<br />

the product. The product<br />

names were too technical,<br />

and new European norms<br />

certainly did not simplify<br />

things. We simply chose to<br />

emphasize the ‘personality’ of<br />

each product, based on<br />

specific needs and actual<br />

market demand.”<br />

After an extensive creative<br />

process, the idea of<br />

introducing the suffix “CEM,”<br />

universally understandable in<br />

Europe, was born. Moreover,<br />

to make things as simple as<br />

possible, each bag is clearly<br />

marked with a quality seal<br />

and the plant’s environmental<br />

certification level.<br />

Ultimately, the goal of this<br />

minor linguistic revolution is<br />

to simplify the work for<br />

anybody using or selling the<br />

cement. This is further proof<br />

of <strong>Italcementi</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s active<br />

interest in fostering clear and<br />

direct relations with its<br />

customers.<br />

1. Sfic: French Cement<br />

Manufacturers Union<br />

2. Capeb: Confederation of<br />

craftsmen and small construction<br />

companies<br />

3. FFB-UMGO: French Construction<br />

Federation - Union of builders and<br />

major construction works<br />

4. FNNMC: French federation for<br />

trading in construction materials<br />

95<br />

Angeli in cementeria<br />

Angels at the cement plant<br />

<strong>Italcementi</strong> regala un<br />

defibrillatore mobile alla<br />

comunità di Colleferro<br />

Nella cementeria <strong>Italcementi</strong><br />

di Colleferro, vicino a Roma,<br />

fa il suo ingresso un<br />

dispositivo sofisticato che non<br />

servirà a incrementare la<br />

produttività, ma avrà lo scopo,<br />

socialmente più utile, di<br />

salvare vite umane.<br />

La donazione del defibrillatore<br />

semiautomatico mobile, così si<br />

chiama l’apparecchiatura, fa<br />

parte di un progetto più vasto,<br />

ideato dall’Associazione<br />

“Angeli del cuore”.<br />

Il programma, avviato nel<br />

1999, prevede di creare una<br />

rete di postazioni su tutto il<br />

territorio nazionale, per<br />

prevenire la morte improvvisa<br />

da arresto cardiaco, una<br />

patologia che in Italia colpisce<br />

un abitante su mille.<br />

Un evento tutt’altro che raro,<br />

con conseguenze<br />

drammatiche e un tempo<br />

d’intervento ridottissimo.<br />

Solo cinque minuti, prima che<br />

il cuore e il cervello subiscano<br />

danni irreversibili.<br />

Mario Del Prete, Presidente<br />

dell’Associazione “Angeli del<br />

Cuore” e Assessore alla Sanità<br />

del Comune di Colleferro, ci<br />

parla dell’iniziativa: “L’unica,<br />

efficace prevenzione consiste<br />

nell’organizzazione di una rete<br />

“ragionata” di punti di<br />

soccorso. Ovviamente non<br />

bastano gli strumenti, è<br />

necessaria anche la presenza<br />

di personale qualificato e<br />

specificamente addestrato. È<br />

importante sottolineare che<br />

non è necessaria l’assistenza<br />

di un medico o di un<br />

infermiere. La tecnologia oggi<br />

è in grado di realizzare<br />

defibrillatori semiautomatici<br />

che riconoscono l’aritmia<br />

cardiaca e forniscono<br />

l’indicazione di erogare lo<br />

shock elettrico solo ed<br />

esclusivamente in caso di<br />

fibrillazione ventricolare o<br />

tachicardia ventricolare”.<br />

Significative in questo senso le<br />

esperienze negli Stati Uniti e<br />

in Europa. Nelle città dove<br />

l’assistenza è riservata<br />

esclusivamente al personale<br />

medico qualificato, ad<br />

esempio a New York, la<br />

percentuale di sopravvivenza è<br />

minima, dall’1 al 2%,<br />

soprattutto per la lentezza dei<br />

tempi di intervento. Al<br />

contrario, dove prevale il<br />

modello della diffusione<br />

capillare con l’assistenza di<br />

personale non medico, come<br />

a Rochester, nel Minnesota, la<br />

percentuale sale al 47%.<br />

In Italia, dove ogni anno si<br />

verificano più di quarantamila<br />

casi, se l’intervento fosse<br />

effettuato tempestivamente,<br />

entro i fatidici cinque minuti,<br />

si potrebbero salvare almeno<br />

diecimila persone. “Sono dati<br />

che fanno pensare – prosegue<br />

Mario Del Prete – e che ci<br />

hanno fornito motivazioni<br />

fortissime per dare inizio al<br />

nostro progetto. Colleferro è<br />

la seconda città, dopo<br />

Piacenza, a impegnarsi nella<br />

creazione di questa rete di<br />

punti di primo intervento.<br />

Siamo quindi un centro pilota,<br />

anche per le caratteristiche del<br />

nostro Comune, punto di<br />

riferimento industriale e<br />

commerciale delle zone<br />

circostanti con un territorio<br />

che si estende<br />

complessivamente per circa<br />

100 chilometri con una<br />

popolazione di 100.000<br />

abitanti.<br />

Naturalmente, l’impegno<br />

diretto richiesto alla comunità<br />

è notevole, perché accanto ad<br />

ogni defibrillatore ci deve<br />

essere una squadra di<br />

volontari che abbiano seguito

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