Hera Group expands in the industrial waste sector with TRS Ecology
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With the acquisition of 70% of the Piacenza-based company, the Group reinforces its leadership in the waste management sector. This transaction, at full capacity, is expected to contribute to growth in the Hera Group’s Ebitda with approximately 6 million euro.
The Hera Group has further strengthened its Italian leadership in the waste management sector, particularly in industrial waste treatment, thanks to the binding agreement signed today by its subsidiary, Herambiente Servizi Industriali, concerning the acquisition of 70% of TRS Ecology based in Piacenza, Emilia Romagna region. TRS Ecology has thus transferred to Herambiente its corporate branch responsible for the multifunctional waste treatment platform located in Caorso in Piacenza. With this new facility, when fully operational, Herambiente will process over 64,000 additional tons of industrial waste annually, contributing with approximately 6 million euro to the Hera Group’s consolidated Ebitda, in addition to synergies expected from the integration.
The acquisition of TRS Ecology, which employs over 70 workers and serves approximately 2,700 clients, will allow Hera to expand its presence in the Northwestern Italy and create important synergies with its existing industrial hubs in Pisa, Ravenna and Vicenza provinces. The current ownership, represented by the company’s Sole Director Claudio Dodici, will remain within the new corporate structure, retaining a significant operational role.
“This new and significant partnership will make us even more efficient in managing our industrial clients and will strengthen our national leadership in this sector, both in terms of the quantity of waste treated and the number of clients served. The infrastructure provided by TRS Ecology complements Herambiente’s current facilities dedicated to the valorisation of industrial waste, allowing us to expand our scope of action. When it reaches full capacity, we expect to develop significant technical and commercial synergies with the other plants and companies within the Group”, comments Andrea Ramonda, CEO of Herambiente.
“After almost forty years of history”, comments Claudio Dodici, Sole Director of TRS, “with this transaction our company has grasped a unique opportunity for growth and a chance to further improve the quality of services for our clients, creating value for all stakeholders. Our absolute priority has always been to make a genuine and ongoing commitment to environmental preservation. This is why we have constantly invested in circularity, which we believe to be a principle of sustainability and it is crucial for us to know that Hera shares the same values and gives the same attention to these issues.”
The details of the partnership
The TRS facility in Caorso is authorized to treat more than 100,000 tons of waste annually and is organized into four process lines: solid and liquid waste storage; solid and liquid waste reconditioning, sorting, screening and recovery; solid waste volumetric reduction and grinding; solid and liquid waste mixing. In addition to its treatment activities, TRS Ecology can engage in storage, aimed at managing waste from environmental remediation. The Caorso facility currently processes approximately 50,000 tons of waste each year, and with the investments planned by Herambiente, it will be able to increase and streamline its activities, respecting the Group’s circular economy objectives.
Acting through its subsidiary Herambiente Servizi Industriali, the Hera Group currently operates 19 multifunctional sites dedicated to treating waste produced by businesses, processing over 1 million tons of industrial waste annually. This operation follows up on the M&As already carried out by Hera in recent years, including the 100% acquisition of Recycla (Friuli), the 80% acquisition of Vallortigara (Vicenza), the 31% acquisition of SEA (Marche), the 50% joint venture with HEA (Ravenna) and the 70% acquisition of ACR (Modena). It thus pursues Herambiente’s development plan aimed at providing efficient, innovative, and competitive solutions to its clients in terms of both cost and environmental sustainability. All acquisitions made by Herambiente are aligned with the goal of increasing the proximity and accessibility of plants presenting synergies with the Group’s long-standing network. This is done with the aim of improving efficiency and service quality for businesses, generating positive returns in the areas served and providing economic benefits to clients.
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Quality, Safety and Environment: Hera Group confirms a solid protection in compliance with international standards
Perseverance and continuous improvement, also thanks to innovation: these are the most prominent features of the Hera Group’s commitment to applying best practices for ISO 9001 (quality management system), ISO 14001 (environmental management system) and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety management system), applied, to the benefit of all interested parties, since 2000, 2007 and 2009 respectively.
This has been confirmed by Bureau Veritas Italia, after 131 days of audits in which the integrated management system of the Hera Group and its companies Heratech (which manages the technical-commercial and operational services linked to end users, plant engineering services and analysis laboratories), Inrete Distribuzione Energia (which manages natural gas and electricity distribution) and Uniflotte (dedicated to managing the company’s vehicle fleet) was scrutinised by a team of 15 independent auditors. This work was done from February to May of this year, sampling and analysing sites and corporate processes in the provinces of Modena, Ferrara, Bologna, Imola, Forlì Cesena, Ravenna and Rimini, all served by the Group.
This represents a significant commitment in terms of verification, directly proportional to the detailed management of Quality, Safety and Environment issues applied by the Group’s companies.
In addition to the certification models for quality, safety and the environment, Bureau Veritas also verified the compliance of Hera’s management system with the circular economy standard (AFNOR XP X30-901) and the compliance of Heratech’s management system with UNI/PdR 74:2019 (BIM planning).
The Bureau Veritas auditors particularly appreciated Hera’s commitment to sustainability through innovative projects, e.g., in the areas of photovoltaics and agrivoltaics, Green Gas or gas leak detection using predictive algorithms with the help of artificial intelligence.
Marcello Guerrini, Central Director of Corporate Services: “This provides further confirmation of the fact that, with the commitment and proactive attitude shown by our people, at all levels, and thanks to the stimuli provided by Bureau Veritas, we can create a virtuous cycle working towards sustainability for the area served, for our customers and suppliers, and for all stakeholders.”
Roberta Prati, Certification & Industry Director of Bureau Veritas Italia: “It is a source of pride to be able to contribute – with our audits – to the verification and continuous improvement of the processes that the Hera Group provides for the benefit of the community. It is precisely by addressing people and the environment that we find the correct, deep motivation that guides us in our daily activities.”
For more info:
Ufficio Stampa Bureau Veritas Italia: Star comunicazione in movimento, Barbara Gazzale, 348.4144780, www.starcomunicazione.com
Ufficio Stampa Gruppo Hera: Cecilia Bondioli - Responsabile Rapporti con i Media ed Editoria, 051.287595, cecilia.bondioli@gruppohera.it, www.gruppohera.it
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Telephone: +39 051 287111
HERA SPA
Viale Carlo Berti Pichat nr. 2/4 - 40127
Bologna