How to use government grants with intelligence: new machinery park and high-quality wood chips

How to use government grants with intelligence: new machinery park and high-quality wood chips

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Venturini was founded in 1985 as an agricultural company, to then devote itself to forestry work since 1997. With the entry of Michele, the owner's son, the forestry activity took over and traditional work systems led to employment of more modern machines, with large investments. The transformation from a traditional forest company to a modern enterprise has been realized thanks to the Region Tuscany Rural Development Plan 2007-13, which has allowed Venturini Biomasse to completely renovate the machinery and reorganize itself, becoming a reference in the territory for the supply of wood chips.

Venturini Biomasse is a beautiful example of a family-run company that, over the years, has been able to expand, renew and improve. Michele's entry into the family business also marked the change of pace at the business level. It is in fact thanks to his foresight that it has been possible to access public funding with the PRS 2007-2013, by exploiting them productively on the basis of clear, concrete objectives and above all calibrated to company dimensions.

Through the purchased equipment
the company has achieved important goals.
First, working conditions have improved. New technologies have also made it possible to optimize logistics. A strategy of diversification and, above all, of production qualification, has allowed the company to start operating outside the local market, obtaining a positioning capable of guaranteeing better sales conditions and therefore greater profitability. The company is healthy today, with good development prospects, and aims to grow further. There is no shortage of design ideas for the future, such as the expansion of a covered structure to optimize the storage and handling of the chips produced, or the construction of a forced drying plant to speed up production cycles.

Region of origin
3165361
Type of wood
Stemwood
Origin of wood
Forest
Mobilization Potential
1.500-2.000 t per year
Kind of wood concerned
"Wood chips: fir, Douglas fir, pine, Firewood: chestnut, oak, beech"
Sustainability Potential
High: production of renewable energy from local forests
Impact on environment & biodiversity

The traceability of the raw material and compliance of good forest management is guaranteed by current regional and national legislation

Ease of implementation
Medium: huge investments are needed
Economic impact
200-300.000 euro per year
Job effect
6-8 employees
Income effect
N/A
Specific knowledge needed
Knowledge of available public funding and planning capacity
Key prerequisites

In-depth knowledge of the regional rural development program

Domain
Wood energy industry
Digital solution
No
Innovation
No
Country of origin
Italy
Region of origin
3165361
Scale of application
Regional/sub-national
Start and end year
-
Contact data
Owner or author
Project under which this factsheet has been created
Rosewood