CONFERENCE: PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

ITALGREEN SUPPORTS PALAZZO LOMBARDIA CONFERENCE

Villa D'Adda, Feb. 06, 2018 - 16 thousand energy-intensive facilities in Lombardy, 80 percent of which need maintenance and renovation work that could amount to an estimated €1 billion in investments. These are the data presented as part of the conference on Public and Private Partnerships, focused on a new model for the future of sports facilities, held in the Sala Testori at Palazzo Lombardia on the morning of February 6.

Keynote speeches

Sealing the urgency of the topic and the attention of the sector's operators was an interested and participated audience of guests including local administrators and managers of sports facilities as well as a parterre of outstanding speakers. The start of the proceedings was anticipated by the interesting and pragmatic interventions of the authorities. Among the many, Virginio Brivio, President of Anci Lombardia, and Antonio Rossi, Lombardy Region's Councillor for Sport, made their contributions on the topic, emphasizing the need to pursue rational and concrete results starting from the close dialogue between local administrators, facility managers and sports bodies.
Italgreen, a reality of Villa d'Adda specializing in the construction of synthetic turf sports facilities, could not miss this important event that was characterized by the pragmatic nature of the contributions from which clearly emerged as a solution to the data presented, the formula of PPP ( Public Private Partnership) which aims to ensure simplified procedures that can facilitate in a transparent way, the contribution of the public administration to the extraordinary maintenance and construction of soccer fields. All this with certaincosts, management and results for the entire duration of the concession, without constituting debt for the municipal budget since ,verified the correct transfer of risks to the private entity, th eoperationis configured off balance going to affect only in the current expenses of the entity.

The presence of Italgreen

Italgreen could not avoid participating as a technical partner in the event organized by Acquanetwork under the patronage of the Lombardy Region and in collaboration with Anci, in light of its experience in the sector.
In fact, the company as a partner and supporter of the initiative proposes itself as a reliable reality capable of managing the renovation of a sports facility with the PPP formula. In this way, the reconversion of soccer fields from natural grass to synthetic turf in fact entails a significant advantage especially with regard to maintenance charges.
"We took part in the event to testify how the enhancement of local sports activities is an issue for which concrete solutions must be found, Italgreen is at the service of local governments, sports clubs and facility managers to provide all our expertise on the subject, given by more than 30 years of activity in the world of sports - explains Daniele Gilardi CEO of Italgreen. Today, PPP can be considered the turning point for promoting sports values, not only at professional levels but also and above all at amateur levels, especially for youth groups thus emphasizing the social value of sports in our communities."