Sabaf has specialised in the production of taps and fittings, thermostats and gas burners since 1950.
In the economic times we are going through, investing in “intangible things” such as the intellectual capital and professional technical skills might seem counterintuitive: today’s businesses demand immediate solutions to solve the critical problems they face every day. The idea to invest in projects which could be long-term activities is hardly contemplated.
Massimo Dora, the technical director of Sabaf (Ospitaletto, BS, Italy), explains that this attitude, however, may actually prove detrimental, rather than prudent. “Our company has been manufacturing components for gas cooking appliances for over sixty years: Our history of success shows that being innovation-ready is the key to addressing the challenges posed by the market changes. But this is not enough: A firm must also be able to recognise the quality of technological innovation not only in the products it manufactures, but also in those offered to it.
That is exactly what we have seen in IFP, a company based in Cittadella (PD, Italy), the supplier of our cleaning systems.”
