Sonepar Italia, record turnover in the first half (+ 41%)

Sonepar Italia closes the first half of 2021 with a growth of 41%, exceeding the turnover threshold of 500 million euros. This is the best result ever achieved by the company specializing in the distribution of electrical equipment, leader in Italy with 150 points of sale and 2000 employees and part of the Sonepar International Group. The product lines that recorded the greatest increases in the period are Renewable Energy and Hvac – heating, ventilation and air conditioning – and sustainable mobility, but also other sectors such as industrial installation and safety. Geographically, all the regions grew with double-digit rates, but it is different areas of the South, in particular Sicily and Calabria, which show the most consistent increase. “Excellent start of the year – declares Sergio Novello, President and CEO of Sonepar Italia -, in the first half of 2021 we invoiced the amount of the entire 2015. Government incentives have certainly shaken the dynamics of the market and we, the players in the opportunity to seize the moment with a sustainable and constructive approach. There is also an inflation effect, with the rise of many lists due to the increase in the prices of raw materials. Several construction sites, suspended for a good part of 2020, have found completion in these first months, adding to those that were organically planned. Ecobonus and Superbonus have helped to unblock the stagnant situation in the residential sector, where renovations and energy requalification have been a priority in this period, but the industrial sector has also moved, thanks to a good recovery in exports “. “For the achievement of this result, of which we are very satisfied – continues Novello -, first of all we thank the customers, because we see that their trust in us is growing over time. We are grateful to all Sonepar collaborators for their continuous commitment, even in the critical moments that have occurred in this year and a half. Finally, thanks to the suppliers for their fruitful collaboration, especially in this period, in which, on the procurement front, sometimes unexpected challenges arose. With constant dialogue, and some mutual effort, we are trying to offer the best possible service to the supply chain, in a logic of strong collaboration ”, concludes Novello. In these first six months of 2021, Sonepar Italia has launched several development projects with heavy investments to increase territorial coverage. During the period the company opened 3 new stores in Cremona, Matera and Marcianise (CE); has recently entered a new market, with the inauguration of the first sales office in South Tyrol, in Bolzano; then completed the renovation of the headquarters of the Central Division in Rome Magliana with a view to environmental sustainability. A Building Automation Competence Center was activated in the same building, which includes offices and a sales point. After the start-up of the Era Smart Center in Milan, Sonepar’s experiential proposal is therefore enriched with another place where the electrical installers, the company’s main customers, can experiment, participate in training activities, carry out tests on residential home automation systems and also industrial automation.