Originally and Advanced: the AlbaComponents 2021 catalogues
AlbaComponents, the Metalmeccanica Alba brand dedicated to the production of seat components for office, community and home environments, as well as seat frames and furnishing accessories, is pleased to announce its new catalogues are ready to be presented.
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For 2021 we've decided to publish two catalogues, to present the AlbaComponents range of products in two separate groups: the most historic products, meaning our oldest ones, but which are still mainstays of the brands product offering, are contained in the Originally Catalogue, while our latest, most innovative and sustainable products are included in the Advanced Catalogue.
Our decision to publish the entire collection separately across two catalogues stems from our desire to make it simpler and faster to consult them, in keeping with our aim to ensure first-class customer service, a core principle which has always been central to Metalmeccanica Alba’s approach to business.
The Originally and Advanced catalogues have also been developed in keeping with the Evolution communication concept and as such seek to describe those company values and pillars which are the foundation of our work, that go to enhance the distinctive advantages of our entire product offering.
In the new AlbaComponents concept, the "hand" represents the work done by all those people who, each and every day, contribute to the success of the brand and the hospitality we extend to our clients, since the beginning a distinctive feature of Metalmeccanica Alba's way of “doing business”. The caterpillar and the butterfly symbolise the company’s evolution, representing a process of transformation and continuous growth, founded upon the company’s 6 main pillars: #History, #Solutions, #Logistics #Innovation, #Design, #Sustainability.
To learn more about the new Evolution concept, you can read the dedicated news.
In particular, the caterpillar represents Albacomponents’ heritage and know-how, which have remained constant over time – from our most historic products right through to our latest ones – underpinned by our unwavering focus on quality and safety. Our credibility, which derives from the expertise we’ve acquired and the experience gained over the years, is particularly valued by those individuals who represent the brand, as affirmed by Mirco, Area Manager of Albacomponents: "Working within an organisation that knows how to draw upon extensive experience stretching back over 40 years in business is especially gratifying for us in the Sales Department, who have direct contact with our customers". He added: "This is a major added value for us during our day-to-day work and above all represents a guarantee of certainty consolidated over time for our customers".
The arm the caterpillar is moving on is the noble raw material, and represents the very essence of the whole evolutionary process. Indeed, it is shaped material that gives rise to innovative, versatile and functional designer furnishing solutions which are...evolved. From here, other important company pillars are highlighted.
The antennae symbolise our constant monitoring of the market, a tool our Research & Development department uses to ensure we create with not mere components but functional and innovative designer solutions, to meet both current demands as well as anticipate future trends.
We asked the Sales Department team to tell us what the pillars #Innovation and #Design represent for them. Regarding innovation, Claudio, our Sales Manager said: "Having a clear target, knowing how to pursue it, working in harmony within a team which is both flexible and daring: these are attitudes that enable you to develop new concepts and shape future market trends. For example, these qualities have led to the creation of TIPPER, a product whose innovative design is revealing new possibilities, and once again redefining the physical and mechanical limits of products".
Carlo, AlbaComponents’ Area Manager, voiced his opinion on the subject of design: "The stable base we’ve established over the years has enabled us today to be able to be forward-thinking; the design of a new product is no longer just purely an understanding of technique, but also a quest for solutions capable of interpreting new market trends which we then enrich with our expertise, in order to create increasingly harmonious and contemporary environments, without compromising functionality".
In the new AlbaComponents concept, the wings also represent two of the company’s pillars: sustainability and customer service, which translate concretely into solutions and logistics. The lower wing represents social awareness, meaning both Sustainable Actions to safeguard the environment and the people who live in it, as well as support for the local community and sponsorship of youth sports activities.
Sustainability is of the utmost importance for AlbaComponents, as Area Manager Angela explains: "For years we have been working to limit our environmental impact by using photovoltaic panels, LED lights and only recycled and recyclable raw materials. Indeed, we think that a complete product needs to be not just innovative and superbly designed, but also sustainable".
The upper wing stands for customer service, in the dual senses of #Solutions, meaning the ability to offer functional solutions to meet different intended uses and therefore extreme versatility, and #Logistic, being the effective and punctual logistics service AlbaComponents’ offers its customers.
Customer service has always been a distinctive added value which we, as a company, pride ourselves on. In particular, as Marina, our Area Manager states: "We know how to respond swiftly to customer needs in terms of rapid deliveries, and pay ever greater care and attention to every detail of the product, including packaging. And this means reducing pack volumes, as we’ve succeeded in doing with our new TAPAS line, but also others as well...".
As for the solutions pillar, Owner and Founder CEO Franco Ceccato, together with Daniele Gasparotto from Metalmeccanica Alba, tells us: “Achieving a result, solving a problem, embarking upon a new project: these are the goals that we all have when seeking a new solution. Day after day, the whole Metalmeccanica Alba team is committed to raising this particular bar, by implementing increasingly advanced technological and aesthetic solutions, whilst fully respecting man and the environment we live in".
And so Originally and Advanced tell the story of the entire AlbaComponents “World”. To discover all the details, just start browsing the catalogues...happy reading!
