You never ask a woman’s age…but, between you and me, MEHITS is now a lady of over 50…and so it’s only natural that she would want and need to redo her makeup (and hairstyle) a bit!  

We joke about it but the fact that our plants are a bit “vintage” is evidence for everyone. The good news is that we are taking action on several fronts and with several inter-departmental projects to aesthetically improve and make the environments in which we work more welcoming.  

There are many sites, and the types of interventions requested and considered vary in type, economic commitment, and intrusion. There are also structural, logistical and space availability constraints so it is not always possible to do what one would like in all locations, even with the best of intentions. For this reason, several embellishment projects in our facilities will be developed and implemented in the coming months and years, which will go hand in hand with the constant maintenance works (less obvious but equally important) to make and maintain our venues not only compliant with current regulations and as efficient as possible, but also welcoming for our guests and livable for all of us!  

Something has already been done such as the adoption of new panels with impactful photos and targeted communication messages installed late last year and early this year in the M11 and M12 plants, new posters dedicated to the importance of healthy eating hanging in the M21 canteen, and a major rearrangement and beautification that a few weeks ago affected the lunchroom in M11. Okay, we can’t call it a canteen (no food can be served and cooked in the room) but we are confident that the room now no longer looks like a warehouse and that, those who consume their “schiscetta” there at lunch, do so with a new spirit, and with a greater desire for conviviality. Not much? Maybe, but it is a first step in a direction, that of caring for the aesthetics of our workplaces, which we have never traveled in the past and in which we certainly can and want to do more and better! We hope that soon the first small sites of improvement will be visible and appreciated by all, and that respect for common things and our spaces will always remain one of our priorities.