Nos Project Team values local excellence to win over new markets. The experience of the single is now an asset to the team
More than a year of fruitful collaboration have sealed the success of Nos Project Team, the business network between DA.MI., Del Papa and Top Model created in October 2022 with the idea of creating a system and enhancing the value of three leading companies in the Marche footwear district. Nos stands for ‘we’, and ‘we’ implies a three-way sharing that transcends the old traditional parochial schemes and thinks in an innovative way, joining forces to develop a glocal business strategy aimed at cohesively facing future market challenges and opportunities. Here is what the main players of the project, Elisabetta Pieragostini, Gianluca Petrelli and Gianluca Tiberi, tell us at the fair.
Where did the collaboration between DA.MI., Del Papa and Top Model come from?
“DA.MI. is a family-run company producing bottoms and soles for footwear that over time has transformed into a business model that respects the environment, people and the community. Del Papa is a point of reference for companies seeking manufactured excellence. Its production of soles made with over 60% raw material from ecological sources is a combination of craftsmanship and innovation driven by the love of the work. Top Model provides innovative solutions in the field of design and prototyping with 3D printing. All three companies were established in the largest footwear district in the world, that of Fermo-Maceratese, in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Morrovalle and Rapagnano respectively, and all three share the need to overcome selfishness, individualism and old legacies of the past in order to face the complexities of the market together, winning its trust.”
What are the advantages of your ‘mini-supply chain’?
“We are able to optimize customer service, simplifying prototyping, enhancing and speeding up production, reducing environmental impacts and always seeking the highest quality and customization. We follow the customer step-by-step, from the development of the initial sketch to the engineering and industrialization of the product through a strategy capable of enormously streamlining the entire production chain, providing added value to the final brand.”
Is it working?
“The feedback is positive. The idea of making a system in our sector is not easy, people are often quite protective of their own ideas, but in our opinion, all it takes to get along is a lot of seriousness and a lot of loyalty, two components that belong to us. The important thing is to support the cause, then you know, sometimes things go better, sometimes worse. It is essential to carry out each project by talking all together. If you set about the work with honesty and professionalism, eventually the results will come.”
What is the offer in terms of product?
“We range from the classic to the athletic to the technical items, we try to propose a very wide and well diversified range of innovative and technological solutions and materials, for a quality service that is as complete and as customized as possible. We are open to any challenge.”
Are you also united on the value of sustainability?
“Sustainability is a core value in every aspect of our business. Recovery and recycling of production waste materials, water-based dyeing, using energy from renewable sources are our beliefs. Brands educate you to do things well, and we start from a good base when it comes to environmental protection. We use recycled EVA and vegetable tanned leather, a product that is already environmentally friendly as it is 100 per cent recycled and recyclable. We reintroduce TPU waste into the production cycle, promoting the circular economy while respecting the performance characteristics of the virgin raw material. Of course, when we talk about sustainability, we are not just talking about environmental sustainability, we want to go beyond that. Sustainability is also putting people at the center; our employees represent the greatest value for us.”
Gianluca Petrelli (left) of Suolificio Del Papa and Gianluca Tiberi of Top Model
A few Nos projects created through the collaboration of three excellences of the Marche region: DA.MI. Del Papa and Top Model