Bridgestone's Italian Plant Turns 50
15 may 2012
Bridgestone celebrated the semi-centennial anniversary of its plant in Bari (Italy). The Italian branch of the Japanese company produces around twenty thousand car tires daily.
To commemorate the plant's fiftieth anniversary, an open house day was held. Employee families were able to visit the facility. Awards were presented to employees who had dedicated many years to the plant in a solemn ceremony. The awards were presented by Rütaro Ishii, Bridgestone's senior vice president of manufacturing. Raoul Brun, director of the Italian plant, noted that the facility has been operating for two and a half million hours without any accidents, which he attributes to the employees' attention to safety requirements.
Recall that the Bari plant has been in operation since the summer of 1962. Initially, it belonged to Brema. In 1966, the plant was acquired by Firestone, and in 1988, Firestone and Bridgestone merged, with the plant becoming part of the latter. The first car tires under the Japanese company's brand were produced in 1991. Currently, the plant's staff consists of one thousand people.
To commemorate the plant's fiftieth anniversary, an open house day was held. Employee families were able to visit the facility. Awards were presented to employees who had dedicated many years to the plant in a solemn ceremony. The awards were presented by Rütaro Ishii, Bridgestone's senior vice president of manufacturing. Raoul Brun, director of the Italian plant, noted that the facility has been operating for two and a half million hours without any accidents, which he attributes to the employees' attention to safety requirements.
Recall that the Bari plant has been in operation since the summer of 1962. Initially, it belonged to Brema. In 1966, the plant was acquired by Firestone, and in 1988, Firestone and Bridgestone merged, with the plant becoming part of the latter. The first car tires under the Japanese company's brand were produced in 1991. Currently, the plant's staff consists of one thousand people.