Erica Canaia parla di Fimic a “Il domatore di aquiloni”.

Fimic nasce nel 1963 a Carmignano di Brenta. È un’azienda di famiglia che si è evoluta nel tempo fino a contare oggi 50 dipendenti e a fatturare circa 20 milioni di euro. Fimic è impegnata nel settore del riciclaggio grazie alla costruzione di ghigliottine per il taglio di balle e bobine di scarto industriale e filtri automatici auto pulenti, ed è anche un’azienda che si sente parte del territorio in cui opera. Il nonno di Erica costruì a sue spese la scala della scuola e un lampione per il comune, con la stessa voglia di aiutare la propria comunità con cui oggi Fimic sostiene progetti per la popolazione (citare qualche progetto).

Fimic, tre generazioni, una visione: da sogno familiare a brand globale.

D: Abbiamo tutti gli ingredienti di una tipica impresa italiana di famiglia, dove c’è un fondatore e la terza generazione di imprenditori.
R: “L’azienda è nata dalla volontà di emergere di mio nonno che era un contadino e all’ennesima grandinata ha preso in mano le redini del suo destino. Ha detto “Basta! Io voglio tentare di fare altro.” Mio padre è poi entrato a 17 anni con una dirompenza diversa, perché mentre mio nonno lavorava nell’edilizia e poi ha fatto tante altre cose, mio padre è entrato nel mondo della plastica inventando delle macchine dedicate a questo. Però lui dice che ci ho creduto più io di lui. Quando nel 2011 sono entrata io l’azienda contava due dipendenti: mia mamma e mio papà. Io ci ho creduto talmente tanto che ho cominciato a viaggiare in giro per il mondo cercando di creare un brand fino ad arrivare a oggi che siamo una realtà conosciuta nel nostro settore.

D: Fimic ha distrutto il falso mito che dice che la prima generazione costruisce, la seconda porta avanti, la terza distrugge. Qua è l’opposto, la terza generazione ha di fatto costruito l’azienda che conosciamo oggi.
R: Io sono contro tutti gli stereotipi, visto che sono donna, giovane, ceo di un’azienda metalmeccanica, considerando che l’imprenditoria femminile in Italia è ferma all’ 8% del totale.

Il coraggio di credere: passione, studio e innovazione guidano il successo imprenditoriale.

D: Ci deve raccontare come ha fatto a passare da due dipendenti a 50 e ad avere questo giro di business.
R: Intanto ci ho creduto. A volte incontro degli imprenditori con gli occhi un po’ spenti o un po’ tristi e dico loro che non possono raggiungere nessun sogno se per primi non ci credono. Credere significa anche avere idee, provare e riprovare in continuazione. Cos’è l’imprenditoria se non continuare a sperimentare cose nuove e cercare di andare fuori dagli schemi? Seconda cosa, oltre alla passione e all’averci creduto, ho studiato tantissimo. I primi anni ho preso i guantini, la valigia e sono andata a installare le macchine per riuscire a comprendere meglio come poterle spiegare al cliente. Sono cresciuta assieme a tutti gli altri, continuando a studiare e facendomi aiutare tantissimo da chi aveva già fatto questo percorso prima di me.

D: Come fatto a trovare le persone giuste? Non siete in una metropoli e i giovani oggi sono molto attratti dalle grandi città.
R: Chi lavora con me ha creduto in me ed era coinvolto dalla mia passione. Sono grata ad ogni collaboratore, anche se poi ha fatto un’altra strada, perché ha dato qualcosa alla mia azienda. Nel 2024 o 2025 le persone non stanno in un luogo di lavoro solo per il salario, le persone sono con noi per un progetto di vita, che nella maggior parte dei casi è un bilanciamento casa-lavoro. Io cerco di dare questo ai miei collaboratori, che hanno quindi flessibilità di orario, formazione all’interno dell’azienda, coaching con me che ho studiato per diventare coach. Il titolare deve dare l’esempio: se chiedo l’etica agli altri non posso poi non essere etica io. Qui esiste la flessibilità: il lavoro non lo fanno gli orari ma i progetti e il raggiungimento degli obiettivi. L’azienda è una famiglia a tutti gli effetti e ogni fine anno c’è la soddisfazione di aver raggiunto un bel risultato tutti insieme.

Libertà, fiducia e passione: il cuore di una leadership che ispira il cambiamento

D: Arriviamo al tema cardine del nostro podcast: se dico leadership a lei cosa viene in mente?
R: Ceo: Leadership adeguativa. La leadership può essere comprensiva, autoritaria o di sostegno. Ci sono varie forme di leadership. Ciò che dico sempre è: do il massimo e chiedo il massimo. I miei valori principali sono libertà e fiducia.

D: Inizio a capire perché non fate fatica a trovare le persone che vogliono venire a lavorare in una vostra azienda. Quali sono le caratteristiche che sceglie, cioè quali sono “le persone giuste”?
R: Una persona per lavorare in FIMIC deve essere curiosa. Nei miei ragazzi noto che sono curiosi, che vogliono imparare, migliorare, che non hanno paura del cambiamento perché è parte della vita, non solo dell’impresa. Poi deve avere passione, passione per ciò che fa e voglia di metterci quella marcia in più che poi si vede. Qualsiasi skill si può imparare basta avere “fame di migliorarsi”.

Tra scuola, vita e impresa: il viaggio di un’imprenditrice tra sfide e cambi generazionali

D: All’inizio dicembre 2024 il Censis ha pubblicato il suo ultimo rapporto sulla scuola e l’ha definita una fabbrica di ignoranti. *
R: La scuola è una parte del nostro apprendimento, insegna l’impegno, a rispettare le scadenze e ad avere una visione generale. Poi sta a noi sviluppare competenze. Oggi i corsi di formazione ce ne sono in abbondanza e si può fare quello che si vuole. Le modalità si trovano.  Io per prima ho fatto Giurisprudenza, poi ho preso guanti, scarpe antinfortunistiche e intraprendenza e sono andata a installare una macchina senza sapere niente di ingegneria.

D: Quali stati i suoi bravi maestri e le sue brave maestre?
R: Mio padre e mia madre in primis. In azienda si apprende ciò che è stato fatto prima di noi e si valuta ciò che si ritiene corretto mantenere, ci deve essere un “cambio generazionale”. Poi ho avuto altri maestri in azienda. Per me è stato importante imparare a gestire le emozioni, una cosa che la scuola non insegna.  Mi sono messa in gioco lavorando su di me con una psicologa che mi aiuta e mi sostiene tutte le settimane. È fondamentale essere supportati a livello mentale quando si ha un peso imprenditoriale, essere aiutati ad essere sempre centrati nonostante quello che può capitare nella vita.

Grazie Erica! L’intervista completa si può ascoltare qui: https://www.paroledimanagement.it/fimic-limprenditrice-che-smentisce-tutti-i-bias/

https://www.censis.it/sites/default/files/downloads/Sintesi%20Fenomenologico%202024.pdf

Cookie Policy

Published on 18/04/2025

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Definition, characteristics and regulatory application

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Types of cookies

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Data Controller Contact Details

For further details on the Data Controller, the user can consult our Privacy Policy.

Company websites might collect data as described in the following document.

PREMISE

FIMIC SRL, with registered office in 54 Via Ospitale – 35010 Carmignano di Brenta – (PD) ITALY – CF and P.Iva 04785520281, in the person of the legal representative, in the capacity of data controller (hereafter, “Holder”), informs you under art. 13 D.Lgs 30.6.2003 n.196 (hereafter, “Privacy Code”) and art. 13 Regolamento UE n. 2016/679 (hereafter, “GDPR”) that your data will be processed in the following ways and for the following ends.

1) Data collected

The Holder will process non-sensitive identification data (name, surname, fiscal code, VAT number, email, phone number – hereafter, “data”) you provide as you sign up to the Holder’s website and/or as you sign up to the newsletter service provided by the Holder.

2) Categories of personal data and purposes of the processing

Your data is processed:

  1. A) Without your explicit consent, according to legal and contractual obligations (art.24 lett. a, b, c Privacy Code and art 6 lett. b, and GDPR) for the following ends:

– Allowing to register on the website;

– Managing and maintaining the website;

– Fulfil existing pre-contractual, contractual, and fiscal obligations arising from dealings with you;

– Fulfil any obligation stemming from law, regulations, Community regulations and Authority orders;

– Prevent or discover fraudulent activity and abuse harmful to the website;

– For necessities tied to maintenance and operation, possible third party services might collect system logs, which may contain data such as user IP address;

– Exercise the Holder’s rights.

  1. B) Just under your explicit consent (art. 23 and 130 Privacy Code and art. 7 GDPR), for the following marketing purposes:

– Sending you newsletter, commercial communications and advertising material concerning products or services provided by the Holder. In case you’re already a customer, we might send commercial communications about products or services akin to ones you already purchased of otherwise benefited of, unless you disagree (art. 130 Privacy Code).

3) Processing methods and data retention period

The processing of your data is done according to the operations specified under art. 4 Privacy Code and art. 4 n. 2 GDPR, more precisely: data collection, registration, organization, conservation, consultation, elaboration, editing, selection, extraction, comparison, use, interconnection, block, communication, erasing and destruction. Your data will be processed on paper, electronically and via automated processing.

The Holder will retain your data for the time necessary to fulfil the purposes above and in any case not beyond ten years from the termination of relationship for Service Purposes

4) Access and communication of data

You can access your data at any time, by requesting them to the addresses mentioned later in this document.

4.1) Cookies

The website uses cookies, for further information check the dedicated document.

5) Data sharing

Your data could be made accessible and/or communicated for the purposes mentioned in 2.A and 2.B.

Without prejudice to communications done in fulfilment of legal obligations, the Holder might share your data both in Italy and abroad (as specified in the following points) to:

– The Holder’s employees and collaborators, in the capacity of data controllers and sysadmins;

– Technicians and managers of administration and accountancy and/or to fulfil specific law obligations inherent to third parties;

– The Holder’s agent network; factoring companies; credit institutions; debt collection companies; credit insurance companies; commercial information companies; professionals and experts; transport companies; supervisory bodies and judicial authorities to which such communications are mandatory by law for the stated purposes.

– Companies or other legal entities qualified and appointed, under art. 28 of Regolamento 679/16, to support activities like: managing and development of communication and advertising means, company processes and projects, and data storage. Access could be granted to third parties and related companies which deliver services deemed necessary and/or useful by the Holder for company management and related services you may request. Among such companies are system maintenance companies, credit institutes, professional offices, companies which deliver services deemed necessary or useful by the Holder, and companies which carry out outsourcing activities for the Holder, in the capacity of external data controllers.

6) Data transfer

The managing and storing of data is carried out on servers located in the EU belonging to the Holder and/or third parties appointed as data controllers. Our servers are currently located in Italy. Data won’t be transferred outside of the EU. The Holder reserves the right to relocate the servers in Italy, in the EU or in extra-EU countries, if deemed necessary. In the latter case, the Holder assures that the transfer would happen in full observation of applicable laws and reaching, if necessary, agreements aimed to guarantee a data protection level comparable to the one provided by EU guidelines.

7) Mandatory or optional nature of data provision and consequences of any refusal

Data provision for the purposes in 2.A is mandatory. In its absence, website sign up and the rest of 2.A services would be unavailable.

Data provision for 2.B is optional.

You may therefore decide not to provide data or to deny processing of provided data: in doing so you forfeit any service described in 2.B, while retaining right of those mentioned in 2.A.

8) Rights of Data Subjects

In capacity of subject, you hold the rights mentioned in art. 7 Privacy Code and art. 15-22 GDPR, more precisely:

  1. A) Demand and obtain confirmation of the existence of data pertaining yourself, stored or not, and the communication of the such;
  2. B) Obtain indication of data origin, methods and purposes of processing, logic applied in case of electronic processing, the Holder’s and every appointee’s (under art. 5, comma 2 Privacy Code and art 3, comma 1 GDPR) identification details, entities which may receive data in capacity of data controllers or appointed representative in local territories;
  3. C) Obtain: the correction, rectification or integration of data; the deletion, anonymisation or blockage of data processed in violation of the law, including those the retaining of which is not necessary to the purpose they were collected of processed; the acknowledgement that any operation mentioned in 8.A and 8.B has been brought to the knowledge of all subjects involved to the extent of common sense;
  4. D) Oppose, completely or partially, to: the processing of your data for the intended purpose, in the presence of legitimate reasons; to the processing of your data for the purpose of advertising, direct selling, market analysis or commercial communication, through automated systems via email, phone call, or mail. The extent of the former right is fully customizable by the subject, who has the possibility of choosing which of the communication methods, if any, he prefers.

If applicable, the subject possesses also the rights mentioned under art. 16-21 GDPR (right of rectification, right to oblivion, right to restriction of processing, right to data portability, right of opposition), and also the right to complain to Competition Authority.

9) Arrangement for the exercise of the rights

You may exercise your rights any time, via:

– Registered mail w/proof of delivery to FIMIC SRL, with registered office in 54 Via Ospitale – 35010 Carmignano di Brenta – (PD) ITALY –;

– Email to info@fimic.it

– PEC to fimic@pecit.it

10) Minors

This website and the services provided by the Holder are not meant for minors, and their data is not to be intentionally collected. In case such data is inadvertently collected, the Holder will provide to its deletion upon user request.

11) Holder, people in charge and appointees

The Holder, as we referred the data controller as, is FIMIC SRL, in capacity of legal representative pro tempore, with registered office in 54 Via Ospitale – 35010 Carmignano di Brenta – (PD) ITALY –. The updated list of people in charge and appointed data controllers is kept by the Holder’s registered office.

12) Data Protection Officer

Not applicable to our company.

13) Alterations of this Policy

The present Policy is subject to alterations and changes. It is therefore advisable to regularly check this Policy and refer to the most recently updated instance available on the above mentioned website.

Conclusions

All these principles are shared with all personnel who, beside putting effort in the correct management of the System, continuously provides the Managership with inputs and informations on how to improve it.

Our attention towards risks stemming from personal data management is an engagement spread on every level of our Company, both internally and externally and towards our Partners and third party collaborators.

Our Company defines and analyses its own processes through risk management techniques. We detected threats and opportunities that our Company faces through appropriate actions, through which we aim to define suitable management systems, updated on the basis normative changes and subjects.

Our S.G.P. is therefore developed and updated to guarantee the necessary and appropriate protection for the subjects data as explained in the Company privacy policy