Ex Whirlpool, Tea Tek: 'Challenge for Naples' economic future begins'

"We are waiting for the completion of the assignment procedures for the former Whirlpool complex in Naples. In these hours we are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and affection of the people, and this makes us even more proud of the path that has just begun".

Thus Felice Granisso, CEO of Tea Tek Group, the day after the assignment of the production site to the company by the government commissioner of the Zes Campania.

"We want to build broad consensus around our proposal, together with institutions and social partners, aware that this is not just the challenge of a business group, but a gamble on the economic and employment future of all of Naples and the South, in whose potential we continue to believe and invest ," Granisso concludes.

“The acquisition of Whirlpool by a new Campanian business group committed to technologies for the environmental transition represents great news for workers and the entire production sector of our territory”.

In a press release, Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi stated, "In recent months, in collaboration with other institutions, we have favored a solution that would safeguard the site's productive potential while providing it with a sustainable market position ," explains the occupant of Palazzo San Giacomo. " East Naples must remain a strategic hub for production and innovation, guaranteeing quality work.

The positive solution to the Whirlpool dispute with the protection of 340 jobs is a great success for the entire city: a European capital that looks to the future by putting work and development at its centre”.